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  • School liaison officer dishes back-to-school advice

    Beth Mann, Kirtland's school liaison officer, said her job is simple: help reduce students' school-related anxiety and transition students into Albuquerque schools smoothly."I got lost going to my first class on the first day of my senior year of high school," Mann said.She remembers the challenges

  • Kirtland Lanes plans all-women's bowling league

    Kirtland Lanes Bowling Center has plans for a new, all-women's bowling league.Bowling center manager Rick Montoya said the idea for the league came from his wife, Janie.Montoya served in the Marines for 27 years as a helicopter aircrew member and maintenance chief. He and his wife remember the

  • VA medical center honors Purple Heart recipients

    The Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center hosted an event to recognize New Mexico's recipients of the Order of the Purple Heart. Around 75 people attended the Aug. 13 event at the VA center's Education Auditorium, which was held in honor of those who were injured in combat.Bill Armstrong, the public

  • Tops in Blue to perform free concert Aug. 25

    The Air Force's "Tops in Blue" entertainment ensemble will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the Kiva Auditorium in downtown Albuquerque.The event is open to the public and tickets are not required. Kiva Auditorium is located on the upper level of the West Complex at the

  • Kirtland releases 2014 economic impact statement

    Col. Eric Froehlich, Kirtland installation commander, released the 2014 edition of the Kirtland Economic Impact Statement in the Report to the Community address Aug. 18. The economic impact of Kirtland on New Mexico is reviewed annually after closing each fiscal year, and a statement is presented

  • Milestone event marks progress in fuel plume cleanup

    To mark an important milestone in the efforts to protect Albuquerque's groundwater and remediate contamination from a leak at Kirtland's bulk fuels facility, the base hosted an event Aug. 13.The event marked the installation of a pump-and-treat water system and the successful extraction and

  • Resiliency program helps Airmen, families strike work-life balance

    Airmen and other Air Force members are often asked to take assignments away from home, and then transition back to family life, which can be a surprisingly difficult transition. The Recharge for Resiliency, or R4R, program at Kirtland can help Airmen face that challenge.R4R provides morale building,

  • Trinity talk held on 70th anniversary of Hiroshima

    Around 300 people crowded into a New Mexico Air National Guard hangar Friday -- most of them enlisted members of the 58th Special Operations Wing -- for the wing's "Combat Dining Out," a night of inspiration.The agenda was one of food and fun, with barbecue, games, along with a talk by retired Air