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  • Cross-country runner raises awareness of rare diseases

    Noah Coughlan, who has never served in the military or as a police officer, has received countless thanks for his service to the country.His visit to Kirtland was no different. He took a few hours off from a 3,100-mile run across America to attend Kirtland's Summer Bash event on Friday.This trip --

  • 'Rogue' actor visits Kirtland

    TV drama fans got a treat June 3, when actor Cole Hauser visited Kirtland.Hauser, the star of DirectTV's "Rogue," took time to meet with members of Team Kirtland as part of his ongoing support for the military and to promote his show with an advanced screening of the first episode of the show's

  • CAP holds emergency services exercise

    Members of Civil Air Patrol's New Mexico Wing sharpened their search-and-rescue and disaster assistance skills at Kirtland Air Force Base in a statewide exercise May 23.CAP aircrews and ground staff responded to simulated emergency situations. Five aircraft and more than 60 members took part in the

  • AFNWC contracting officer selected for AFIT

    A contracting officer for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's Contracting Directorate is one of just three enlisted members in the Air Force selected for the Air Force Institute of Technology program.Tech. Sgt. Alicia Binggeli will attend the AFIT's Graduate School of Engineering and Management

  • 21st EOD Company hosts Blackjack Challenge

    The 21st Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company hosted the 3rd Annual Blackjack Challenge here in May.Five Soldiers, two Airmen and seven civilians participated in the three-day challenge.The 21st EOD Company is part of the 71st EOD Group, 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological,

  • Fitness class offers something for everyone

    Audri Saylors is taking Airmen and a few others back to basics.A certified fitness instructor, Saylors instructs a fitness class at the East Fitness Center every Monday at 3.Anyone with base access can attend the free classes, which are also offered through a different instructor on Wednesdays, also

  • AFNWC commander uses employee feedback to improve support

    The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has introduced a program with aims of increasing morale, welfare and mission success. It's the Force Improvement Program, and it's a grassroots approach that provides an alternate venue for employees to voice their concerns, raise issues, and provide possible

  • Kirtland Warrior: Staff Sgt. Sheryl Easley

     Name: Staff Sgt. Sheryl EasleyUnit: 150th Special Operations Wing / Air Force Nuclear Weapons CenterDuty Title: Knowledge operations managerHometown: Pecos, N.M.Goals: To complete her master's degree in information technology at University of Phoenix by mid-2016. She hopes to pursue a career as a

  • Kirtland gears up for Summer Bash

    Kirtland's 24th annual Summer Bash celebration is scheduled to take place June 5, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Hardin Field, and organizers say it will be bigger and better than ever. Admission is free and open to anyone with base access."Summer Bash gives us an opportunity to thank say 'thank you' to the

  • World War II veteran honored at Kirtland ceremony

    There was a time that Thomas Grasser, now 90, didn't think he'd see 21.Grasser joined the Army on June 17, 1943, days after graduating high school in Wisconsin. He became an ambulance driver with the 593rd Motor Ambulance Company, attached to Gen. George Patton's 3rd Army."I got to the point where,