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  • Kirtland hosts new AFGSC nuclear deterrence studies school

    The Cold War ended in 1991, and with it, a comprehensive knowledge of the nation's deterrence capability. The link between strategic deterrence and technical competence faded away, with Airmen often gaining expertise in other areas. This shortage in thinking is a problem the School for Advanced

  • Kirtland Warrior: Staff Sgt. Jedidiah Morris

     KIRTLAND WARRIOR:Name: Staff Sgt. Jedidiah MorrisUnit: 377th Comptroller SquadronDuty Title: FM SupervisorHometown: Atlanta, Ga.Goals: Earn a bachelor's degree in business administration financial management. His long term goal is to complete Officer Training School.Accomplishments: Morris has been

  • Kamp Kirtland helps kids with disabilities participate in summer tradition

    For kids with developmental disabilities, getting to participate in the time-honored tradition of going off to summer camp can be something of a challenging.Enter Kamp Kirtland, which was created to help those kids take part in the experience, according to Kyshia Newsome of Kirtland's Airman and

  • Kirtland continues to make progress in fuel plume cleanup

    A public information meeting about the Kirtland Air Force Base fuel spill cleanup was held July 23 at the African American Performing Arts Center on the grounds of Expo New Mexico.Representatives of the Air Force, the New Mexico Environmental Department, the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water

  • AFRL physicist directs energy toward research

    Air Force Research Laboratory physicist Mark Spencer is passionate about the Air Force and his work with AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland.Put simply, his job is to find ways to deliver energy from a laser system to a target, he said.Directed energy weapons could make fundamental

  • New entrepreneurial workshops help veterans, military

    The first of a planned series of entrepreneurship workshops for veterans and active-duty military took place July 23 at the New Mexico Veterans' Memorial, adjacent to Kirtland.Retired Navy Capt. Grayson Lee Trussell has partnered with the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce to present the

  • New AFMC mission, vision statements emphasize agility

    New mission and vision statements are the foundation of a new command strategy designed to push Air Force Materiel Command to be more agile as it delivers war-winning support to the warfighter.The command's new mission statement is succinct but declarative: "deliver and support agile war-winning

  • Protestant women’s group helps connect newcomers to Kirtland community

    Katie Niebes, president of Kirtland Protestant Women of the Chapel, wants to entice new members."We feel like the Lord said, 'grow,'" Niebes said.The group now has about 95 members, 60 of whom are regular participants. Most are wives of Airmen, but the group is open to anyone with base access.

  • Kirtland Elementary teacher uses crowdfunding to get classroom supplies

    Madison Romero, who teaches second grade at Kirtland Elementary School, tries to do as much as she can with limited resources.She is raising money online, crowdfunding, to buy iPads for her students, school supplies and books for her classroom.The iPad campaign ended successfully, raising a total of

  • Growers market at VA hospital opens

    The annual growers market at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center opened on a perfectly sunny day on July 15, with several vendors offering fresh produce.Mary Varnado, the hospital's assistant nurse manager, said she was pleasantly surprised to see six vendors on the market's opening day."We