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  • Students take rockets to national competition

    Air Force Research Laboratory's La Luz Academy helped three local students show off their rocketry abilities near the nation's capital.The students -- Laken Baca, Cassius Saiz and Gabriel Amador from the Albuquerque Institute for Mathematics and Science -- went to the national Team America Rocketry

  • Outdoor Recreation offers summer entertainment

    Kirtland's Outdoor Recreation is stepping up its offerings for the summer.Misty Kuhl and Chrystal Tyndall are building an array of trips to appeal to the diverse community on base, they said."We are trying to offer trips on regular basis that are close to base," Kuhl said. "We have adventures that

  • Kirtland 911 center ready for the unexpected

    Kirtland's Fire Alarm Communications Center is a place that answers the call for people who are, often in a really bad situation.The center -- part of Kirtland's fire department -- operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and, according to its supervisor, Christian Farrow, stays pretty busy."On a

  • Kirtland AFB Water Quality Report for 2014

    Kirtland has released its Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for 2014, an annual summary of drinking water quality delivered during 2014. The report is produced to help base residents and employees better understand and have confidence in their drinking water supply.The Federal Safe Drinking Water Act

  • Base's annual Summer Bash a success

    Kirtland's annual Summer Bash was Friday as thousands of base community members enjoyed the fun, food and other activities.Joni Van Meir, director of Kirtland's Outdoor Recreation, said that around 7,000 people attended the Bash."We were very, very busy from 10 a.m. on," she said. "We still had a

  • TAI, La Luz camp inspires budding aviators

    The Tuskegee Airmen Inc. Youth Aviation Camp is giving its young participants a taste of air power.The camp started Monday with 26 students, grades 7-11, taking part at Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy at Kirtland.Students learned about forces of flight, aircraft controls and more in a

  • 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