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  • EAP provides GS employees counseling, more

    Personal and family problems can diminish a person's health, happiness and ability to be their best at home or at work. With assistance from the Employee Assistance Program, employees of authorized federal agencies can resolve these matters and become happier, healthier and more effective.That's

  • Base housing volunteers pitch in at Nuclear Museum

    Buckets of paint and yard tools were hauled into the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History early Friday morning as volunteers from Kirtland Family Housing began a day of volunteer labor.Twenty-five volunteers -- all associated with Hunt Military Communities, the company that operates

  • Kirtland shows appreciation for volunteers

    Team Kirtland honored the vital contributions volunteers make. The ceremony was held April 16 at the Mountain View Club. Col. Lance Kawane, vice commander for the 377th Air Base Wing, emphasized the important job local volunteers do."Our Air Force is getting smaller, and we can't do what we do

  • Airman from Nepal makes the most of opportunities

    Starting out as an orphan in a very poor country like Nepal isn't the typical first step toward a successful career in the United States Air Force. But the life story and career aspirations of Senior Airman Gopal Pudasaini, an aerospace medical technician withKirtland's 377th Medical Group, aren't

  • Kirtland, civilian fireghters train to battle aircraft fires

    The Kirtland Air Force Base Fire Department joined with civilian departments on April 15 to practice battling a fire in and around a crashed aircraft.The training happens twice a year at a facility just south of the airfield, the Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighter Trainer.Inside a circular gravel pit, the

  • Community takes part in bulk fuels facility field trip

    Concerned citizens, local residents, geology buffs and students from the University of New Mexico and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology joined local agencies engaged in cleaning up the Kirtland Bulk Fuels Facility leak April 18 to learn more about the science behind the assessment and

  • Vets learn the benet of cooperative gardening

    Albuquerque's La Montañita Coop is offering veterans a chance to learn a new trade, get a little exercise and give back to the community, all at the same time.The Veteran Farmer Project provides the initial training for veterans to work in a sustainable agriculture businesses and a chance to put

  • AFRL redesigns mock UAV, 'Surrogate Predator'

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Surrogate Predator program has given the warfighter a way to train in the U.S. before deploying overseas.AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland modified a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 aircraft to be used for military training exercises. The Surrogate

  • Kirtland's FSS marketing team tops in Air Force

    If you've attended a Summer Bash, Eggstravanza or any other major event or activity on base, there's a good chance the behind-the-scenes labors of the best marketing program in the Air Force was involved.Despite having just three employees on the marketing team - Joanne Perkins, director, Amanda

  • DTRA team learns art of takedown

    The men and women serving at Defense Threat Reduction Agency, or DTRA, at Kirtland were treated to a special physical training session Tuesday.A group of nine active-duty military from DTRA, including Airmen, Army soldiers and Navy sailors, learned some simple ways to take down an adversary and