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  • AFRL officer grateful to serve country

    Capt. Holly Bradley leads a team in the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate that investigates the suitability of modern electronics for the radiation found in space.Standard electronics are generally not able to survive the space environment long-term, she said. Her team works

  • Veterans interviews go to Library of Congress

    A local senior citizens' organization and the Library of Congress are preserving veterans' memories for future generations.The nonprofit organization Albuquerque OASIS is taking part in the Veterans History Project, which was initiated by Congress in 2000 to preserve, archive and share stories of

  • Event pays tribute to Bataan survivors

    A unique tribute to survivors of the Bataan Death March of World War II took place March 21 at White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico.The 26th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March is staged each year to honor the thousands of American and Filipino service members who were captured by

  • Special needs fair to provide information for families

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center will host a Special Needs Fun Fair on Wednesday from noon to 4 p.m. at the Mountain View Club.The event will feature a variety of service providers for parents of children with special needs, according to AFRC Community Readiness Consultant and Exceptional

  • Kirtland honors fallen with 2015 DEA Maltz Challenge

    The ninth annual Drug Enforcement Agency Maltz Challenge reached unprecedented heights in honoring fallen pararescuemen and local military heroes here March 20.The competition at the Kirtland Pararescue and Combat Rescue Gym honored fallen pararescueman Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, as well as

  • Kirtland and partners present new initiatives at fuel spill public meeting

    The Air Force Civil Engineering Center, New Mexico Environment Department and Kirtland held a community meeting March 12 at the African American Performing Arts Center here to give an update on an ongoing fuel spill cleanup at the base and in the surrounding community.The soil and groundwater

  • NMDVS secretary brings lifetime of experience to job

    New Mexico Department of Veterans' Services Secretary Jack Fox is hitting the ground running.Fox was appointed by Gov. Susana Martinez in November to replace the outgoing secretary, retired Air Force Col. Tim Hale. He was confirmed for the position by the state Senate on Feb. 23.Fox said the first

  • UNM's Air Force ROTC unit holds training at Kirtland

    An outdoor leadership laboratory put University of New Mexico's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps members to the test on March 4 at the college's Johnson Field.Cadet Col. David Buehler, cadet commander for UNM Air Force ROTC Detachment 510, is very familiar with what the cadets feel during

  • New memorial to female veterans unveiled

    Dozens attended a brunch and ceremony to honor female veterans at the New Mexico Veterans' Memorial on Friday.Started in 1985, the ceremony commemorated the event's 30th anniversary. For the past three decades, the organization Tribute to Women in the Military has held a public commemoration on the