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  • Air Force Safety Center sponsors Fall Protection Focus weeks

    In an attempt to bring more awareness to the potential dangers of preventable falls, Air Force Ground Safety will sponsor Fall Protection Focus weeks from May 4-15. This initiative is a partnership with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and National Institute for Occupational Safety

  • Kirtland community remembers the Holocaust

    Members of the Kirtland community came together at the Base Chapel on April 23 for an event held to reflect upon the Holocaust and observe the National Days of Remembrance.Somber music set the atmosphere as people viewed the historical items on loan from the New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance

  • Openings still available in AFRL summer STEM camps

    The Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy still has openings in two of its three science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) camps that will be held in June.  DoD STARBASE New Mexico Camp for fifth and sixth grade students will be June 1-5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will offer

  • Mock court martial gives Airmen insight into sexual assault

    Not many Airmen have witnessed a court martial proceeding, and even fewer have seen one dealing with an alleged sexual assault. But an event Friday allowed Kirtland Airmen to gain insight into that process by way of a mock trial.The mock trial was held as part of a Sexual Assault Awareness and

  • 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