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  • Program allows Airman to go back to college

    The pursuit of a college degree is often interrupted.Tech. Sgt. Chi Pang Cheung, section chief for customer service with Kirtland's 377th Comptroller Squadron, is three semesters away from his biology degree at the University of Maryland. He was stationed near the university prior to coming to

  • Military Saves Week encourages sound financial planning

    From Feb. 23 to 28, the annual Military Saves Week will come to Kirtland.The Department of Defense program is meant to communicate to military personnel the advantages of saving and budgeting personal finances.Members of the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard and

  • 21st EOD Company Soldiers test high tech tool

    Soldiers from the 21st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company (Weapons of Mass Destruction) conducted the first ever test of the liquid abrasive cutter on high explosives. Seven EOD technicians from the Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico-based 21st EOD Company remotely cut eight MK84 bombs at New

  • Kirtland Warrior: Senior Airman Jarrett Parker

     KIRTLAND WARRIORName: Senior Airman Jarrett ParkerUnit: 377th Maintenance SquadronDuty Title: Weather forecasterHometown: Columbia, S.C.Goals: Finish bachelor's degree in information technology at Southern New Hampshire University. Receive an officer's commission and eventually obtain master's and

  • Nuclear museum wants STEM to take root

    Crowds arrived early on Saturday at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History near Kirtland for their Discover STEM Day, where many local organizations demonstrated science, technology, engineering and math for Albuquerque youth and their families.Hands-on activities designed to stimulate

  • Blue Star Mothers reach out to those in harm’s way

    Anyone who has been deployed knows that a box of stuff from back home -- letters, candy, newspapers, green chile or just a tube of toothpaste -- is an instant morale booster.The local chapter of the Blue Star Mothers makes sure that armed forces members get that boost. Care packages are a big part

  • Navy veteran becomes avid weightlifter

    Most people who put more than three decades of their life into a military career would choose to retire and take it easy.Not so for Mike Shannon, a retired Navy captain with 34 years as an emergency trauma nurse in the service. A competitive powerlifter, his training schedule has him sweating at

  • Honor Guardsman of the Month: Senior Airman Sean Harrington

     Kirtland Honor Guardsman of the Month - January 2015Name: Senior Airman Sean P. HarringtonUnit: 377th Weapons System Security SquadronDuty title: Security forces journeymanJob Description: Protect the people, property and resources of the U.S. Air Force.Hometown: Quincy, Mass.Career goals: Be the

  • MVC is home to pair of special landscape paintings

    Kirtland's Mountain View Club is home to two pieces of serious art.The club has two landscape paintings by Wilson Hurley, an icon of American landscape painting who died in 2008.The paintings date back to the 1960s, according to Stuart Purviance, executive director of the Kirtland Partnership

  • Former Team Kirtland member Hardin receives Portraits in Courage Acclaim

    Tech. Sgt. Austin Hardin, the Air Force Materiel Command drive team NCO in charge deployed to Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan, was recognized for his actions in the wake of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device strike Oct. 18, 2013. For the whole story, visit Portraits in Courage at