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  • New 58th SOW command chief looks to improve quality of life, training

    Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Montgomery, the new command chief for the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland, says one of his top priorities is leading Airmen well and improving the skills of their supervisors."We need to empower our enlisted supervisors to help Airmen, especially first-term Airmen,

  • Kirtland's Weather Flight promotes severe weather awareness campaign

    In an effort to strengthen knowledge among the base populace about the various facets of adverse weather, Kirtland's Weather Flight is promoting Severe Weather Awareness Week.The educational awareness campaign runs the week of March 29 to April 3. This year's emphasis is on preparedness and

  • 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