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  • Pararescue training intense, rewarding

    For the pararescuemen at Kirtland, the important exams have nothing to do with No. 2 pencils.On Feb. 10, a group of students from the Det. 1, 342nd Training Squadron, who were loaded down with more than 100 pounds of gear, lined up and dropped out of the back of a C-130J.The line of students formed

  • Kirtland Family Housing to hold Mutt Madness in March

    Kirtland Family Housing is making March a month about the kitties and pooches.This is the first year of "Mutt Madness," Elise Thomasson of Kirtland Family Housing said.Mutt Madness will be at the Mountain View Club starting at 11 a.m. on March 7.There will be working-dog demonstrations by the 377th

  • Kirtland's AFSA chapter seeks members

    Kirtland's chapter of the Air Force Sergeants Association is seeking new members.The association works to help protect and enhance the quality of life benefits for active duty and retired military members.Master Sgt. Benito Rodriguez, 377th Security Forces Group training manager and president of the

  • Monster Garage training device nears completion

    A training apparatus at Kirtland is expected to save the military roughly $1 million a year, once it is ready for prime time.More than two years ago, one of the 58th Training Squadron UH-1N Program Managers, retired Tech. Sgt. Adam Lasher, found the body of a UH-1N, or Huey, that was no longer

  • 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