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  • Kirtland a C-17 training ground for 57th Weapons Squadron

    After a grueling four weeks of intense mission training, six students from the 57th Weapons Squadron left Kirtland Saturday equipped with the skills and knowledge to better lead Air Force C-17 missions.The students, along with 33 other Airmen including maintainers, instructors and support staff,

  • New equipment to help civilians reach fitness goals

    Kirtland's Civilian Health Promotions Services office has a new piece of equipment called Inbody, which uses electricity to help people set health and weight loss goals.The machine is a scale with eight sensors - two for each hand and foot - that sends a mild current of electricity through the body

  • Electronic prescribing coming soon to 377th Medical Group's pharmacy

    The challenges of deciphering a physician's scribbled handwriting on a prescription are coming to an end for military pharmacies.The 377th Medical Group Pharmacy is one of 178 Department of Defense pharmacies that will be implementing electronic prescribing this fall. The process will enable

  • Sandia experiment improves nuclear security

    A team based at Sandia National Laboratories at Kirtland reported encouraging results from recent fusion experiments.The experiments allow scientists to gather data about nuclear detonations without having to stage actual test detonations.In a recently published academic paper -- titled

  • Kirtland satellite to help with solar storm detection

    The Kirtland space launch team is preparing for its latest venture: turning a piece of mothballed equipment into a space-weather monitoring satellite.That's according to Thomas Freeman, launch operations director for the Air Force Space and Missile Center's Space Development and Test Directorate

  • DOE/DOD to hold public meeting Oct. 28

    The Department of Energy and Department of Defense will hold its semi-annual public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Cesar Chavez Community Center located at 7505 Kathryn Street off Louisiana Blvd.For more information, call the Kirtland Air Force Base Public Affairs Office at 846-5991.

  • Kirtland expo to feature wide range of tech Oct. 28

    The annual Kirtland Technology Expo is returning to the base Oct. 28. It will feature dozens of companies and a wide range of services.The event has taken place each year since 2000. This year, technology in the areas of telecommunications, radio communications, cloud computing, IT training, network

  • New Mexico Airmen climb Wheeler Peak

    A team of 18 Airmen representing Kirtland and Holloman Air Force Bases recently climbed Wheeler Peak as part of the 50 Summits Challenge. The 50 Summits Challenge launched in May with the goal of promoting camaraderie and personal resiliency among Airmen by encouraging teams to carry the Air Force