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  • CFW wins fourth consecutive intramural title

    The "CFW" captured the base flag football championship for a fourth consecutive year.The CFW takes its name from where the players are from: the Comptroller Squadron, Force Support Squadron and Wing Staff Agencies. The team went 10-1during the regular season, swept through the playoffs and then

  • Kirtland family child care provider named best in AMFC

    The Kirtland Family Child Care program demands a lot from its providers, and a successful provider must meet the program's standards for licensure and the demands of childcare on a daily basis. Still, providers regularly do this and more, according to FCC provider Marie Stabe, who was recently named

  • Base Exchange to host charity art sale

    Lawrence Vargas and his family have turned a tragic loss into something positive.Vargas' son, Lawrence Charles Vargas, was shot and killed in 2008 in a parking garage in Downtown Albuquerque. At the time, the 23-year-old professional artist and he already had a reputation for being a very charitable

  • Lovelace group examines Airmen in action

    The 377th Medical Group hosted a tour of Kirtland on Friday for employees at Lovelace Health System.The tour was to help the health care professionals at Lovelace understand  Kirtland's mission and the demands of active duty.Lovelace serves as an extension for the care provided to the 13,000

  • KAFB Fire Department ramps up for annual celebration

    The Kirtland Fire Department is ramping up for "Operation Holiday Cheer."Volunteers at the annual charitable holiday celebration on Dec. 17 will dish up meals and fun at the base's Fire Station #2.Ronnie Dexter, assistant chief of operations for the department and event director, said it is an

  • Kirtland Warrior: Airman 1st Class Jessica Gibson

    KIRTLAND WARRIOR Name:   Airman 1st Class Jessica A. Gibson Unit:   58th Operations Support Squadron Duty Title:  Aviation resource manager Hometown:  Lewisville, Texas Goals: Complete bachelor's degree in education Accomplishments:  Due to her excellent work ethic and unparalleled

  • Beekeeping is a passion for Air Guardsman

    Beekeeping started with a garden and grew into a labor of love for New Mexico Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Craig Noorlander.Noorlander, who has spent 30 years with the Guard, serves as chief of communications. His first foray into beekeeping dates back to when he moved to a one-acre lot in

  • Award winner from AFSEC grateful for opportunity

    When Christopher Gitto of the Air Force Safety Center started out as a civilian personnel records staffer in 1983, he couldn't have envisioned the Air Force career of more than 30 years that lay ahead.And now, the AFSC technical information specialist can attach the words "award-winning" to his job

  • Tool to safeguard PII scheduled for December rollout AF wide

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information"I can't overstate the operational importance of