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  • Flu vaccine now available at the 377th Medical Group

    The flu vaccine is now available, in shot or mist form, at the 377th Medical Group for active duty and TRICARE eligible beneficiaries.Receiving a flu shot (or mist) is the best way to protect yourself and your family members from the influenza virus during the upcoming flu season.  Influenza is

  • Sandia team shows off work in solar power

    Sandia National Laboratories recently gave a glimpse of future uses of solar power.Vipin Gupta, co-lead of Sandia's Materials, Devices and Energy Technologies division, recently spoke at TEDx ABQ, the local incarnation of TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Talks. The presentations -- which

  • Nuclear Science Week to be celebrated at museum

    The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, located just past Kirtland's Eubank gate, will be a center of activity for a national commemoration of nuclear science later this month.Nuclear Science Week, being held for the fifth year at sites across the country, had its start at the local

  • Kirtland celebrates medical workers with Physician Assistants Week

    Physician Assistants Week kicks off Oct. 6, with the aim of increasing awareness of the profession and celebrating America's more than 100,000 clinically practicing PAs.The Air Force has about 400 PAs assigned to medical groups, deployed locations and specialized duties. At Kirtland, there are five

  • Pararescue rodeo gets back to basics

    The term "rodeo" is typically associated with cattle and cowboys. Unless you're in the Air Force.In the Air Force world, "rodeo" means a competition that tests skill-sets between similar career fields. Unless you're a pararescuemen.In the pararescue community, the term "rodeo" means jump out of

  • Members of legendary squadron visit Kirtland

    The 339th Fighter Squadron Association -- made up of retired members of a legendary Air Force squadron -- visited Kirtland Sept. 24 as part of its 33rd reunion at a hangar near the 58th Special Operations Wing Headquarters at Kirtland.The reunion, which was Sept. 23 to 25, included an up-close

  • Kirtland to host women's wellness fair Oct. 24

    You'll be seeing pink this month, as October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.Throughout the month, individuals wear pink items and brands release pink products as a way to raise awareness about the importance of early detection of breast cancer, the second most common kind of cancer in

  • Energy Action Month spotlights Airmen impacting operations

    October is Energy Action Month throughout the federal government. In the Air Force, Energy Action Month is the centerpiece of the "I am Air Force Energy" campaign to educate Airmen on ways they can maximize their energy efficiency and mission effectiveness.The Air Force launched its month-long