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  • Secretary Ferguson visits with local officials about fuel spill

    Kathleen Ferguson, acting assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics, traveled to Albuquerque and Santa Fe this week to discuss cleanup efforts for Kirtland's fuel spill. Her two-day visit included an in-depth tour of the fuel spill site, as well as meetings

  • Handle with care -- a guide to fireworks safety

    Although fireworks are banned on Kirtland Air Force Base, the 4th of July is still a fun time to gather with family and friends to acknowledge the nation's birthday.  Fireworks off base can be a great way to celebrate the holiday, but they must be used carefully. With New Mexico's current drought

  • Carlisle gate to have reduced hours beginning July 7

    Kirtland's Carlisle gate will be open on a more limited basis starting July 7.The gate will be open on weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., said Maj. William Smith, commander of the 377th Security Forces Squadron. "Carlisle is our least-busy gate," Smith said.It has an average of 2,238

  • 44th Army Band to perform free concert at Veterans' Memorial Park

    The New Mexico Army National Guard's 44th Army Band will culminate its northern New Mexico summer tour of free concerts this week with performances in Santa Rosa, Los Alamos and Albuquerque. The 44th, led and conducted by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Wendy Reyes and 1st Sgt. Ralph Harris, will perform in

  • Earthwork at bulk fuels site to begin

    Kirtland will excavate the soil around the site of the original bulk fuel facility spill in July.About 1,700 cubic yards of contaminated soil will be removed from the area where fuel was previously offloaded into underground piping for transfer to the old base fuel storage tanks, according to Scott

  • New organization helps disabled veterans through music

    As veterans of Afghanistan, Iraq and other wars can attest, not all injuries from combat can be seen. That's why Robert Mitchell, a local veteran, launched Full Battle Rattle, an organization designed to help disabled veterans using music therapy.Mitchell, a Dallas native, knows a lot about those

  • Kirtland Warrior: Senior Airman Jeffery Elkins

    KIRTLAND WARRIORName: Senior Airman Jeffery L. Elkins Unit: 58th Operations Support SquadronDuty title: Aircrew flight equipment technicianHometown: Elyria, OhioGoals: Finish bachelor's degree in criminal justice Accomplishments: Before coming to Kirtland, Elkins was stationed in Washington DC and

  • Kirtland begins work on spill treatment method

    Kirtland is in the process of testing a new fuel spill cleanup measure as a part its ongoing remediation efforts.This method, known as "air sparging," is a process that introduces air to the groundwater to assist in removal of fuel contaminants.Its installation and location is being done at the

  • Extraction of fuel vapor to expand

    Kirtland is making changes to its soil vapor extraction system to increase the area from which it is drawing fuel vapor.The base will install four additional soil vapor extraction wells, which are specifically designed to remove fuel-laden vapor from the area of the fuel spill on the base.With this

  • AFRL officer bound for Harvard

    1st Lt. Curtis Christensen, who works at the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed  Energy Directorate's Satellite Assessment Center, was recently accepted to Harvard Business School to pursue a master of business administration degree starting this fall.The United States Air Force Academy is