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  • Base Chapel hosts Holocaust remembrance ceremony

    Approximately 100 Team Kirtland members congregated April 30 at the Base Chapel for the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.Following a presentation of the colors by the Kirtland Honor Guard, singing of the National Anthem, and an invocation by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Thomas Elbert, three members of the

  • Young Marines learn about camouflage, first aid

    Fifteen young Marines got to see something special demonstrated at Kirtland Air Force Base on Saturday.Or, to be more precise, it's what they couldn't see that amazed them.In an undeveloped area in the southern part of the base, a Marine from the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion's Delta Company, part of

  • More than 1,000 New Mexico fifth graders to simulate trip to Mars

    More than 1,000 fifth grade students from 40 New Mexico schools will come together May 2 at the Albuquerque Convention Center to simulate going on a manned mission to Mars.Mars Link-Up Day is the culminating event of the Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy's Mars Missions Flight, a science,

  • Tour of Shiva Star sends powerful message

    A group of high school students from Bosque School learned about a couple of big projects at Air Force Research Laboratory on April 11, and saw one of the more destructive machines Air Force scientists get to use.Chris Erickson, an AFRL scientist, said the tour was part of a program that shows

  • Natural Resources office studies Kirtland's cougar population

    Kirtland's Natural Resource office is in its third year studying the cougar population on base. Lead by a group from Furman University in South Carolina, the study is designed to take a look at cougar habitat and behavior."It's one of our projects where we aren't concerned about the cougars going

  • Military Spouse Appreciation events planned for May

    Kirtland's Airman & Family Readiness Center is hosting several events to show appreciation to military spouses. · May 7, from 9 a.m. to noon,  there will be an exhibition and information fair and bingo with prizes at the Youth Center. Refreshment will be served.· May 8, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.,

  • Honor Guardsman of the Month: Airman 1st Class Kyle Custard

    Name: Airman 1st Class Kyle CustardUnit: 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron Duty title: Vehicle OperatorJob description: Operating wreckers, tractor trailers, fork lifts, buses and servicing vehicles; overseeing loading and unloading of cargo.Hometown: Saegertown, Pa.Career goals: Serve at least 20

  • Kirtland to observe National Police Week in May

    National Police Week 2014 is May 11-17. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as "National Peace Officers Memorial Day," and the calendar week in which May 15 falls as "National Police Week." Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special

  • Kirtland operations officer presented the Bronze Star Medal

    A Kirtland officer received the Bronze Star Medal in a ceremony at the base theater April 16.Capt. George Hern, operations officer in the 377th Weapon Systems Security Squadron, was recognized for his counterinsurgency efforts while deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, from December 2012 to

  • Base's Motorcycle Safety Day set for April 25

    The 58th Special Operations Wing is hosting its annual spring Motorcycle Safety Day April 25 in the old Zia housing area. The event begins at 8 a.m., with various activities scheduled throughout the day. Motorcycle riders with approved Motorcycle Safety Foundation certification will participate in