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  • National Prayer Breakfast to be held Friday

    Kirtland will host a National Prayer Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Friday at the Mountain View Club.The breakfast is modeled after the National Prayer Breakfast event held on the first Thursday of February in Washington, according to Capt. David Dziolek, a chaplain at Kirtland."We have government and

  • Wellness Expo draws more than 600 participants

    More than 600 participants learned more about healthy living at a Wellness Expo March 21 at the Youth Center.The event was sponsored by Wingman Plus, Kirtland's helping agencies. More than 70 information tables were staffed by vendors from both on and off base agencies who provided information about

  • Kirtland has process for declaring establishments off limits

    Although the Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board at Kirtland has the authority to declare an establishment off limits to military members, its current list of off-limits businesses is extremely short.The Gas Pipe, 8508 Central Ave., is the only establishment currently on the list, according to

  • Renovations reduce wait times in VA emergency room

    Average wait times in the VA's emergency room has been drastically reduced.Maureen Casey, 377th MDG's Health Care Plans & Analysis director, said wait times have dropped to under an hour. They were as high as two hours with 10 percent of patients leaving before being seen. "This reduction in wait

  • Basic Allowance for Housing with dependents recertification

    An Air Force-wide Basic Allowance for Housing recertification for Airmen currently receiving with-dependent rate BAH began March 1 and is scheduled to be completed by December. Due to discrepancies found in the BAH recertification process during a recent Department of Defense-wide audit, the Air

  • AFRL researcher a role model for budding scientists

    "I get to spend half my time thinking about molecules and half my time thinking about satellites," said Dr. Jaime Stearns, head of a space chemical lab in the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles directorate at Kirtland. "In order to develop a new technology for a satellite, we have to

  • Six Team Kirtland members make senior master sergeant promotion list

    Congratulations to six Team Kirtland members who were selected for promotion to the enlisted rank of senior master sergeant.The promotees are:Andrew Bessette - Air Force Inspection AgencyDawn Couey - Air Force Inspection AgencyEric Granzberg - 58th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronJames Karmann - 512th

  • Air Force Assistance Fund: Airmen helping Airmen

    The Air Force Assistance Fund, an annual effort to raise funds for the charitable affiliates that provide support to Air Force families in need, is underway.The fundraiser occurs once a year for six weeks, and it is the only campaign allowed to solicit and collect contributions from federal

  • AFRL salutes award winning employees

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy and Space Vehicles Directorates  recently held the AFRL Phillips Research Site 2013 Annual Awards ceremony to recognize employees who had distinguished themselves during the past year. Dr. David A. Hardy, director of the Directed Energy Directorate,