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  • 58th SOW, Lockheed Martin celebrate one million C-130J flight hours

    The 58th Special Operations Wing and Lockheed Martin celebrated one million flight hours for the C-130J in a ceremony at Kirtland Dec. 18.Representatives from Lockheed Martin visited Hangar 1002 to present to the leaders from the 58th SOW a shadow box commemorating the milestone. "The C-130J has

  • Commentary: Holidays offer a time for reflection

    As the holidays approach, it's a fitting time to reflect on the past year. With all of the budget cuts/uncertainties and the corresponding furloughs and recent force management announcements, 2013 was a year filled with many challenges. It was also a year filled with many successes. Through the

  • AFRL summer internship program open for application

    The 2014 Air Force Research Laboratory Summer Research Internship program is open for application through Feb. 2. The program offers paid internship opportunities to undergraduate and graduate level university students, as well as upper-level high school students. Intern benefits include:·

  • Wingman Intervention initiative seeks to highlight stories of good deeds

    Have you ever been caught in the act of doing something....good? Or do you know about a good deed a wingman did to help another or even one's self when heading toward a bad decision or risky behavior? But then the situation took a turn for the positive due to a courageous or compassionate

  • Base members encouraged to take transportation survey

    The Mid-Region Council of Governments is starting the 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Futures 2040. An essential part of the plan is learning what people think of transportation today and how it should serve us in the future. This plan looks at travel in the central New Mexico region from

  • Funeral held for fallen Team Kirtland member

    A funeral was held today for Jesse Hawkins, a member of Team Kirtland who was killed in a traffic accident on base Dec. 4.Hawkins, a Lockheed Martin employee who worked as a program and site manager at the Distributed Mission Operations Center, was struck by a commercial vehicle while riding a

  • Kirltand Military Justice Report - November 2013

    Discharges:Airman basic assigned to the 377th Mission Support Group received an administrative discharge for drug abuse.Airman basic assigned to the 377th Mission Support Group received an administrative discharge for drug abuse. Airman basic assigned to the 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron

  • Kirtland Military Justice Report - October 2013

    DischargesTechnical sergeant assigned to the 71st Special Operations Squadron received an administrative discharge for failure in alcohol abuse treatment program. Staff sergeant assigned to the 898th Munitions Squadron received an administrative discharge for multiple fitness failures.Senior airman

  • Holiday/Winter Safety Campaign kicks off with cartoon caption contest

    The Air Force Safety Center's Holiday/Winter campaign, Safe 'n Sound--All Year Round kicked off in November and ends Jan. 2.A highlight of this year's campaign is a cartoon caption contest. Captions should be submitted by Jan. 3 to afsec.pa@kirtland.af.mil. Winners will be announced Jan. 17.

  • Operation Holiday Cheer seeks donations, volunteers

    One of Kirtland's biggest charitable events of the year will take place Dec. 18, and organizers are looking for donations and volunteers to help make it a success.Operation Holiday Cheer is hosted by the base's firefighters and has been an annual holiday tradition for 35 years. The first event