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  • Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, Air Force Space Command commander, views historic pictures of the Air Force?s space heritage May 15 at the Air Force Research Laboratory conference room here. The general visited the base to tour space command units and hold a commander?s call for personnel. U.S. Air Force photo by Laurence Zankowski

    General Chilton visits

  • Capt. Greg Laird, a 210th Rescue Squadron pilot, Eielson AFB, Alaska, looks over a map of Laos with retired Marine Maj. Gen. Larry Taylor at the Society of Combat Search and Rescue?s 10th annual reunion here May 18. The Society of CSAR is a group of servicemembers with combat search and rescue experience that assemble to share their experiences with the public and current combat search and rescue servicemembers. U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Berenger

    Members of the Society of Combat Search and Rescue take part in 58th SOW’s Heritage Day

    More than 50 members of the Society of Combat Search and Rescue gathered here for their 10th annual reunion, taking part in the 58th Special Operations Wing's Rescue Heritage Day. The Society of CSAR is a group of servicemembers with combat search and rescue experience that assemble to share their experiences with the public and current combat

  • Team Kirtland members receive Pentagon honors

    Two members of Team Kirtland received two Air Force small business awards at the Pentagon Wednesday. Joan Fulkerson, Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate here, was awarded the Full-Time Small Business Specialist Award. Capt. Kellie Turner, Space and Missile Systems Center here, was awarded the Small Business Champion Award.

  • Airman Leadership School Graduates Class 07-5

    The Kirtland Airman Leadership School held a graduation ceremony here May 4. Award recipients for the class are: John L. Levitow Award Senior Airman Christopher Fuerst 58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Distinguished Graduate Award Senior Airman Don San Juan 377th Security Forces Squadron Academic Achievement Award Senior Airman Eric Thompson 58th

  • Junior ROTC needs volunteers

    Air Force officers are needed to volunteer to share their Air Force careers with the next generation of officers in junior ROTC, hosted by The University of New Mexico, at camps throughout the summer: June 12, June 26, July 10 and July 24. For more information or to volunteer, call Capt. Mark Cleveland at 846-3600 or Lt. Stephanie Tillman at

  • KOSC provides scholarships

    College costs are on the constant rise and eight students just received a little help to make their college dreams a reality from the Kirtland Officers' Spouses' Club May 15 in a reception at the Mountain View Club. The KOSC raises funds to sponsor charitable, educational and welfare projects at Kirtland Air Force Base and in the local community,

  • Spouse Appreciation Day June 1

    Team Kirtland will celebrate and say thank you to military spouses June 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mountain View Club. Spouse Appreciation Day will be a fun-filled afternoon of pampering and celebration to show Team Kirtland's appreciation for those military spouses that make sacrifices every day and support their servicemember spouses. The
  • Lt Col John Bernhart, right, 58th Special Operations Wing, tours an HH-60G Pave Hawk with his daughter, Grace, with assistance from Master Sgt. Brian Sato, 512th Rescue Squadron, during the wing picnic May 13, here. U.S. Air Force photo by Adam Wooten

    58th SOW picnic

  • French Lt. Gen. Jean-Paul Palomeros, vice chief of staff of the French air force, shakes hands with Col. Mohsen Parhizkar, 377th Air Base Wing vice commander, upon the general?s arrival here. During his May 9-10 visit, the general toured the 58th Special Operations Wing with Lt. Gen. Howie Chandler, deputy chief of staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., who is stepping off the plane. U.S. Air Force photo by Laurence Zankowski

    French air force vice chief of staff visits Kirtland

  • New office keeps space moving

    High above the Earth, a small satellite shifts into view of the battlefield as the night patrol moves into the sector. Captain Jones types in the coordinates on a handheld tablet computer, and the command is transmitted to the satellite. The satellite slews into position, pointing its telescope across the surface of the Earth, collecting images of
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