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  • U.S. Special Operations Command leader visits Kirtland AFB

    Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of U. S. Special Operations Command, speaks to Airmen of the 58th Special Operations Wing during his June 18 visit to Kirtland Air Force Base. In addition to the 58th SOW, he also visited Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories

  • Emergency medical dispatch services reduced

    Beginning July 7, the base fire department will reduce emergency medical dispatch as a result of furlough implementation.Currently, eight dispatchers work 12-hour shifts and manage all incoming 911 calls, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Because each employee will now have to take a furlough day,

  • Rules outlined for transporting, safeguarding firearms

    The new Exchange opened today, and military and civilian employees at Kirtland are able to purchase firearms at the Exchange's gun department. Anyone planning to purchase a new firearm should be aware of the rules for transporting and safeguarding firearms on base. In accordance with the Air Force

  • Seeking recycling volunteers for Summer Bash

    The Kirtland AFB solid waste program manager will provide beverage container recycling services for Summer Bash at Hardin Field, and is looking for several volunteers to assist with the tasks below: Bin preparation: Two volunteers neededThursday morning, June 27 (exact time TBD, so be flexible)Unbox

  • Monster Garage has monstrous capabilities

    "Monster Garage" may be the facility's name, but you won't find Godzilla or Frankenstein anywhere on the premises. How it got its name seems to be lost to the dustbins of history, but visitors will find monster-sized flight crew training aids. In Hangar 482 on the base's west side, what houses the

  • AFRL officer named Western Region CGO of the Year

    1st Lt. Jason Holzman, Air Force Research Laboratory program manager, has been named the Western Region Company Grade Officer of the year. Holzman was chosen out of the 43 bases that comprise the Western Region."The award is done through the Company Grade OfficerS Council, and each base's CGOC

  • Team Kirtland welcomes Col. Heather L. Pringle

    Team Kirtland welcomes Col. Heather L. Pringle as the vice commander of the 377th Air Base Wing. Colonel Pringle graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1991. She is a behavioral scientist with a range of acquisition experience, including science and technology development at the Air

  • Team Kirtland welcomes Col. Troy A. J. Brashear

    Team Kirtland welcomes Col. Troy A. J. Brashear as the Director, Space Development & Test Directorate and commander, Space & Missile Systems Center, Detachment 1, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. The directorate's mission is to deliver small, responsive space capabilities to users across the national