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  • Kirtland AFB releases 2012 water quality report

    Kirtland Air Force Base has released the Consumer Confidence Report for 2012, an annual summary of drinking water quality delivered by Kirtland AFB during calendar year 2012. The report will help base residents and employees better understand and have confidence in their drinking water supply.

  • Team Kirtland welcomes Col. Stansell

    Team Kirtland welcomes Col. Clifford B. Stansell as the vice commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. Before being assigned to Kirtland AFB, the colonel served as Deputy Director, Logistics, Installations, and Mission Support for Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, La. In this

  • Launch into the season with Summer Bash

    Kirtland aims to jumpstart the summer activities and bring family fun to the base with its Summer Bash.The annual event will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 28 at Hardin Field. "It's open to all base users," said Joni VanMeir, event planner. "If you're active-duty, civilian or retired, we want you to

  • Summer aviation camp starts Monday

    Kirtland will be holding a youth aviation camp this summer. The camp is sponsored by the local Tuskegee Airmen Chapter and the New Mexico State Office of African American Affairs, and will be held June 17-21.The camp started through the partnership of the Office of African American Affairs, Air

  • Command chief urges proper respect for flag

    From childhood, "respect" has rung true in the development of my social values. I was taught to respect my elders, authority, people, and, in particular, the United States flag.Today we celebrate Flag Day. On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the American flag as a symbol of our

  • 58th Maintenance Operations Squadron inactivated

    The 58th Maintenance Operations Squadron is no more, as the squadron was officially inactivated at a ceremony June 12.Maintenance operations provides administrative support to the 58th Maintenance Group. About 85 billets will now fall under the new Maintenance Operations Flight, with roles and

  • Automated civilian pay system to replace paper timecards

    Paper time cards recording Air Force civilian employee attendance will soon be replaced by a computer-based application.A new automated time, attendance and production system, or ATAAPS, will be coming on line July 14. Employees will be able to use ATAAPS to record their time daily or all at once

  • AFRL unit gets new commander

    Col. David "Goldy" Goldstein assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate and Phillips Research Site from Col. William "Bill" Cooley during a June 10 ceremony presided over by AFRL commander Maj. Gen. William N. McCasland.Goldstein served the past two and a half

  • Kirtland releases economic impact statement

    Col. John Kubinec, Kirtland AFB installation commander, released the fiscal year 2012 edition of the Kirtland Economic Impact Statement in his Report to the Community address to local business and civic leaders June 6. This statement analyzes the impact of Kirtland AFB economic activity in New

  • Team Kirtland officer reaches Mount Everest peak

    A Team Kirtland officer was part of the United States Air Force 7 Summits team that set out to climb the highest points on all seven continents. The team completed its last summit and accomplished its goal after climbing Mount Everest on May 7.Capt. Andrew Ackles, a TH-1 instructor pilot assigned to