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  • Protecting air quality on Kirtland AFB

    The Kirtland Air Force Base Civil Engineering Environmental Management Section needs Team Kirtland's help to make sure we protect air quality while continuing to comply with the provisions of a city of Albuquerque permit. Six common air pollutants are present throughout the United States, which the

  • AFIA, AFSEC squeak by AFNWC in saving energy

    After a month of energy awareness and daily tweaking of energy controls, the Air Force Inspection Agency and Air Force Safety Center squeaked out ahead of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center in the energy competition between the facilities. AFIA and AFSEC saved 29.98 percent and AFNWC saved 29.57

  • Kirtland AFB to join DEA’s ‘National Take-Back’ Initiative

    In 2011, New Mexico led the country in overdose deaths related to prescription medicines. Abuse of prescription medication by youth, adults and military members has been a significant and growing trend in recent years. By holding onto old, unwanted and unused medication, you may be putting your

  • 58 SOW officer receives AETC Gen. P.K. Carlton Award for valor

    An officer assigned to the 58th Special Operations Wing has been named the 2011 Air Education and Training Command recipient of the Gen. Paul K. Carlton Award for valor.Maj. Lee Baker, of the 550th Special Operations Squadron, volunteered for service in support of NATO Air Training Command -

  • From Vietnam to OEF: Pilot flies last mission of career

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Routt, a pilot deployed with the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, flew the last combat air mission of his 33-year military career over the skies of Afghanistan, April 12.During his career, Routt, a native of Spokane, Wash., has witnessed several operations -- from

  • Kirtland AFB DMOC conducts Virtual Flag 12-2

    More than 360 joint warfighters from 11 time zones participated in "Virtual Flag 12-2," orchestrated from the Air Force Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base from March 21 through 29. Virtual Flag is a seven-day, large-force composite exercise that integrates live, virtual

  • 'Executive Sweet' arrives

    John Wiebener, a retired Air Force officer, is the pilot of a B-25 Mitchell World War II-era medium bomber called "Executive Sweet," which landed at the Albuquerque International Sunport at noon Tuesday for an overnight stop.The aircraft and 10-member crew were on the way from Camarillo, Calif., to