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  • Kirtland Satellite Operations Team awarded

    Retired Lt. Gen. Gene Tattini, former commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center and currently the deputy director at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., visited the Space Development and Test Directorate recently to congratulate the SDTD CloudSat Operations team for a

  • The LeMay Foundation helps widows with their finances

    Editor's note: The Air Force Assistance Fund at Kirtland Air Force Base is scheduled to run through April 13. The March 9 issue of the Nucleus included an article on the Air Force Aid Society, and the March 16 issue featured an article on the Air Force Enlisted Village. Succeeding editions of the

  • Kirtland to rename street for fallen warrior

    Kirtland Air Force Base officials will rename a base street April 3 in honor of a fallen warrior.The ceremony changing the name of M Street to Griffin Avenue in honor of a fallen security forces defender, Staff Sgt. Travis L. Griffin, will be at 10 a.m. at Building 20412, the security forces

  • Supplemental promotions

    Two Team Kirtland Airmen are among more than 100 selected by the Air Force for promotion as part of the March enlisted supplemental promotion process. Andrew D. Brodeur, 377th Security Forces Squadron, was selected for promotion to staff sergeant. Peter E. Padilla, Air Force Operational Test and

  • Holocaust remembrance ceremony will be April 17

    The Kirtland Air Force Base Holocaust Remembrance Committee will host the annual Remembrance Ceremony at 10 a.m. April 17 at the Base Chapel.The theme of the event, which will be open to everyone with base access, is "Who will be their legacy?" Two Holocaust survivors, Werner Gellert and Shoshana

  • Kirtland AFB School Partners

    The Kirtland Air Force Base School Partners are seeking volunteers to provide assistance at Sandia Base Elementary School. Training will be provided for all volunteers. Tasks include academic tutoring during the school day, monitoring playground and common areas, and responding to "task bank"

  • Street hockey team seeking players at Kirtland AFB

    If you've passed by the skate park behind the Youth Center on Pennsylvania Avenue on Mondays and Fridays between 4 and 5:30 p.m., you may have seen a group of people playing hockey, complete with fully geared-up goalies.The idea to play street hockey started in 2007, when AFOTEC hockey enthusiasts

  • Volunteers needed to navigate the rapids

    With the white-water season on the horizon, Outdoor Recreation will host an orientation meeting from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday for individuals interesting in becoming raft and kayak guides."Experience in river running is preferred, but not required," said Jeff Harris, adventure programmer.Beginning in

  • AFSC hosting ‘brown bag’ session

    The next Air Force Safety Center "Brown Bag" session will start at noon March 28 in the AFSC auditorium. The guest speaker will be Butch Tongate, acting deputy secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department.In his presentation, "Is OSHA Effective?," Tongate will describe the differences between

  • Resumes required April 1 for AFMC civilian jobs

    The Air Force Single Staffing Tool will be deployed to all Air Force Materiel Command locations and Hurlburt Field on April 1, requiring employees to use a resume when applying for vacant positions. Current employees are highly encouraged to begin developing a resume highlighting their knowledge,