School Partners

The Kirtland Air Force Base School Partners volunteer program is a great success. In the first four weeks, the group has provided 60 hours of tutoring at Sandia Base Elementary School. That's 120 tutoring sessions to help students improve their math and reading skills. School Partners keeps growing

New Mexico students build Mars colony

More than 1,100 students from 37 schools throughout New Mexico constructed inflatable shelters that they linked together to form a simulated Mars colony May 4 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The event, part of Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy, is in its 19th year. Students applied

Memorial ride set to honor fallen NCO

On May 19, motorcyclists will ride from Albuquerque to Angel Fire, N.M., to honor a fallen NCO formerly assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base.The run, in memory of Tech. Sgt. Scott Bobbitt, is at 8 a.m. from Thunderbird Harley-Davidson, 5000 Alameda Blvd.Bobbitt, assigned to the 512th Rescue Squadron,

‘Tops in Blue’ set to return

The Air Force's "Tops in Blue" entertainment ensemble will perform a free concert open to the public at Popejoy Hall at 7 p.m. May 30.Tickets are not required. Popejoy Hall is at 203 Cornell Drive Northeast. "Tops in Blue" is one of the oldest and most widely traveled entertainment groups of its

377 SFG hosts 'Police Week' activities

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a presidential proclamation naming May 15 as "National Police Day," the day we honor police officers throughout the U.S.People soon realized that one day wasn't long enough to celebrate those willing to put their lives on the line to protect and serve the

EOD NCO receives Bronze Star Medal

An NCO assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base received a Bronze Star Medal in a ceremony on base Wednesday for actions while deployed to Southwest Asia during Operation Enduring Freedom. Tech. Sgt. Joshua K. Rickert, 377th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Branch, was recognized for exceptionally meritorious

New Junior Force Council officers elected

New leaders of the Kirtland Air Force Base Junior Force Council were elected in April. Officers for 2012 are: president, Joshua Adkins, 377th Mission Support Group; vice president, Dustin Akins, 377 MSG; public relations, Eric Cruz, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center; and secretary, Stephanie Griffin,

Helping the homeless

Editor's Note: In April, Kleiman volunteered several days at the Union Rescue Mission, which has served the homeless population of Los Angeles since 1891. The Nucleus presents his account of that experience to encourage volunteerism.Glamour and glitz, beaches and beautiful, suntanned bodies. This

Earth Day fun

International program improves aviation safety

Two international officers assigned to the Air Force Safety Center's Aviation Safety Division have bolstered their countries' aviation safety program by working side-by-side with their U.S. Air Force partners.German Air Force Lt. Col. Rudi Stein and Royal Canadian Air Force Maj. Peter Laurin agree