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  • 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

  • Blood drive coming May 15-16

    The next Armed Services Blood Program drive at Kirtland Air Force Base will be at the base theater May 15-16. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. the first day and from noon to 6 p.m. the second day. Specialists from the William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, one of 22

  • Below-the-zone promotions announced

    Eleven Team Kirtland airmen first class have been selected below the zone for promotion to senior airman. They are: Ian Briley, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Anne Price, 898th Munitions Squadron Justin Breeden, 377th Weapons System Security Squadron Ian Gill, 58th Aircraft