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  • Senate confirms new AFMC commander

    The Senate confirmed Monday the nomination of the new Air Force Materiel Command leader. Air Force officials announced the confirmation of Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger to the rank of general with assignment as AFMC commander, making her the Air Force's first female four-star general.Wolfenbarger

  • Caring for People Forum meets April 5

    It's time for people who care about Kirtland Air Force Base to be heard.The 2012 Caring for People Forum, a means for community feedback on issues at Kirtland AFB, is set for 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Mountain View Club.Established in 2009 by the Air Force, this annual event is a means for

  • KAFB Airman teams up with 332nd ESFS for weapons familiarization training

    Do you know what you would do if you had to defend your base, your convoy, or even your workcenter from an attack? Seven members of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Staff Agencies got the opportunity to test their mettle when they teamed up with the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron for

  • Museum of the American Military Family footlocker displayed at library

    Lifting the lid of an old military footlocker, one might expect to find folded clothing, a shaving kit and some Kiwi for polishing boots. Instead, a footlocker packed with military families' memories will be on display from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 13 at the Kirtland AFB Library, in Building 20204.

  • 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