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  • 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,

  • New director brings years of experience

    The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently hired a new director of small business programs. Scott Cook brings 33 years of experience in federal government contracting.Cook has worked for federal agencies, such as the Navy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as well as the

  • Energy-saving competition begins

    The Air Force Safety Center and the Air Force Inspection Agency versus Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center energy- savings competition began March 1. The competition will conclude at the end of March, with the winner announced in the Nucleus.Kirtland AFB is moving toward meeting its mandated 3 percent

  • 377 ABW Command Post claims three AFMC annual awards

    The 377th Air Base Wing Command Post has been named the Air Force Materiel Command 2011 Small Command Post of the Year, and can boast of having both the AFMC Command Post NCO and Airman of the Year.According to the award nomination, the 377 ABW Command Post is the most diverse in AFMC, providing

  • Kirtland AFB to set record number of CCAF graduates in May

    In May, Kirtland Air Force Base is slated to graduate a record number of Airmen from the Community College of the Air Force. "This year, we have 192 graduates, and we may have more, if a few Airmen complete their required coursework in time," said Linda Campbell, The Kirtland Air Force Base