Youth Center hosts annual book fair

The annual Scholastic Book Fair will begin Monday at the Kirtland AFB Youth Center.The five-day event's schedule will be as follows -- 4 to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday; and 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday."The book fair is held every February to promote literacy," said Camille

Harencak nominated for second star

Air Force officials announced Feb. 8 that Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force NuclearWeapons Center commander at Kirtland Air Force Base, has been nominated byPresident Barack Obama for promotion to major general. The nomination must beconfirmed by the Senate. Harencak, a 1983 graduate of the Air

Nuclear Capabilities Directorate activated

"A textbook bittersweet day" was the way Col. Clarence "CJ" Johnson, director of the new Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Nuclear Capabilities Directorate, described Jan. 27, as the 498th Nuclear Systems Wing was inactivated and the Nuclear Capabilities Directorate was activated.Brig. Gen. Garrett

Tuskegee Airmen honored

On Jan. 19, two original Tuskegee Airmen, James B. Williams and John E. Allen, were honored at a movie screening of the George Lucas film, "Red Tails." More than 250 distinguished visitors, community leaders and Airmen from Kirtland Air Force Base met Williams and Allen. The event host was the

Six officers selected for promotion to colonel

Six Team Kirtland officers have been selected for promotion to colonel. The lieutenant colonels moving up are: - Harold E. Hardinge, Air Force Safety Center - Phillip A. Layman, 377th Air Base Wing - Clay E. Mason, 58th Maintenance Group - Richard P. Pagliuco, Air University (Los Alamos National

Open letter to the Kirtland community

As many of you know, the New Mexico Public Education Department recently released the results of its new school grading system. While the merits of this grading system can, and will, be debated by many, the results are nonetheless troubling for many parents and educators alike. In particular, many

Welcome home

Airman becomes U.S. citizen two years after enlistment

An Airman from the 377th Medical Group swore an oath of allegiance to the U.S. during a naturalization ceremony Jan. 25 in Hangar 333. Airman 1st Class Clive Cudjoe became an American citizen after only being in the U.S. for a little more than two years.In 2009, Cudjoe left his home of Ghana and

Water authority honors Kirtland AFB for pollution prevention

Kirtland Air Force Base has been recognized for its environmental stewardship. It received an award from the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority during a ceremony Wednesday at the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Government Center. The Award of Excellence for Industrial Pretreatment

377 LRS claims seven AFMC annual awards

The members of the 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron had a great 2011, and Air Force Materiel Command rewarded them for it.The 377 LRS recently racked up seven annual functional awards, highlighted by their designation as Air Force Materiel Command's Logistics Readiness Squadron - Non Flying Unit