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News Release: Kirtland AFB to honor 'Order of the Nucleus' recipients

Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander, will induct a new class of "Order of the Nucleus" recipients Thursday at 4 p.m. in the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History at 601 Eubank Boulevard SE. The "Order of the Nucleus" is an AFNWC award presented to those who

Security squadrons claim AFMC awards

The two squadrons of the 377th Security Forces Group have received 2011 Air Force Materiel Command awards and are now competing at the Air Force level.The 377th Security Forces Squadron and the 377th Weapons System Security Squadron won the Outstanding Security Forces Unit Award for the medium- and

Bod Pod — one user’s experience

After reading the Jan. 6 Nucleus article about the new Bod Pod at the Health and Wellness Center, which accurately measures body fat, I decided to see about giving it a try.In the months leading up to the Combined Unit Inspection in September, long hours and increased demands had led me to fall out

UNM ROTC NCO named best in Southwest

Lt. Col. Raul V. Garcia, University of New Mexico Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 510 commander, opened the detachment's first class Jan. 18 by unveiling awards and decorations for the program. Det. 510, in its 63rd year, remains No. 1 in the Southwest Region at graduating the

Team AFRL researchers bridge the science gap

Nine Air Force Research Laboratory scientists and engineers spent the last week of 2011 volunteering as teachers, tutors and motivators in an Albuquerque, N.M. program for middle school and high school students called "AfterMath Camp."The science, technology, engineering and mathematics education

Don’t feed the animals

Kirtland Air Force Base is approximately 52,000 acres, mostly undeveloped. With such large expanses of undeveloped land surrounding the urban areas, it is not uncommon to encounter many different types of native wildlife, such as prairie dogs, coyotes and desert cottontails. It is vital to remember

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