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  • KAFB officer to receive Bronze Star Medal

    An officer assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base will receive the Bronze Star Medal in a ceremony on base Monday.Lt. Col. Christopher A. Boone, commander of the 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron, will be recognized for his accomplishments during a recent deployment to Kuwait in support of Operations

  • Medical Group Airmen receive AFMC awards

    The 377th Medical Group has received nine Air Force Materiel Command medical service awards for 2011.The Biomedical Specialist Category I Officer of the year is Lt. Col. Linda Bonnel, 377th Aerospace Medicine Squadron.The Biomedical Science Corps Category I Team of the Year is the 377 MDG.The Dental

  • Air Force spouse to compete in Mrs. New Mexico pageant

    A Santa Fe native, Air Force veteran and Air Force wife, Pranava Moody, is the new Mrs.North Central New Mexico and will compete in the Mrs. New Mexico pageant in February 2012.Moody said she had never thought about entering a competition until one day she read about the Mrs. America pageant and

  • Catholic youth group helps collect items for homeless veterans

    For Veterans Day, the Catholic Community Youth Group at the Kirtland Air Force Base Chapel and the St. Charles Borromeo Confirmation Class partnered for a collection drive of items needed at the New Mexico Veterans Integration Center.The NMVIC provides transitional housing for homeless veterans,

  • Kirtland Air Force Base Exchange prepares for “Black Friday” madness

    "Black Friday" shopping returns to the Kirtland Base Exchange this year. The pre-holiday experience begins at 2 a.m., Nov. 25, when the doors open. The Exchange store officially opens 4 a.m."We wanted to open up the mall area so patrons don't have to stand outside in the cold," said Base Exchange

  • First shirts raise money for holiday

    The Kirtland Air Force Base First Sergeants Council will conduct a Thanksgiving fundraiser for Airmen in need from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in front of the commissary and the Exchange.The money raised from the annual event provides a Thanksgiving dinner complete with a turkey, cornbread,

  • Base Gate Hours to Change

    Base officials have announced an upcoming change to the operating hours of installation gates. As of Monday, Nov. 28, hours of operation for gates at Kirtland Air Force Base will be as follows: · The Gibson and Truman gates will be open 24 hours. · The Wyoming Gate will be open from 5:30 a.m. to 7

  • Former Kirtland AFB commander dies

    Retired Col. Charles G. Thomas, former 1606th Air Base Wing commander at Kirtland Air Force Base, died Nov. 2.Thomas assumed command of the 1606 ABW at Kirtland AFB on June 3, 1985. He was the commander until July 22, 1988, when he retired from the Air Force.During his tenure, Thomas led the wing to

  • New 377 ABW commander named

    Col. John C. Kubinec has been named the new commander of the 377th Air Base Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base. The assumption of command ceremony will take place on base Dec. 19 at a time and location to be determined. Kubinec is currently the vice commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center

  • Airman and Family Readiness Center to host debt-free holiday seminar Nov. 16

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center will host "Planning for a Debt-Free Holiday" seminar Nov. 16 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. "This event will give people the tools, and more importantly, the mindset to reduce a big holiday stressor - excessive spending when money is already tight," said Teresa Reinhard,