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  • Guard C-130s continue to fight fires

    Four C-130 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped aircraft from the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group continue to fly missions from Kirtland Air Force Base to help suppress wildfires in the Southwestern U.S.The first two aircraft, from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, came

  • Successful Launch of ORS-1 from NASA Wallops Flight Facility

    Release Number: 0406116/30/2011 - LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, El Segundo, Calif. -- The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the first Operationally Responsive Space prototype satellite aboard a Minotaur I launch vehicle at 11:09 p.m. EDT yesterday from Pad 0B at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility,

  • MAFFS aircraft stage from Kirtland to fight fires

    Two C-130J Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped aircraft arrived at Kirtland Air Force Base June 15 to conduct firefighting missions in support of wildfire suppression efforts in the Southwestern U.S.The aircraft are from the 302d Air Expeditionary Group, commanded by Lt. Col. Kurt Holden.

  • Kirtland AFB Promotions

    Team Kirtland majors, captains and staff sergeants were selected for promotion to the next higher grade.Promotion to lieutenant colonel:Margaret A. BakerDeanda R. DartagnanRamon Carlos DeJesusTimothy A. FredrickMatthew C. HandleyJason I. HumbleJames LeeRaymond P. NelsonThomas A. NidayRoy H.

  • Motorcycle training restarts on base

    The Motorcycle Safety Foundation has certified a new temporary range on Kirtland Air Force Base.It is in the parking lot just north of the Air Force Research Laboratory building NO. 497, at the corner of Aberdeen and Carlisle. This range temporarily replaces a range that was closed several months

  • KAFB reminds drivers of mobile phone ban

    Talking on a mobile phone without a hands-free device while driving on base is illegal. To emphasize the point, the 377th Security Forces Squadron issued 17 citations for the violation from June 1 to 20. "It's against the law to drive while talking on a mobile phone without a hands-free device on a

  • MAFFS aircraft stage from Kirtland to fight fires

    Two C-130J Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped aircraft arrived at Kirtland Air Force Base June 15 to conduct firefighting missions in support of wildfire suppression efforts in the Southwestern U.S.The aircraft are from the 115th Air Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, commanded by Lt. Col.

  • Launch date set for Operationally Responsive Space's inaugural satellite

    Approximately 17 months after its establishment in May 2007, the Operationally Responsive Space office here initiated work on its planned first satellite, which would transition from design and development to the launch pad in a rapid 32-month time frame.Serving as a testament to its organization's

  • Launch date set for Operationally Responsive Space's inaugural satellite

    Approximately 17 months after its establishment in May 2007, the Operationally Responsive Space office here initiated work on its planned first satellite, which would transition from design and development to the launch pad in a rapid 32-month time frame. Serving as a testament to its organization's