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  • Team Kirtland Airman top athlete at Marine Senior NCO Academy

    A Team Kirtland Airman received the Director's Physical Fitness Award June 8 when he graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps Senior NCO Academy at Camp Hansen, Okinawa. Master Sgt. Gerry Ventura, Air Force Inspection Agency security forces inspector, was the lone Airman among 34 Marines. The award is

  • Kirtland NCO named outstanding Airman of the Year

    Tech. Sgt. Jordan Bishopp, 377th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Branch, received a call July 8 informing him that he had been selected as one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.The conference call informing him of the selection came from Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command

  • Air Force announces AFMC senior leader changes

    The Air Force announced July 7, 2011, the re-assignment of Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger from Air Force Materiel Command vice commander to military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.The Air Force also announced the President's

  • Preparation makes PCS season easier

    This summer promises to be a very busy moving season for Airmen on permanent change of station orders.You can help alleviate any potential loss or damage to your household goods by learning the rules under which your household goods are moved and by preparing yourself for a potential moving

  • Top issues discussed at annual meeting

    Air Force Materiel Command will face the challenge of maintaining strategic priorities while operating within an environment of reduced or flattened budgets, command officials said during a June 28 meeting between AFMC senior leaders and the military's largest employee union.The annual joint

  • Kirtland firefighters keep homes safe

    Six firefighters, a fire engine and water tender were dispatched from Kirtland Air Force Base to help fight the fires near Los Alamos, N.M. from June 28 to 30.Their assignment was to protect structures near Highway 4 and Forest Road."There were a few structures around there," said Philip Macias,

  • ORS-1 satellite successfully launched into space

    The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the first Operationally Responsive Space prototype satellite aboard a Minotaur I launch vehicle on June 29, at 9:09 p.m. MDT, from Pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, a facility owned by the Virginia Commercial Flight Authority, located at NASA's

  • Kirtland AFB to host outdoor movie

    The 377th Air Base Wing presents "Movie Under the Stars" July 8 at Hardin Field. The free event features "How to Train Your Dragon," starting at dusk. "This is an opportunity to spend a fun evening with family and friends," said Chrisan Smith, Family Advocacy Outreach Program Manager. "It is

  • Support offered to families of deployed service members

    Families of deployed servicemembers toured Fire Station Number 1 as part of a Hearts Apart event June 24."Hearts Apart is a support and information network for deployed servicemembers' spouses and families," said Master Sgt. Duncan Mason, Airman and Family Readiness Center Readiness Non-Commissioned

  • Nationally recognized

    Former La Luz Academy students Lana Kimmel, Jack Hanson and Haley Hanson received national recognition for their achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics during the 2010-11 school year. All three participated in the Air Force Research Laboratory's La Luz Academy, an education