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  • Safety campaign around the corner

    The annual summer safety campaign Air Force Critical Days of Summer is rolling around again, just when everyone is thinking about road trips to their family's favorite recreational destinations to enjoy camping, boating, swimming, barbecues and other activities. How many Airmen think about safety or

  • Safety campaign: “Make memories, not memorials”

    Memorial Day kicks off the Air Force Critical Days of Summer safety campaign. Concerns with traffic safety for our Kirtland Airmen and their families, particularly motorcyclists and bicyclists, remains at the forefront. Everyone must be committed to mitigating risk.In a April 19 memorandum

  • AFRL academy is accepting applications

    The Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy is accepting applications for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics camp for base family students who will be in the fifth through seventh grade for the 2011-12 school year. Students will take part in hands-on, inquiry-based activities

  • Airmen set to compete

    The 377th Air Base Wing will host a basewide Sports Day, May 26 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1st Lt. Paul Elsbernd, one of the organizers of Sports Day, said he wanted it to be an opportunity for mission partners around base to come together."Previous Sports Days have been unit-or wing-specific," he

  • Kirtland officer receives award

    Maj. Johnathan B. Zulauf, 377th Force Support Squadron deputy director, was named the Manpower and Personnel Force Support Field Grade Officer of the Year for Fiscal Year 2010.Major Zulauf was cited for his leadership during his deployment to Afghanistan, his work in preparing the 377th Air Base

  • Heritage forum helps inform future

    The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center plugged into the more than 300 years of leadership knowledge of its former commanders to help inform and shape the future of the agency during a May 3 Heritage Forum.AFOTEC is the Air Force independent test agency responsible for testing, under

  • Caring for people forum set for May 24

    All Air Force installations will conduct a one-day "Caring for People Forum" to allow Airmen and families to voice concerns and suggestions on Air Force policy and support services.The Kirtland CFP Forum is scheduled for May 24, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Mountain View Club.The point of contact

  • Fifth-grade students build ‘Mars’ colony

    More than 1,200 fifth-grade students from 40 New Mexico schools gathered May 6 at the Albuquerque Convention Center to link 62 inflatable shelters to form a "Mars" colony. This is the 17 year the Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy has hosted the Mars Missions Flight event.The students

  • Base, city prepare for Armed Forces Day

    In conjunction with Armed Forces Day 2011, which is May 21, a series of military-themed events is scheduled to take place that day and evening on Kirtland Air Force Base and in Albuquerque.The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce will hold a banquet, the Albuquerque Isotopes minor- league

  • Logistics Readiness Squadron receives award

    The 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron recently received the National Defense Transportation Association's 2010 Military Unit Award. The NDTA is a non-profit organization comprised of government, military and industry experts in transportation and logistics.NDTA Military Unit Awards are presented