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  • Earth Day celebrated with many activities

    On April 20, Kirtland Air Force Base celebrated "Earth Day.""Earth day is every day" is a concept people at Kirtland AFB are taking part in to contribute to a healthier, cleaner planet. "We've been celebrating Earth Day here for years. We even planted a tree. Our goal is to make energy conservation

  • Kirtland welcomes new lab

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 21, officially opened of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Battlespace Environment Laboratory building. The 145,000-square-foot facility will house more than 300 people with an annual operating budget of approximately $89 million. The facility is operated by the

  • Partnership is a starting point

    A formal signing April 22 at the University of New Mexico's Zimmerman Library involving Kirtland AFB's two Air Force Research Laboratory directorates, Directed Energy and Space Vehicles, and the host academic institution, initiated an educational collaboration that benefits all participants. For all

  • Warfighters to get help from above

    Within a few weeks, the warfighter serving in the deployed theater will have a new space-based asset to employ in defeating the adversary.Scheduled to launch in late spring 2011, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va., the ORS-1 satellite, led by the Operationally Responsive Space

  • Individual Ready Reserve Muster on Saturday

    There will be an Individual Ready Reserve Muster on Kirtland Air Force Base from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday, April 23.The event takes place in the Consolidated Support Building. The IRR is a manpower pool consisting of individuals who have been trained and previously served in the active force or

  • Guest speaker announced for dining out event

    The 377th Air Base Wing will hold a combat dining out at the Guard maintenance hangar (Building 1043) from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 29. The scheduled guest speaker is retired Air Force Col. Sidney M. Gutierrez, a former astronaut and Albuquerque native. Ticket prices are $10 for

  • Court reporter receives award

    A civilian employee of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has received the 2010 Harold R. Vague Award as the outstanding Air Force Materiel Command legal service civilian of the year. Court reporter Crystal D. Franco was selected based on demonstrated excellence, initiative, attorney/paralegal

  • Competition used to conduct internal review

    The 898th Munitions Squadron recently took time for an internal process review. Senior leaders in the squadron met to review and discuss processes, such as work scheduling, training and technical data updates to ensure all stakeholders understand the processes, as well as provide the opportunity to

  • Keeping storm water clean

    Rain water that falls on Kirtland flows over the land and over impervious surfaces such as streets, parking lots, driveways and sidewalks. Storm water can pick up dripped vehicle fluids, cigarette butts, plastic bags, bottles and other pollutants that flow into gutters, arroyos and storm sewers that

  • 377th Air Base Wing JAG wins national annual award

    The 377th Air Base Wing's Staff Judge Advocate has been selected by the Judge Advocates Association as the 2010 active-duty Air Force Outstanding Career Judge Advocate. Lt. Col. Stephen See, who also serves as the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, will be recognized May