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  • Equal Opportunity Office earns award

    The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Equal Opportunity Office received the General Counsels Alternate Dispute Resolution award at the 2011 ADR worldwide conference May 19 in Leesburg, Va.The award covered the time from Oct. 1, 2009 to Sep. 30, 2010. Col. Kelly Davila-Martinez, AFNWC vice commander

  • First sergeants: make people their business

    A Team Kirtland first sergeant has emphasized how important it is for Airmen to know who their first sergeants are and the role they serve in the chain of command. "First sergeants guide, mentor and help Airmen, and they ensure the commander has a mission-ready force," said Master Sgt. Shelly

  • Cadets earn Civil Air Patrol awards

    Three Civil Air Patrol cadets earned national awards at a ceremony May 24, presided over by Brig. Gen. Paul Pena, New Mexico National Guard deputy adjutant general, at the CAP headquarters here.One cadet earned the General Carl A. Spaatz Award and two cadets earned the General Billy Mitchell Award.

  • PLAYpass program arrives at Kirtland AFB

    The new PLAYpass program card will be available at the Airmen and Family Readiness Center starting today, June 3.The program will provide deployment-affected single Airmen and Air Force families respite from the challenges of deployment.In continuing efforts to build a resilient force, single Airmen

  • JAG corps announces law school programs

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program are being accepted from January through March 2012. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. The number of FLEP and ELP applicants selected in any academic year is determined based on the needs of the Air Force."Our

  • Memorial Day is a time of remembrance

    Remembering the sacrifices of those we have served with and those who came before us is what Memorial Day is all about.Kirtland warriors like Staff Sgt. Christopher Frost, a Public Affairs Specialist assigned to the 377th Air Base Wing, who was killed in Iraq when the helicopter he was riding in

  • Education compact smooths enrollment

    Military moving season is upon us, with all the details demanding a relocating family's attention. In years past, registering for school was often problematic for students arriving from another state, but new policies are now in place to smooth the process. The American Association of School

  • KOSC awards scholarships

    The Kirtland Officers Spouses club awarded more than $12,000 worth of scholarships to 17 individuals May 19 during an event at the Mountain View Club.The scholarship recipients must meet criteria outlined by the KOSC scholarship committee. The recipients fall into four categories: high school senior

  • Preventing heat stress

    As the summer approaches, most of us think of enjoying outdoor activities. But hours of "fun in the sun" can turn to disaster if someone is overcome by heat stress.Heat stress occurs when we can no longer remove heat from our bodies, either by sweating or by moving to a cooler environment. When heat