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  • WWII veteran receives Distinguished Flying Cross

    An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II received formal recognition of his combat heroism in a Dec. 29 ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base. Sixty-six years after his actions in the sky over Berlin, Germany, 2nd Lt. Robert L. Giles accepted the Distinguished Flying Cross from Col. Fred Hartwig,

  • AFNWC commander reflects on tenure here

    For nearly three years, Brig. Gen. Everett H. Thomas has commanded the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, seeing it through great changes. The new year will bring new challenges for General Thomas, as he has been selected to become the vice commander of Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale

  • Building schools to change lives

    Maj. Terry Jenson, a project manager at the Airborne Laser Program Office at Kirtland Air Force Base, recently returned from a deployment to Iraq. While deployed, Major Jenson worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Adder Resident Office, outside of Nasiriyah, and was in charge of

  • STIC stands up

    The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has created a worldwide logistics function to monitor activities within the nuclear enterprise, tracking the location and status of all Air Force nuclear weapons and related material.Brig. Gen. Everett Thomas, AFNWC commander, cut the ribbon Dec. 10 on the

  • A continual Christmas

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours!Presidential orders and proclamations from Congress have designated Christmas as a national holiday in religious terms since 1789.In a 1984 opinion upholding the right of a city to display a Nativity scene, Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote, "There

  • 2010 successful

    As we come to the end of 2010 and reflect on the many successes the base, and particularly, the 377th has enjoyed, it would be difficult not to think about the hard work and dedication of so many who helped get us where we are today. Since my arrival in April, we have witnessed many changes in our

  • DEA makes possession, sale of “Spice” illegal

    The Drug Enforcement Agency used its emergency powers Nov. 24 to effectively ban Spice and other products that mimic the effects of marijuana. The ban will take effect on Dec. 24.This action by the DEA makes it illegal to possess or sell five chemicals used to make the products. The DEA and the

  • Solar thermal system becomes operational

    Green technology has come to Kirtland Air Force Base. Col. Robert Maness, 377th Air Base Wing commander, and other officials cut the ribbon Dec. 3 on a new solar thermal system at the aquatic training facility.Made up of 72-solar collectors, the array is Kirtland's first active solar thermal system,

  • Culinary Students tour the Thunderbird Inn dining facility

    Robert Vick, manager of the Thunderbird Inn dining facility at Kirtland Air Force Base is passionate about serving the highest-quality food and providing the best service to the Airmen who eat there.His service has been so impressive that the Culinary Arts program at Central New Mexico Community