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  • First ReSpace/MAPLD Conference to be held in Albuquerque

    The ReSpace/Military/Aerospace Programmable Logic Devices Conference occurs Monday through Thursday at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque.This year, the MAPLD Conference, traditionally hosted by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., will be combined with ReSpace.ReSpace is a new annual

  • Kirtland AFB extends comment period for HC/MC-130J aircraft

    August 2011, Kirtland AFB is scheduled to receive the first of seven upgraded models of the C-130 under a recapitalization program approved by the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 2010. The HC/MC-130J is designed to replace legacy C-130s built in the 1960s and will join the fleet of the 58th

  • Military working dogs train hard to keep Team Kirtland secure

    Keeping the population secure is the primary mission of the 377th Security Forces Squadron here at Kirtland Air Force Base. The specialized team tasked with supportingthis mission is the Military Working Dog section.The section is comprised of highly skilled handlers and working dogs trained to

  • ABL receives award for success, accomplishments

    The Missi le DefenseAgency's Airborne LaserSystem program office here has received the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for professionalism, knowledge, technical skills and achievements in the development of the Airborne Laser System.The ABL is the first aircraft, mounted with a laser, with

  • 377th Medical Group wins EMT rodeo

    Airmen from the 377th Medical Group took first place overall Oct. 9 at the annual Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo at Cannon AFB, N.M."The purpose of the event is to allow medical technicians to use their EMT skills in a competitive format," said Tech. Sgt. Michael Charles, Kirtland team captain.

  • AFOTEC gets new commander

    The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center held a change of commandceremony here Oct. 22 as Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn assumed command of the centerfrom Maj. Gen. Stephen T. Sargeant. Lt. Gen. William L. Shelton, the assistant vice chief of staff of the Air Force, presided.As a certified

  • CGOC visits Trinity Site, VLA

    Fourteen officers, family members and friends of the Team Kirtland Company Grade Officer Council took a group road trip Oct. 2 to the Trinity Site and the Very Large Array.Located on what is now White Sands Missile Range, the Trinity Site was where the world's first nuclear bomb test occured and is

  • Red Ribbon Week wraps up

    Red ribbons are generally associated with birthday gifts and Christmas presents. Butduring the last week of October, it becomes a symbol for drug awareness education.Red Ribbon Week in October kicks off annual drug prevention programs, highlighting continuing prevention, early intervention and

  • Health benefits open season begins Nov. 8

    Federal employee health benefits open season runs from Nov. 8 through Dec. 13. Open Season elections go into effect Jan. 2.The annual FEHB Fair will be Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Consolidated Support Building, Room 120.Health representatives will answer questions and discuss changes for