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  • Facebook advisory

    The social networking site Facebook added the new feature "Places I Checked Into". This feature displays your location to "friends" when you log into the site. This has the potential of putting Facebook users at risk by drawing attention to their whereabouts. If used at a deployed or sensitive

  • Departing Directed Energy Directorate leader reflects on duties

    Since February 2007, Susan J. Thornton has served as the director of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base. next week, she starts her new position as director of the Engineering and Technical Management, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air

  • Tactical Satellite-3 wins award

    During the third annual C4ISR Big 25 Awards ceremony conducted in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 12, Tactical Satellite-3 and its primary payload, the Advanced Responsive Tactically-Effective Military Imaging Spectrometer, earned the Top 5 honor in the Sensors category.TacSat-3, administered by the Air

  • Wounded Warrior reflects on experiences

    Kirtland Air Force Base's first annual Wounded Warrior luncheon was Oct. 12 at the Mountain View Club. The event, part of Wounded Warrior Month, featured Senior Airman Michael Malarsie as the guest speaker, who was injured in Afghanistan while assigned to an Army unit as a tactical air control

  • New AFSC commander looks to the future

    Maj. Gen. Greg Feest took charge of the Air Force Safety Center in a Sept. 1 ceremony.During a recent interview, General Feest looked to the future of AFSC and spoke of his goals for the organization."Our vision here in the Safety Center is to have a world-class safety organization, protecting and

  • Retiree appreciation day

    The 2010 Retiree Appreciation Day is being held Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Mountain View Club. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with events commencing at 8 a.m. and concluding at noon.For more information contact Mr. Michael Colbert, Director, Retiree Activities Office at 846-1536 or Ms. Mary

  • SecAF addresses challenges ahead with community leaders and Airmen

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley visited Kirtland Air Force Base Oct. 13-14 to meet with base leadership, speak with Airmen serving here and address members of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce.During his visit, Secretary Donley visited multiple base organizations, including the

  • Driving Safely – It’s up to you

    For many, safety means acting in a way that will get you through the work day, driving and performing activities around the home without injury. For others, safety goes "out the window" as we head home and to our off-duty activities. But safety applies to more than just "on the job" -- it's a part

  • SDTW helps Kirtland Elementary

    Members of the Space Development and Test Wing at Kirtland AFB donated school supplies to Kirtland Elementary School as part of the SDTW community outreach and partnership with the school. With the contributions from SDTW, the school was able to support 150 children this year, a 10 percent increase