Dining Facility manager recognized as food service executive of the year

Robert Vick, manager of the Thunderbird Inn dining facility at Kirtland Air Force Base, recently received the 2010 International Food Service Executive Association, Executive of the Year award, recognizing him as a leader and innovator in the food service industry. Over the past six years, Air Force

Gunny Ermey visits Kirtland AFB

Vice President Biden visits Albuquerque

F-16s Leave Kirtland Air Force Base

Air Force Awards Contract for Kirtland AFB Bulk Fuels Facility Remediation

The Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville, Ala., and Air Force officials at Kirtland AFB announced the award of the performance-based contract for the Kirtland AFB bulk fuels facility to Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc. The $23 million performance-based contract will remediate the fuel

Officer commissioned via video teleconference

The way of the sword at Kirtland AFB

Kendo is a traditional method of Japanese fencing practiced by Airmen at Kirtland Air Force Base every Monday and Wednesday between 5 and 7 p.m. at the East Fitness Center.Kendo means "the way of the sword." It is the art of Samurai swordsmanship rooted in the traditions of Budo, "the martial way."

Wounded Warrior month proclamation

Minotaur IV Blasts Off New Era in Space Surveillance

The Space Development and Test Wing from Kirtland AFB, NM successfully launched the second-ever mission of the Minotaur IV launch vehicle at 9:41 p.m. PDT on 25 Sept. 2010, from Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The payload for the launch was the Space Based Space

Kirtland AFB Airmen compete in National Police Shooting Championships

About 30 Airmen from the 377th Security Forces Squadron competed in the 2010 National Rifle Association's National Police Shooting Championships from Sept. 19-23 at Shooting Range Park in Albuquerque. The 48th annual NPSC featured more than 340 law enforcement officers from the United States,