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  • 63 Team Kirtland NCOs move up to SNCO

    The Air Force announced the results of the 2010 master sergeant promotion board May 27. The following Kirtland AFB Airmen will advance to senior NCO rank377th Air Base WingCorey J. CrowBrian P. GatesMichael D. KaiserPhillip M. ParkerPaul T. RasmussenMaurice K. RobinsonDevon F. WittKelly L.

  • CGOC participates in Guest Chef Program

    The Kirtland Company Grade Officer Council continued its commitment to community service recently by participating in the Guest Chef Program at Albuquerque's Ronald McDonald House. The RMH provides reduced-price lodging for the families of children undergoing long-term treatment at nearby hospitals.

  • HAWC ready to help KAFB prepare for new PT standards

    The new Air Force fitness standard goes into effect July 1 - less than a month away. Will you pass? If your answer isn't a resounding "YES!" the Health and Wellness Center is here to help. Current fitness standards allow Airmen to perform poorly in one or more categories as long as the total score

  • Military spouse appreciation events at Kirtland

    President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the Friday before Mother's Day, 1984, as the first "Military Spouse Appreciation Day," in "recognition of the countless personal sacrifices military spouses have made in support of the Armed Forces." Every year since, the President of the United States has

  • AFOTEC hosts third Academy Cadet Summer Research Program

    The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center is hosting the U.S. Air Force Academy's Cadet Summer Research Program for a third year at AFOTEC locations in California, Florida, Nevada, and Texas. Cadets work on real-world Air Force projects for three- and five-week sessions starting in

  • AFRL Directed Energy war gaming - ACE 10

    Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate held its second Advanced Concepts Event during the week of May 17. ACE is the Air Force's only Distributed Mission Operations experimentation war game designed to demonstrate directed energy technology concepts for military applications.

  • 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs recognized in ceremony

    On May 10, 32 Dedicated and Assistant Dedicated Crew Chiefs were recognized in a ceremony at the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. "The term DCC implies ownership and control over property - in this case assigned Air Force aircraft," said Chief Master Sgt. Thomas E. Hennessy, 58th AMXS

  • Experienced Rider Course motorcyclists roll on at Kirtland AFB

    For motorcyclists, one clear advantage of New Mexico's warm, dry climate is that spring is the season when they can get rolling again after a winter off their two-wheelers. A further advantage for those who work at Kirtland AFB is that they can ride their bikes in a free training course on base that

  • Pause to remember, pay respect

    The tradition of paying respect to America's fallen service members and our Nation's flag during a simple Retreat ceremony should come as no surprise to those living and working on a military installation. Recently, Kirtland AFB reinstituted the military tradition of playing Retreat and Taps every