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  • Smoking cessation drug still works for many

    Some members of the Kirtland AFB community have expressed concerns regarding the smoking cessation drug Chantix. The pharmaceutical industry, the Food and Drug Administration, and medical professionals, including our 377th Medical Group personnel, are very much aware of the controversy and

  • This is why we train: 58th SOW rescues injured hunter

    While the primary mission of the 58th Special Operations Wing is training aircrew in the art of combat search and rescue, special operations and nuclear surety aviation, sometimes we get tasked to actually do what the rescue community lives for - saving lives. Aircrews from Kirtland AFB have

  • Commander's Corner: Weathering the Storm

    When I entered the Air Force in the 1980s, America's national security picture was very frightening. We lived in a world with two superpower nations on the brink of nuclear war, yet in the midst of this threat, even an 18-year-old like me could understand the situation. We knew exactly who our enemy

  • DTRA member receives prestigious DHS award

    A DTRA member received a prestigious award, as part of a Department of Homeland Security team, for his successful contributions in a campaign that will help establish a national capability to protect against the smuggling of nuclear or radiological threats into the country. DHS presented Ronald

  • Benefits Open Season Extended to January 31

    Because of some changes in policy costs, the Office of Personnel Management is allowing agencies to accept belated Federal Employee Health Benefit changes through January 2009. And, because a change in FEHB enrollment may affect decisions regarding enrollment in the Federal Employees Dental and

  • Medical group announces 2008 award winners

    On Dec. 5, Col. Diane Reese, 377th Medical Group commander, released the names of the following Team Kirtland members and groups which are recognized for their performance by the Medical Education and Training and Awards Manager Office of the Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command.

  • Kirtland AFB units win Air Force Award

    Three units here are awarded the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for exceptionally meritorious service. The Airborne Laser System Program Office received the award for service from Jan. 1, 2006 to Dec. 31, 2007. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, received the

  • Commentary: Commander’s Corner -- We are a team of professional warriors

    If you are in the 377th Air Base Wing, you've heard me speak repeatedly about our identity as a wing -- we are a team of professional warriors dedicated to the defense of our nation. In the coming week, we get an opportunity to "walk the talk." As the AFMC Inspection Team arrives to conduct a

  • Air Force VPP alive and well

    Reports that the Air Force Voluntary Protection Program has died on the vine are highly exaggerated. In fact, the recent release of the Air Force Concept of Operations and Implementation Plan for The AF-VPP signed by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, demonstrates the Air Force