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  • Commentary: Commander’s Corner -- Life versus work equals stress

    The Air Force has changed dramatically over the last few years, most especially demanding more and more of our Airmen. Our enemy is crafty, our workload is incredible and our resources are thinning. Despite those monumental challenges, we still remain the most influential military on the planet. But

  • PECI enhances productivity

    A little known program, the Air Force Productivity Enhancing Capital Investment program, provides funding for improvement projects at Air Force bases worldwide, and provides it fast. The program, over time, saves the Air Force hundreds of millions of dollars. One good example of how the program

  • Airman's Attic has new coordinator, new hours

    The Airman's Attic on M Street across from Outdoor Recreation has a new coordinator. Her name is Wendy Wendler and she has been quite involved in volunteer work during her years as a military spouse in addition to raising two children. "Since the kids are driving age now and out and about a lot, I

  • Kirtland BX holiday hours

    The holiday season is upon us and the BX will have the following holiday hours from December 1-23: · Monday through Saturday-8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Normal hours). From December 24- January 1, the hours are:· Dec. 24-6 a.m.-4 p.m. · Christmas Day-closed · Dec. 26-30 Normal

  • Volunteer tax preparers needed for VITA program

    One great benefit for military members during the tax season is free income tax assistance! Not only are your tax returns prepared for you, but they are filed electronically without charge as well. This means you get your refund in about two weeks or less. The only practical way to make this

  • Trestle designer turns 87, returns for visit

    The Kirtland AFB Trestle Facility is arguably one of the largest all wood structures in the world, an engineering marvel and a landmark of the Cold War. The reason for the Trestle and its all wood design was to test the affects of electomagnetic pulse, generated during a nuclear explosion, on

  • Kirtland’s government fuel station goes E85

    The 377th Air Base Wing has taken another huge step toward reducing its impact on the environment by introducing the use of the alternative fuel, E85. This is in addition to the existing alternative fuel, bio-diesel, which was introduced to Kirkland AFB in 2005. E85 is the term for motor fuel blends

  • Commentary: Commander’s Corner — The solution is simple, slow down!

    Would you believe me if I told you that Kirtland AFB is averaging two to three vehicle accidents a day? What if I told you that during the opening weeks of school we stopped 10-20 speeders a day in the school zones during children crossing times. Can you believe that our volunteer school crossing

  • Commentary: The State of the Environment on Kirtland Air Force Base

    There are a lot of terms out there today that describe how "environmental" something or someone is: sustainable, ecological, green, energy efficient, good stewardship, etc. Is Kirtland AFB any of these things? Frankly, those terms mean different things to different people - rarely does anything