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  • AFRL, UNM begin new hi-tech partnership

    A collaborative effort here is paving the way for a new center of excellence within New Mexico for the application of Field Programmable Gate Arrays in space and defense systems. Called the FPGA Mission Assurance Center, the project was recently appointed $1.6 million by Congress. FPGAs are

  • B-29 going to pieces for 2-mile move to atomic museum

    The B-29 bomber here is undergoing the first stage of a move to its new home at the National Atomic Museum in Albuquerque. The museum itself will be moving to a new site, where the facility is under construction. The B-52 here is also scheduled to move to the new museum. The planes will be hauled by

  • Public meeting to discuss fuel release

    Kirtland Air Force Base officials will be holding a public meeting on July 31 to discuss the Kirtland AFB Bulk Fuels release and the discovery of fuel product on the water table. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to

  • Eagle Eyes Program: being aware of the world around you

    The Eagle Eyes program is an example the importance of details. Eagle Eyes was developed after September 11, 2001, as a way to make Air Force members more aware of what's going on around them. That includes what happens in the off base communities in which they may live. Eagle Eyes information lists

  • COMMENTARY: It was great ... because you're great!

    This is it ... my final column for the Nucleus. When I first got here in 2006, I realized that my only chance to be "heard" in the base paper was in answering Action Line calls. While I still do that, I wanted some space each week to address not just what's wrong at Kirtland, but to talk about

  • Satellite instruments provide landmark forecast data

    Imagine trying to listen to your favorite radio station, but steady static interrupts the broadcast. Likewise, an in-theater commander attempts to establish contact with one of his deployed units poised for an important operation and cannot due to constant crackling noise - mission improbable! Blame

  • Kirtland Speakers Bureau re-energizes

    The Kirtland Air Force Base Public Affairs office is re-energizing the Kirtland Speakers Bureau. This program is designed to pool together volunteer speakers to help tell the Air Force story to our civilian counterparts in the local community. The Public Affairs office receives numerous requests

  • VA Medical Center renamed

    The Albuquerque Veterans Affairs Medical Center was renamed in a Rededication Ceremony June 7 to honor Raymond G. Murphy. Mr. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for heroism in Korea. He worked for the Albuquerque Veterans Benefits Administration for over 20 years and was a volunteer at the VA