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  • Air Force Wingman Safety Gram: reclining seats – No!

    Recently the Air Force lost another valued member while riding as a passenger in a government motor vehicle on duty.  What was significant about this fatality was that the member was wearing his seatbelt!  Unfortunately, he had the seat reclined four inches -- rendering the effectiveness of the

  • Government Travel Card usage and travel advance policy changes

    All DOD personnel must use the Government Travel Card for all expenses arising from official government travel unless otherwise exempted (i.e., new recruits, invitational travel, etc.). The GTC will be used for all authorized travel expenses during temporary duty, deployment and permanent change of

  • 58th offers Introduction to Special Operations class here

    A three-day course, Introduction to Special Operations, will be held June 25-27 at the 58th Training Squadron Auditorium, Building 957 on the west side of Kirtland AFB. The course will be from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Although the course is mandatory for the 58th Special Operations Wing students who are

  • Acquisition transformation regional directors selected

    The Air Force Installation Acquisition Transformation initiative to streamline installation-level purchasing across the continental United States continued to move forward May 21 as Air Force Materiel Command named provisional directors for the new Installation Acquisition Center and the five

  • Guidance for military people who want to appear in film/TV shows as extras

    As New Mexico becomes more involved in the film industry, more opportunities may arise for Airmen to participate. The following guidelines explain the requirements. DODI 5410.16 dated Jan 26, 1988 3.9. Military personnel in an off-duty, nonofficial status may be hired by the production company to

  • South Gate Closure

    Los Picaros Road (the road between Bobby Foster Road and South Gate Road) will be closed over the next several weeks to support a movie company that will be filming and rehearsing. The movie company received permission from the City of Albuquerque to close the road from public access during all

  • Alcoholic energy drinks raise underage drinking concerns

    Jumping on the coattails of the extremely popular energy drinks kids and adults alike are guzzling by the gallon, alcoholic malt beverages with the top ingredients of non-alcoholic energy drinks are imitating the splashy labeling, and perhaps being mistaken for the alcohol-free brand.Most energy

  • SDTW wins big At Guardian Challenge

    The Space Development and Test Wing Space Raiders did well at their first ever Air Force Space Command Guardian Challenge competition.   They won the Brig. Gen. William G. King Jr. Trophy for the best systems wing in Air Force Space Command. The SDTW GC team was comprised of Maj. Jeremy Brown, Capt.

  • Kirtland Officers' Spouses' Club award 2008 scholarships

    Kirtland Officers' Spouses' Club gave out $19,000 in scholarships to 16 Kirtland AFB community students, at the Mountain View Club, May 13.   Col. Mohsen Parhizkar, 377th Air Base Wing vice commander, said, "The volunteers at the Thrift Shop were great contributors to this effort. They really put