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  • Military working dog does a super job sniffing out ordnance

    Mandatory noncommissioned officer retraining...not always something that will bring a smile to an Airman's face, but what if it meant having a constant companion with capabilities that are truly superhuman? Talk to someone in the K-9 unit. It's probably not for everyone, but Staff Sgt. Raymond

  • 58th MXS helicopter engine technician joins Kung Fu few

    Senior Airman Marie R. Warren, 58th Maintenance Squadron, has joined an elite few by attaining a First Degree Black Belt in Kung Fu. Her instructor, Abram Tamez, owner of the Chinese Shao-Lin Center and head instructor, said that only nine percent of those who start training in Kung Fu ever attain

  • Airmail: Call 846-4240 or e-mail airmail@kirtland.af.mil

    How can I talk to my children by phone while I'm deployed in Iraq? I am deployed to Iraq. I can't make a morale phone call to my son or daughter through the Kirtland switch. They have AT&T phones with local Albuquerque numbers. The system doesn't allow these local numbers. The telephone help desk

  • COMMENTARY: Thanks for honoring me with such a warm welcome

    I would like to begin by extending my sincere thanks to Team Kirtland for the warm welcome extended to me and my family as we transitioned to our new assignment. The base support for our relocation has been outstanding. My entire family is excited about our move to Albuquerque and look forward to

  • 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