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  • Team Kirtland drummer will travel internationally with Tops in Blue

    Airman 1st Class Christopher Gadson has been playing drums most of his life. The 22-year-old musician born to a military family has been honored by being selected to represent Team Kirtland in the 2008 Tops in Blue tour. Airman Gadson, 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron, who prepared a competition

  • Public access defibrillators – a shock of life

    Did you know that one person dies from sudden cardiac arrest every two minutes? SCA is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. The use of an automated external defibrillator greatly increases the chances of survival during the first few minutes of SCA. An AED is a portable

  • Joe Sciabica assigned as AFRL’s executive director

    Joe Sciabica has been assigned as the executive director of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. He is replacing Lester McFawn who is retiring. Mr. Sciabica will be replaced as AFRL director of Sensors Directorate by Dr. David M. Jerome, previously the Air Force Materiel

  • MPF receives upgrades for next generation CAC

    In preparation for the "next generation common access card," the Kirtland Military Personnel Flight recently underwent a series of upgrades to ready CAC issue stations. In the past, the logical and physical access control functions of the card were separate issues. These controls will combine into

  • Practice courtesy on the multi-use recreational pathways

    Who has the right-of-way and who should yield on the multi-use recreational pathways? There have been a few reports of near misses between bicycles and joggers. On Kirtland AFB, the commander has authorized posting signs that require bicycles to yield to joggers. The Kirtland AFB multi-use

  • Airmen come home for the holidays

    377th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen returned from Iraq on Dec. 9. Their families welcomed the Airmen home after they landed at Albuquerque International Sunport.

  • Air Force announces promotions for majors

    The 2007 line of the Air Force, biomedical sciences corps, nurse corps and medical service corps central selection board selected 2,535 captains for promotion. The following Team Kirtland captains were selected for promotion to major: Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Elizabeth T.

  • Team Kirtland military working dogs are top three winners

    The 2nd Annual Southwest Regional Police K-9 Trial was held in Albuquerque earlier in December. In tactical and detection trials, the K-9 dogs were judged in detecting narcotics, explosives, and human remains. Dogs and their handlers were mostly from New Mexico, but some came from other states.

  • How to ethically enjoy holiday parties and gift-giving occasions

    With the holiday season approaching, now is a good time for federal personnel to refresh their memories regarding the ethical rules associated with the parties and gift exchanges that will be occurring during the upcoming months. There are many different ethical rules that both active duty personnel