23rd Annual Tribute to Women in the Military

The 23rd anniversary of the Tribute to Women in the Military will be held March 7 at the Mountain View Club here. The tribute honors all military women, whether they are active duty, Reserve and National Guard members, retirees or veterans. The theme of this year's tribute is "Breaking Boundaries -

377th Services Squadron wins AFMC Best Small Base Award

The Air Force Materiel Command commander has announced that the 377th Services Squadron here has been nominated for the Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Eubank (Small Unit) Award. Col. James L. Playford, AFMC acting director of Manpower, Personnel and Services, wrote, "These outstanding operations will represent

Surgeon breaks 1996 weight lifting record

He can lift more than three times his weight. Big deal, right? Yes, a very, very big deal. We're not talking about some 90-pound weakling here. We're watching as 6-foot-5-inch, 260-pound Maj. (Dr.) Shawn Baker lifts and does "shrugs" with free weights totaling 765 pounds. He could have lifted more,

Military Personnel flight offers appointment system for CAC issuance

Are you tired of the long waits at the MPF to get your Common Access Card issued? Help is here. The MPF, in cooperation with the Kirtland Network System, has launched an appointment system to issue the CACs. This system is available to those personnel who have an account on the Kirtland Network. The

Team Kirtland scores big win in environmental award

The 2007 Federal Energy and Water Management awards have been presented each year since 1981 by the Department of Energy and the Federal Interagency Policy committee. The 2007 winners were selected from nominations submitted by 17 federal agencies. In October 2007, Team Kirtland won the water

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

377th Medical Group wins awards

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