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  • Defense medal awarded to research lab director

    The Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service was presented here July 10 to Susan J. Thornton, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate. Presented by Maj. Gen. Ted F. Bowlds, Air Force Research Laboratory commander at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio,

  • Col. Michael J. Kingsley assumes AFIA command

    Col. Michael J. Kingsley received command of the Air Force Inspection Agency headquartered here July 12 from Lt. Gen. Ronald Sams, Air Force inspector general. Prior to joining Team Kirtland, Colonel Kingsley served as the assistant deputy director for Special Operations, Operations Directorate,

  • Medical Group one of AF's best

    The 377th Medical Group passed last week's Health Services Inspection with flying colors, earning an "Excellent" rating; the second highest score given out this year. The inspection, conducted by a nine-member team from the Air Force Inspection Agency here, awarded the group 90 points out of 100 for

  • News Briefs, June 22

    58th MXS changing commanders The 58th Maintenance Squadron change of command is July 2 at 1 p.m. in the Aerospace Ground Equipment Building 381 on Randolph Avenue. Lt. Col. Timothy K. Moore is relinquishing command to Lt. Col. Leon Dockery, currently the 58th MXS maintenance operations officer.

  • Directed Energy employees recognized

    Two awards, one for Outstanding Civilian Career Service to Dave Tuttle and another for Exemplary Civilian Service to Dr. Kirk Hackett, were among the recognitions given to 28 employees of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate at a ceremony here Friday. Mr. Tuttle, who

  • Rules for operating 2-wheeled vehicles on base

    Evidently many motorcycle and motor scooter operators missed the information about what is required to ride on base. This is the short and sweet of it: meet these requirements and you can legally operate your two-wheeled vehicle on Kirtland AFB. All operators and passengers, whether active duty

  • Yellow card equals med group cash

    Personnel from the 377th Medical Group will now ask for a "yellow card" when patients check in for clinic visits or to pick up prescriptions. The yellow card shows proof that a Record of Other Health Insurance, form DD 2569, is on file with the medical group. The practice will also bring additional

  • Team Kirtland members receive Pentagon honors

    Two members of Team Kirtland received two Air Force small business awards at the Pentagon Wednesday. Joan Fulkerson, Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate here, was awarded the Full-Time Small Business Specialist Award. Capt. Kellie Turner, Space and Missile Systems Center here,