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  • From Vietnam to OEF: Pilot flies last mission of career

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Routt, a pilot deployed with the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, flew the last combat air mission of his 33-year military career over the skies of Afghanistan, April 12.During his career, Routt, a native of Spokane, Wash., has witnessed several operations -- from

  • CMSAF No. 5 speaks at Kirtland AFB events

    Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor visited Kirtland Air Force Base from March 22 to 24 to speak at the Air Force Inspection Agency annual awards banquet, the Airman Leadership School graduation and to Airmen at the base.Gaylor was the fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air

  • Kirtland Satellite Operations Team awarded

    Retired Lt. Gen. Gene Tattini, former commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center and currently the deputy director at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., visited the Space Development and Test Directorate recently to congratulate the SDTD CloudSat Operations team for a

  • Kirtland to rename street for fallen warrior

    Kirtland Air Force Base officials will rename a base street April 3 in honor of a fallen warrior.The ceremony changing the name of M Street to Griffin Avenue in honor of a fallen security forces defender, Staff Sgt. Travis L. Griffin, will be at 10 a.m. at Building 20412, the security forces

  • 377 ABW Command Post claims three AFMC annual awards

    The 377th Air Base Wing Command Post has been named the Air Force Materiel Command 2011 Small Command Post of the Year, and can boast of having both the AFMC Command Post NCO and Airman of the Year.According to the award nomination, the 377 ABW Command Post is the most diverse in AFMC, providing

  • AFNWC officer helped lead 451 EMSG

    During a commanders call Feb. 23 at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, AFNWC commander, presented Col. Robert Widmann, AFNWC director of contracting, with the Bronze Star Medal.Widmann was awarded the medal for meritorious service as deputy commander of the 451st

  • 58 SOW team named best in AETC

    A Team Kirtland organization has been named the top of the line in Air Education and Training Command for 2011. The 58th Special Operations Wing Aviation Resource Management team is the best in AETC, claiming the Sergeant Millard D. 'Dee' Campbell Award in the small unit category. The AETC Director

  • Spouse earns annual AFMC award

    Patricia Sulham, wife of Major Clifford Sulham, has been named the 2012 AFMC Connie Yates Spouse of the Year. Sulham will compete at the Air Force level for the prestigious Joan Orr Spouse of the Year award. She volunteers as a key spouse for Air Force Research Laboratory.The Key Spouse program is

  • Kirtland AFB honors 'Order of the Nucleus' recipients

    Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander, inducted a new class of "Order of the Nucleus" recipients Feb. 16 at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. The "Order of the Nucleus" is an AFNWC award presented to those who are supporting and have supported the

  • Team Kirtland Top 3 elects new officers

    The Team Kirtland Top 3 Association recently elected a new executive council for 2012. Association members elected the following senior non-commissioned officers to the organization's top positions:  President: Master Sgt. Adam Sauls, 377th Aerospace Medicine Squadron  Vice President: Master Sgt.