Kirtland welcomes new Wing Chaplain Published Aug. 29, 2023 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Lt. Col. Michael Hayhurst, 377th Air Base Wing Chaplain, was officially welcomed to the Kirtland Chapel during a passing of the stole ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 29, 2023. Col. Julian Gaither, Command Chaplain, Air Force Global Strike Command and Col. Michael Power, 377th Air Base Wing commander, assisted during the stole ceremony. The Stole ceremony is a symbolic event that marks the transition of chaplain corps authority from one wing chaplain to another wing chaplain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Berenger.)