KADD celebrates a successful 2014 Published Jan. 9, 2015 By Ryan Stark Nucleus writer KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Kirtland Against Drunk Driving's efforts to save lives paid off in 2014. There were 420 "saves" -- the number of people given rides home -- and 2,687 miles driven for the year. Those affiliated with the base who have been drinking and do not feel safe driving may call KADD and receive a safe ride home. Volunteers from a number of Air Force units and organizations provide the rides on a no-questions-asked basis. Master Sgt. Wayne Sharp of the 377th Air Base Wing and KADD coordinator said the program has had great support from agencies across Kirtland. "It has a lot to do with commanders and first sergeants getting their people to be good wingmen and make a plan (for getting home safely)," he said. The number of rides for 2014 is down sharply from around 1,200 rides given in 2011, he said. KADD operates Friday and Saturday nights and holidays. Thanksgiving and Christmas tend to be the quietest, Sharp said. Volunteers from 28 mission partners on base offer their time and use of their vehicles. The program had 212 volunteers in 2014 according to Sharp. Tech. Sgt. Nathan Bolander, president of Kirtland's Rising 6 junior enlisted Airman organization, said Airmen should have a plan to get home safely, but KADD is an option if all else fails. "It's a last resort in terms of getting home safe," he said. "We don't want people to look at KADD as their main plan for getting home, but at the end of the day, it's an option." Volunteers are needed, he said. "We're taking care of our own here and it's about what you're doing for others. And you might be saving a life," Sharp said. KADD can also use money for snacks and gently used DVD movies and video games for volunteers to pass the time while they wait for calls from people needing a ride home. Anyone needing a ride home can call 853-8888. To volunteer or donate, email wayne.sharp@us.af.mil or nathan.bolander@us.af.mil.