News Search

  • Construction continues on Nuclear Weapons Center facility

    Construction is underway on the second phase of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center expansion at Kirtland.The first phase, completed in June, consisted of a $23.5 million, 57,000 square-foot facility connected to the existing Nuclear Weapons Center via a secure enclosed walkway. The second phase, a

  • Vietnam POW shares lessons learned

    Stay positive, confront your doubts and fears, and use your challenges and suffering as opportunities for growth were just a few messages shared by former Vietnam prisoner of war Lee Ellis during multiple presentations to base members Oct. 19 and 20.Ellis, a retired Air Force colonel, is a highly

  • Operational security exercise to impact Kirtland operations

    Kirtland is gearing up for an operational security exercise, the first base-wide exercise under Air Force Global Strike Command. The exercise takes place Nov. 2 to Nov. 6 and will impact base operations and cause disruptions throughout the week.Kirtland will test base security procedures through

  • KIRTLAND WARRIOR: Senior Airman Alan Phan

    KIRTLAND WARRIOR:Name: Senior Airman Alan PhanUnit: 898th Munitions SquadronDuty title: Special Weapons MaintainerHometown: Rochester, MinnesotaGoals: His short term goal is to complete his Community College of the Air Force degree and his long term goal is to travel overseas with his

  • Former Vietnam prisoner to share leadership lessons at Kirtland

    Team Kirtland members are in for a treat next week, as motivational speaker and former Vietnam prisoner of war Lee Ellis will be at the base to share his message.Ellis is an award-winning author, leadership consultant and expert presenter in the areas of leadership, teambuilding and human

  • Flu vaccine available for active-duty, high-risk patients

    The flu vaccine is now available, in shot or mist form, at the 377th Medical Group for active-duty Air Force members and those at high risk of developing complications from the virus.Receiving a flu vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and your family members from the influenza virus during

  • Youth Center's grand Halloween event Bootastic to feature haunted house

    The planning committee for Bootastic, the Youth Center's grand Halloween event, gathered Sept. 8 to start planning, according to the center's director, Camille Ozores.The Torch Club, a group of young volunteers, is spearheading the event, which drew around 2,000 visitors last year.There will be

  • New Kirtland building to house AFRL's electromagnetic systems

    A crowd gathered inside a towering white room at Kirtland Sept. 22 to dedicate a newly constructed building for electromagnetics work at the Air Force Research Laboratory.Building 903, just south of the Truman gate, will bring together people and equipment that have, up to now, been spread across

  • Construction set to begin on sleep disorder center

    Officials from the Air Force and New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System grabbed shovels and donned hard hats and broke ground on a new site for a sleep disorder center at a ceremony Oct. 5.The new building, expected to open in late 2016, will provide an up-to-date facility for diagnosis and