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  • Youth Center kids get their hands dirty at Garden Club

    Jean Sucher of the Youth Center is giving young folks at Kirtland a good foundation in gardening through the center's Garden Club.Sucher, an avid gardener, helps the elementary school-age children at the center grow vegetables and herbs in several beds at the center. She teaches the kids to check

  • Kirtland Warrior: Airman 1st Class Hannah Seufert

     KIRTLAND WARRIORName: Airman 1st Class Hannah SeufertUnit: 58th Special Operations WingDuty Title: Executive Communications TechnicianHometown: Umatilla, Ore.Goals: Once promoted to senior airman, Seufert wants to become a victim's advocate. Her other goal is to complete her CCAF and earn a

  • WWII veterans get warm reception at Sunport

    A group of World War II veterans exiting a plane Friday at the Albuquerque International Sunport looked as though they just came from a regular vacation, even though their journey was anything but regular.More than 200 people came to welcome 24 veterans back home after their trip to Washington D.C.

  • Kirtland 911 center ready for the unexpected

    Kirtland's Fire Alarm Communications Center is a place that answers the call for people who are, often in a really bad situation.The center -- part of Kirtland's fire department -- operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and, according to its supervisor, Christian Farrow, stays pretty busy."On a

  • Base's annual Summer Bash a success

    Kirtland's annual Summer Bash was Friday as thousands of base community members enjoyed the fun, food and other activities.Joni Van Meir, director of Kirtland's Outdoor Recreation, said that around 7,000 people attended the Bash."We were very, very busy from 10 a.m. on," she said. "We still had a

  • TAI, La Luz camp inspires budding aviators

    The Tuskegee Airmen Inc. Youth Aviation Camp is giving its young participants a taste of air power.The camp started Monday with 26 students, grades 7-11, taking part at Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy at Kirtland.Students learned about forces of flight, aircraft controls and more in a

  • Cross-country runner raises awareness of rare diseases

    Noah Coughlan, who has never served in the military or as a police officer, has received countless thanks for his service to the country.His visit to Kirtland was no different. He took a few hours off from a 3,100-mile run across America to attend Kirtland's Summer Bash event on Friday.This trip --

  • 'Rogue' actor visits Kirtland

    TV drama fans got a treat June 3, when actor Cole Hauser visited Kirtland.Hauser, the star of DirectTV's "Rogue," took time to meet with members of Team Kirtland as part of his ongoing support for the military and to promote his show with an advanced screening of the first episode of the show's

  • CAP holds emergency services exercise

    Members of Civil Air Patrol's New Mexico Wing sharpened their search-and-rescue and disaster assistance skills at Kirtland Air Force Base in a statewide exercise May 23.CAP aircrews and ground staff responded to simulated emergency situations. Five aircraft and more than 60 members took part in the

  • AFNWC contracting officer selected for AFIT

    A contracting officer for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's Contracting Directorate is one of just three enlisted members in the Air Force selected for the Air Force Institute of Technology program.Tech. Sgt. Alicia Binggeli will attend the AFIT's Graduate School of Engineering and Management