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  • Kirtland sergeant receives Bronze Star, Purple Heart medals

    A Kirtland warrior received two military medals after surviving a car bombing while deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan."I never thought I'd receive a Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal," said Tech. Sgt. Austin Hardin, a paralegal in the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Legal Office. "Although I wish I

  • Kirtland spouse nets AFMC Key Spouse of the Year Award

    A Team Kirtland member was selected as the Air Force Materiel Command Key Spouse of the Year.Beth Moran, wife of Master Sgt. Andy Moran of the 377th Security Forces Squadron, was selected for her efforts with the Kirtland Key Spouse Program. She said she is honored to receive the award, but shares

  • Kirtland has flock of bird studies

    Kirtland's Natural Resource office is conducting seven studies of the bird population found on base.The birds the office is interested in include the burrowing owl, loggerhead shrike, gray vireo, raptors and migratory songbirds."The majority of the research we have going on base are studies on

  • AFRL La Luz Academy holds ‘egg-cellent’ symposium

    The Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy STEM Challenge Flight really came out of its shell at the culminating STEM Challenge Symposium.AFRL La Luz Academy at Kirtland is an education outreach program that promotes science, technology, engineering and math education activities for New Mexico

  • Base Chapel hosts Holocaust remembrance ceremony

    Approximately 100 Team Kirtland members congregated April 30 at the Base Chapel for the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.Following a presentation of the colors by the Kirtland Honor Guard, singing of the National Anthem, and an invocation by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Thomas Elbert, three members of the

  • Young Marines learn about camouflage, first aid

    Fifteen young Marines got to see something special demonstrated at Kirtland Air Force Base on Saturday.Or, to be more precise, it's what they couldn't see that amazed them.In an undeveloped area in the southern part of the base, a Marine from the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion's Delta Company, part of

  • Natural Resources office studies Kirtland's cougar population

    Kirtland's Natural Resource office is in its third year studying the cougar population on base. Lead by a group from Furman University in South Carolina, the study is designed to take a look at cougar habitat and behavior."It's one of our projects where we aren't concerned about the cougars going

  • Honor Guardsman of the Month: Airman 1st Class Kyle Custard

    Name: Airman 1st Class Kyle CustardUnit: 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron Duty title: Vehicle OperatorJob description: Operating wreckers, tractor trailers, fork lifts, buses and servicing vehicles; overseeing loading and unloading of cargo.Hometown: Saegertown, Pa.Career goals: Serve at least 20

  • Kirtland operations officer presented the Bronze Star Medal

    A Kirtland officer received the Bronze Star Medal in a ceremony at the base theater April 16.Capt. George Hern, operations officer in the 377th Weapon Systems Security Squadron, was recognized for his counterinsurgency efforts while deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, from December 2012 to

  • AFNWC commander receives La Estrella award

    Maj. Gen. Sandra Finan, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander, was recognized with the Young Women's Christian Association's "La Estrella" award at a banquet April 10.The YWCA annual "Women on the Move" awards recognize extraordinary women who are making significant contributions to their