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  • Firefighters set to host annual charity event

    One of Kirtland’s biggest charitable events of the year will take place Dec. 20, and organizers are looking for donations and volunteers to help make it a success. Operation Holiday Cheer is hosted by the base’s firefighters and has been an annual holiday tradition for 39 years.

  • Native New Mexican trains future Air Force NCOs

    One New Mexico native is working to help Airmen in the United States Air Force prepare for promotion by teaching them how to supervise and lead effectively. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Garcia is an instructor in Airmen Leadership School, a six-week course that teaches Airmen supervisory skills. The course

  • AFNWC raises almost $3,500 for local schools

    Members of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center raised thousands of dollars in donations this month for Albuquerque elementary schools. They also surpassed the amount donated in 2016 by nearly 600 percent.They delivered school supplies to Kirtland, Wherry and Mission Avenue elementary schools. These

  • New Tai Chi classes offer exercise, stress relief

    Tai Chi is showing itself as beneficial in helping individuals improve strength and balance while sharpening their mental focus.The Health Promotion Program will host a “Tai Chi for Beginners” class from noon to 12:30 p.m. June 28 at the 377th Medical Group Physical Therapy Gym.For now, the classes

  • Ranch visit strengthens partnership with Kirtland AFB troops

    Airmen recently had the opportunity to visit the 4 Daughters Ranch and try their skills as ranch hands.The ranch, owned and operated by Mike Mechenbier, the 58th Special Operations Wing’s honorary commander, gave the Airmen the opportunity to administer shots, clip ears, and brand three-month-old

  • AFNWC receives Air Force Organizational Excellence award

    The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center received the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for the fourth time since the center stood up in 2006. The four awards span seven consecutive years, from 2009 through 2015.Ensuring U.S. nuclear weapons are “never doubted and always feared,” AFNWC

  • AFRL Commanders Challenge seeks participants

    “Got innovation?” That’s a question that AFRL New Mexico’s John Holbrook is asking of Team Kirtland in advance of this year’s AFRL Commanders Challenge.Holbrooks is looking for a team of junior members (officers, enlisted members, and civilians with under 10 years of service) with a passion for

  • Former Vietnam POW speaks to Team Kirtland about courage, commitment

    Character, courage, and commitment were three key teaching points of the presentations given to base members by former Vietnam prisoner of war Lee Ellis May 2 and 3.Ellis, a retired Air Force colonel, was on a bombing mission during the Vietnam War when his aircraft was severely damaged.  He was