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  • Competition teaches students about cyber security

    In coming weeks, teams of Albuquerque high school students will participate in a national competition designed to help them learn to protect computer system and networks. Their success will depend, in part, on the efficacy of Kirtland and Sandia National Laboratories mentors who have helped teach

  • Giant tailgate party planned for UNM-AFA football game

    Fans of Air Force football should plan on joining a giant tailgate party in advance of the New Mexico - Air Force Academy football game Nov. 8.Capt. Daniel Benfield, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, is planning the party for cadets, former graduates, Kirtland personnel and Air Force

  • Kirtland kids see Balloon Fiesta participant up close

    Children at the Child Development Center were able to interact with a Nelly-B, a balloon piloted by a crew from Belgium. Peter Van Overwalle and Filip Audenaert are Belgian citizens and balloon pilots licensed and registered with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. They brought their

  • Firefighters train on burning aircraft

    Members of the 377th Mission Support Group's Fire Department go through live-fire training regularly, and were recently joined by the group's top leaders.At an aircraft burn Sept. 20, Col. Jeffrey Lanning, 377th MSG commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Richard Vargas, 377th MSG superintendent, joined

  • Kirtland Warrior: Airman 1st Class Paul Schmidt

    Kirtland WarriorName: Airman 1st Class Paul Schmidt Squadron: 58th Training SquadronDuty Title: Loadmaster MC-130JHometown: Kodiak, AlaskaGoals: "Since graduating basic training, my short term goal has been to get Below the Zone. I am continuing my education to complete a goal of getting my master's

  • Flu vaccine now available at Kirtland's Immunization Clinic

    The flu vaccine is now available, in shot or mist form, at the 377th Medical Group's Immunization Clinic for active duty, family members and all TRICARE eligible beneficiaries. "Influenza is responsible for approximately 200,000 hospitalizations and an average of 36,000 deaths annually," said Capt.

  • Kirtland takes first place at military Defender's Cup soccer tournament

    Kirtland's soccer team mounted a furious comeback in the final minutes of the championship game of the military Defender's Cup, narrowly edging FE Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., to capture first place honors.Trailing 3-1 with five minutes remaining, Kirtland pulled a defender and started pushing its

  • Base aims to raise $400,000 during Combined Federal Campaign

    Kirtland's Combined Federal Campaign will start Sept. 17 and run through Nov. 12."This year we have a goal to raise at least $400,000 for our campaign," said Master Sgt. Richard Quintanilla, CFC installation officer.There will be a kickoff for the CFC installation campaign at the Raymond G. Murphy

  • Air Force Network migration on its way to Kirtland

    Kirtland will become the next Air Force Materiel Command base to migrate its computer users into a central Air Force Network, or AFNet. Over a six-week period beginning Oct. 14, technicians will begin migrating Kirtland workstations, network users, and e-mail to the AFNet. During the migration,