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  • This week in history -- March 26, 1949: YB-36D first flight

    Early versions of the B-36 were criticized for insufficient performance. On Oct. 5, 1948, Convair proposed that the problems could be addressed by fitting two pairs of turbojets in pods underneath the outer wings, similar to those fitted underneath the inner wing of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet. The

  • Kirtland AFB puts on car safety seat clinic

    Have your child safety seat checked by a certified passenger safety seat technician - no appointment is needed. Bring your car, seat and child to the commissary parking lot Monday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Your seat will be installed correctly or replaced at no charge. For more information,

  • Kirtland AFB Tax Center open through April 12

    The Kirtland AFB Tax Center will be open from Feb. 5 to April 12 to provide free tax-filing services to eligible customers. Hours of operation will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, by appointment and as walk-ins. The Tax Center is in the Consolidated Support Building, between the

  • Kirtland AFB gate hours for Presidents Day holiday

    The Kirtland AFB gates will operate as follows for the Presidents Day holiday Feb. 18: · Eubank: 5 a.m. to midnight· Gibson: Open 24 hours · Truman: Open 24 hours · Maxwell: Open 24 hours· Carlisle, Kirtland Contractor, South Valley and Wyoming gates will be closed.

  • Military widows & widowers to meet

    The next meeting of ACAM (Military Widows and Widowers) will be at 9:30 a.m. March 2 at the Kirtland AFB Chapel Annex. The meetings offer all military retired widows and widowers of all ranks and branches an opportunity to develop friendships, comfort and mutual support. There is a continual need

  • Kirtland Warrior

    Rank/Name: Airman 1st Class Charles GibsonUnit: 58th Maintenance Operations SquadronDuty title: Maintenance AnalysisHometown: Ocala, Fla.Goals Earn Community College of the Air Force degree in maintenance production management Earn a bachelor's degree in computer information systems and a master's

  • Leave carryover extended

    Section 521 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 included a provision to extend the maximum leave carryover of 75 days through Sept. 30, 2015. The previous cutoff date was Sept. 30, 2013, with only 60 days allowed to be carried over on Oct. 1, 2013. For more information,