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Dr. Peter Wegner

Dr. Peter Wegner
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Educational amphibian presentation for children at 11 a.m. Saturday

Dustin Akins displays the carcasses of a blacktail rattlesnake, a prairie rattlesnake and a bullsnake to children at the library during a presentation Sept. 15. Akins will present and answer questions about a variety of amphibians from 11 a.m. to noon Oct. 20 at the library.
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Nuclear Pioneer Dies

Leon D. Smith, a pioneer in the United States military’s nuclear enterprise, died Oct. 14 in Albuquerque at age 92. (Photo by Todd Berenger)
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Make a pledge

KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. -- Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander, signs his Combined Federal Campaign form Oct. 4. The CFC runs through Nov. 14. (Photo by Todd Berenger)
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Marathon

Senior Airman Anne Price, 898th Munitions Squadron, completed the Air Force Half-Marathon on Sept. 15.
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Marathon

Senior Airman Anne Price, 898th Munitions Squadron, crosses the finish line Sept. 15 during the Air Force Half-Marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
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Preparing for the flu season

KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. -- Staff Sgt. Joshua Walker, 377th Medical Group, gives a flu shot to Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander, while Tanya Harencak, his wife, assists. (Photo by Todd Berenger)
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'Operation Carpetbagger’

“Carpetbaggers” from the 801st Bombardment Group and 492nd Bombardment Group toured 58th Special Operations Wing aircraft Sept. 7. Under the codename “Operation Carpetbagger,” aircrews flew secret night missions over occupied Europe during World War II dropping a variety of supplies to resistance forces in Europe. Supplies included weapons, ammunition, food, clothing and many other daily necessities. From January 1944 to May 1945, they completed 1,860 sorties and delivered 20,495 containers and 11,174 packages to resistance forces in western and northwestern Europe. (Photo by Todd Berenger)
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Lance P. Sijan award winner, AETC

Tech. Sgt. Jason N. Davis, 58th Special Operations Wing command chief executive assistant.
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Commanders Cup trophy

Col. Paul Barney, 377th Security Forces Group commander, Staff Sgt. Anthony Meadows, 377th Security Forces Squadron, Chief Master Sgt. Philip Gaudette, 377th Weapons Systems Security Squadron first sergeant, and Chief Master Sgt. David John, 377th SFG chief enlisted manager, accept the Commander's Cup for the 377 SFG. The Commander's Cup is awarded annually to the unit that earns the most points during the four intramural sports throughout the fiscal year. Photo by Ken Moore
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KAFB Chiefs versus Eagles softball game

Col. Steve Reese, 377th Medical Group commander, prepares to throw across the diamond during the Chiefs versus Eagles game. Photo by Ken Moore
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KAFB Chiefs versus Eagles softball game

Chief Lee Thompson, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, makes a play on defense during the Chiefs versus Eagles game. Photo by Ken Moore
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KAFB All Star softball game

Staff Sgt. Anthony Meadows swings at a pitch during the All-Star Game. Photo by Ken Moore
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Motorcycle stunt

Aaron Colton, motorcycle stunt rider, shows precise control during his demonstration. Photo by Ken Moore
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Motorcycle stunt

Aaron Colton, motorcycle stunt rider, performed Aug. 30, in addition to the Chiefs versus Eagles and all-star softball games, and Commander’s Cup presentation. Photo by Ken Moore
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Guardians at the gate

KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. -- Airman 1st Class Willie Fox, 377th Security Forces Squadron, inspects a vehicle Aug. 28 at the Contractor Gate. (Photo by Ken Moore)
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Airman naturalized

KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. -- Airman 1st Class Ngeluul Ngiraulau, 58th Special Operations Wing, was naturalized as a U.S. citizen Aug. 24 at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial. Ngiraulau was born in the Republic of Palau, but calls Reno, Nev., her hometown and has lived in the U.S. since she was 18 months old. Ngiraulau enlisted in the Air Force in May 2011. (Photo by Todd Berenger)
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377 WSSS receives AFMC award

KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. -- The 377th Weapons Systems Squadron was presented the 2011 Air Force Materiel Command “Best Large Security Forces Unit” award Aug. 22. The squadron recently revealed its new unit logo. (Photo by Todd Berenger)
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AFNWC commander reads to first-graders

KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. -- Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander, reads to first-graders Aug. 20 at Sandia Base Elementary School. (Photo by Todd Berenger)
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This Week in History: First automatic aircraft landing

On Aug. 23, 1937, at Wright Field, Ohio, Capt. Carl J. Crane and Capt. George V. Holloman made the first wholly automatic aircraft landing, without intervention from the pilot or from the ground. Crane, who had invented the system, and Holloman, the Fokker C-14 pilot, were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Mackay Trophy for 1937 for the historic flight. Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. was renamed on Jan. 13, 1948, in honor of Col. Holloman, who was killed in a B-17 Flying Fortress crash on Formosa (Taiwan) in 1946.
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