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Dignified Arrival

Kirtland Air Force Base Honor Guard members act as pallbearers for Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Heck on Nov. 18 as his remains arrive at the Albuquerque International Sunport en route to Cannon Air Force Base for the funeral. This dignified arrival, the primary mission of honor guards, was the first KAFB Honor Guard has performed in many years. Six Honor Guard members act as pallbearers and a seventh renders a salute. Heck was stationed at Cannon before transferring to Yakota Air Base, Japan, where he died.
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Dignified Arrival

Kirtland Air Force Base Honor Guard members act as pallbearers for Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Heck on Nov. 18 as his remains arrive at the Albuquerque International Sunport en route to Cannon Air Force Base for the funeral. This dignified arrival, the primary mission of honor guards, was the first KAFB Honor Guard has performed in many years. Six Honor Guard members act as pallbearers and a seventh renders a salute. Heck was stationed at Cannon before transferring to Yakota Air Base, Japan, where he died.
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Medal of Honor wall

Air Force Medal of Honor recipients and retired Cols. James Fleming, left, and Joe Jackson shake hands after unveiling the 58th Special Operations Wing Medal of Honor memorial wall during a ceremony Nov. 15.
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Order of the Nucleus

From left, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Commander Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson; Order of the Nucleus inductees Donald Cook, AFNWC Vice Commander Col. George Farfour and Eric Single; Eileen Ball and Katrina Benjamin, representing their father, inductee Benjamin Benjamin; and inductees Jeffrey Bean and James “Al” Moyers pose for a photo before the induction ceremony Friday.
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Belen agreement

From left, MC-130J pilots Maj. Dennis Napier and Capt. Brett Agatep, and 58th Special Operations Wing Commander Col. Brenda Cartier listen as Belen Mayor Jerah Cordova welcomes them to the Belen Alexander Municipal Airport, where aircrews can train under a new joint-use agreement. Napier and Agatep are the first pilots to fly into the airport under the agreement. (Photo by Argen Duncan)
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550th Inactivation

Col. Shelley Rodriguez, 58th Operations Group commander, and 550th Special Operations Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Zoltan Kaszas furl the 550th SOS guidon as Tech. Sgt. Hugo Sandoval holds it during the squadron’s inactivation ceremony Sept. 29 in the 150th Special Operations Wing hangar. (Photo by Dennis Carlson)
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Ribbon cutting

Brig. Gen. Andrew Salas, New Mexico National Guard adjutant general, cuts the ribbon during the dedication of the 250th Intelligence Squadron building Aug. 19. The $5 million state-of-the-art facility features secure workspaces and training areas. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paula Aragon)
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Ribbon cutting

Lt. Col. Susana Smith, commander of the 250th Intelligence Squadron, addresses members of the 150th Special Operations Wing as well as other special guests, during the Aug. 19 ribbon cutting ceremony of their newly remodeled building. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paula Aragon)
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Tree planting ceremony

Members of the base and local communities throw the first shovelfuls of dirt soil on the new tree outside the Mountain View Club at a tree planting ceremony July 29. (Photo by Jamie Burnett)
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Ribbon cutting

David Hardy, in the light-colored jacket at center, former Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate director, and other dignitaries cut a ribbon to open a new building Sept. 22. The facility will be the site of AFRL’s high-powered electromagnetic systems testing at Kirtland. (Photo by Dennis Carlson)
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NCP standup ceremony

Col. Matthew Cox, right, takes a unit guidon from Lawrence Kingsley, director for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection at AFGSC, at an Oct. 2 unit standup ceremony for the Air Force Global Strike Command Detachment 5, Nuclear Control Point at Kirtland Air Force Base. Cox is commander of the new unit, which provides nuclear stockpile operations and nuclear transportation and accountability for the Air Force nuclear enterprise. (Photo by Dennis Carlson)
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NCP standup ceremony

Col. Matthew Cox speaks to an audience at an Oct. 2 unit standup ceremony for the Air Force Global Strike Command Detachment 5, Nuclear Control Point at Kirtland Air Force Base. Cox is commander of the new unit, which provides nuclear stockpile operations and nuclear transportation and accountability for the Air Force nuclear enterprise. (Photo by Dennis Carlson)
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Sleep disorder center groundbreaking

Andrew Welch, New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System director, and Col. Jeffrey White, 377th Medical Group commander, don hard hats and take shovels to break ground for a new, eight-bed sleep disorder center. Supervising is Bill Lawrence (left), VA's project manager for the construction, and Dick Hart, 377th MDG facility chief. (Photo by Jamie Burnett)
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Transfer ceremony

Maj. Gen. Jack Weinstein, 20th Air Force commander, stands with Maj. Gen. Sandra Finan, former Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander, at the 377th Air Base Wing transfer ceremony. The AFNWC transferred command of the wing to Air Force Global Strike Command at a ceremony Oct. 1 at Hardin Field. (Photo by Todd Berenger)
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AFNWC change of command

Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson, speaks to an audience after taking command of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center during a change of command ceremony Oct. 1 at Hardin Field. (Photo by Dennis Carlson)
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AFNWC change of command

Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, left, Air Force Materiel Command commander, pins the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal on Maj. Gen. Sandra Finan, former Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center commander, during a change of command ceremony Oct. 1 at Hardin Field. (Photo by Todd Berenger)
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AFNWC change of command ceremony

Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson, right, takes the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center guidon from Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Air Force Materiel Command, during a change of command ceremony Oct. 1 at Hardin Field. Jansson is the new AFNWC commander. (Photo by Todd Berenger)
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HAARP

Brian Rogers, University of Alaska-Fairbanks chancellor, accepts the ceremonial key to the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, better known as HAARP, in Gakona, Alaska, from Maj. Gen. Thomas Masiello, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, August 11. The ionospheric research facility was transferred from the Air Force to the university to allow for continued exploration via a land-use cooperative research and development agreement. (Photo by Tommie Baker)
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MDG change of command

Col. Eric Froehlich (left), 377th Air Base Wing commander, passes the 377th Medical Group guidon to Col. Jeffrey White at a change of command ceremony July 2. White assumed command of the group at the ceremony, replacing former commander Col. Rachel Lefebvre. (Photo by Jamie Burnett)
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MDG change of command

Col. Jeffrey White speaks to the audience at the 377th Medical Group change of command ceremony July 2. White assumed command, replacing former commander Col. Rachel Lefebvre. (Photo by Jamie Burnett)
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