July 30, 2020 KAFB instructors teach riders to stay safe on the roads Although COVID-19 has closed many facilities and canceled courses that Kirtland Air Force Base normally offers, the motorcycle safety course is not one of them. After being compelled to cancel numerous classes, courses resumed on April 16, 2020.
July 27, 2020 Curry takes command of the 58th SOW The new 58th Special Operations Wing commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Curry, took command during a change of command ceremony, July 24, 2020, at Kirtland Air Force Base.
July 23, 2020 20 AF commander visits KAFB; mission continuity amid COVID-19 U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael J. Lutton, 20th Air Force commander, visited Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 21-22, 2020, to meet with Team Kirtland members to learn about the missions they perform everyday and their impacts on national security.
July 20, 2020 Kirtland Spouses Club collects donations for the Navajo Nation The Kirtland Spouses Club (KSC) held a drive-through donation fundraiser to aid in relief efforts for the Navajo Nation at the KSC Clubhouse on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 16 and 17, 2020.
June 23, 2020 Kirtland Top III coordinates community outreach during COVID-19 Members of Team Kirtland TOP III (TKT3) and Airmen participated in a community outreach event at the Roadrunner Food Bank in Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 19, 2020.
June 15, 2020 The 415th AMU celebrates first ‘Black Letter’ aircraft The 415th Aircraft Maintenance Unit launched its first ‘Black Letter’ aircraft June 9, 2020, on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, making maintenance history.
June 11, 2020 Excellence in all we do: 58th MXG wins the AETC 2019 Maintenance Effectiveness Award The 58th Maintenance Group (MXG) recently won the Air Education and Training Command 2019 Maintenance Effectiveness Award, marking the first time they’ve ever won this award.
June 1, 2020 KAFB chaplains, Gravity council serve Airmen free meals KAFB Chaplains and Gravity Council served more than 100 dorm Airmen Chick-fil-A to-go, May 29, 2020, on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
May 22, 2020 Kirtland comes together, celebrates Class of 2020 amid COVID-19 Team Kirtland came together to celebrate its graduating seniors with a parade and small ceremony at Hardin Field on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 21, 2020.
May 18, 2020 Closing out the school year: Team Kirtland celebrates graduates with a parade Sandia Base Elementary School, located on Kirtland Air Force Base, hosted a parade through base housing on May 15, 2020, to celebrate students graduating from the fifth grade.