News - Tag Kirtland AFB

May 17, 2021
KAFB hosts Balloon Glow

Kirtland Air Force Base hosted a Balloon Glow on May 15, 2021, at Hardin Field. The event included a live band, food trucks, games and more for families to enjoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Enrique Barcelo)
May 12, 2021
AFRL intern, son of installation commander, files for laser weapon bay door patent

When his high school dropped the in-person requirement for a senior project due to COVID-19, Matthew Miller, the son of the Kirtland Air Force Base installation commander, (Col. David Miller) chose to move forward anyway—and the experience has changed his perceptions of scientists, and resulted in a
May 5, 2021
Team Kirtland Honor Guard innovates to streamline process

The spirit of innovation is alive and well in the Kirtland AFB Honor Guard, where team members have come up with more efficient ways to meet mission requirements and save time.
April 20, 2021
New Mexico law enables early, out-of-state school enrollment for military kids

On April 6, 2021, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed N.M. Senate Bill 272 into law, allowing incoming military students to register in New Mexico school districts before they physically arrive in the state, effective with school year 2021-2022. Military families inbound to the state
April 14, 2021
58th Maintenance Group takes seven major awards in 2020

The three groups under the 58th Special Operations Wing enjoyed a prosperous 2020. Despite the pandemic, the 58th Operations, 58th Maintenance, and 366th Training Groups produced combat-ready Airmen across six locations, ranging from Alaska to North Carolina. Particularly, the 58th Maintenance Group
April 13, 2021
20 AF command teams meet at Kirtland AFB for Senior Leadership Conference

Senior leaders from 20th Air Force units gathered for their semiannual Senior Leadership Conference at Kirtland AFB, N.M., April 6-9, 2021.
April 8, 2021
Sen. Heinrich visits 58th SOW at Kirtland AFB

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, New Mexico’s senior senator (second from right), visited the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Heinrich visited the simulator for the wing’s new HH-60W “Jolly Green II’ combat search and rescue helicopter, and then
April 7, 2021
The 377th Air Base Wing: 55 years of service

This week marks the 55th birthday of the 377th Air Base Wing. While residents and workers at Kirtland Air Force Base are aware of the 377 ABW’s current role in providing support to the installation, its tenant units and mission partners, and the nuclear enterprise, the wing itself has a very
April 5, 2021
The Origins of Kirtland Air Force Base

Eighty years ago this week, the U.S. Army Air Corps officially named a military aircraft depot just southeast of downtown Albuquerque as “Albuquerque Army Air Base.” The depot had been used as an “Airway Station” and maintenance facility since late 1939, for aircraft being sent to Great Britain
March 31, 2021
Team Kirtland career assistance advisor receives AF award

A senior noncommissioned officer assigned to the 377th Force Support Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., has been selected as the 2020 Air Force Higher Headquarters Command & Control Operations Headquarters Senior NCO of the Year, a functional award for the career field.