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  • Kirtland Talks: SFS/CC Chamberlin defines the “why”

    Every quarter a member of Team Kirtland gives a short, inspirational talk on various topics related to resiliency, called “Kirtland Talks”. This quarter, Maj. Shawn Chamberlin, 377th Security Forces Squadron commander, spoke on how he discovered his “why” and how Team Kirtland can discover theirs.

  • AETC deputy commander visits 58th SOW

    From left, Staff Sgt. Mark Birrenkott, 58th Aircrew Maintenance Squadron CV-22 Osprey avionics craftsman, and Tech. Sgt. Derek Scott, 58th AMXS CV-22 Osprey crew chief speaks with U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark E. Weatherington, Air Education and Training Command deputy commander, at Kirtland Air

  • KAFB SRT tryouts

    Left, Senior Airman Tariq Sherif Kirtland Air Force Base Special Reaction Team Tryout participant, lifts an ammunition can above his head as many times as he could in one minute at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 19, 2019. In addition to hitting the qualifying number of times an individual

  • Kirtland Fire Dept. trains, graduates new firefighters

    The Kirtland Air Force Base Fire Department swore-in six new firefighters in a ceremony here Dec. 14. The group of cadets completed training at Kirtland, in a Fire and Emergency Services Training Academy program developed by the KAFBFD.

  • Kirtland Talks: Life lessons from the yellow brick road

    The Kirtland Talks discussion was conducted as Chadick prepares for his fourth deployment. Chief said the deployment prompted him to discuss life lessons that he has learned over the 24 years that he has been in the Air Force. His key message centered on the epic battle of life and the four

  • BFF Public Meeting

    Tara Kunkel, APTIM, discusses Kirtland Bulk Fuels Facility remediation data with Dr. Eric Nutall during the poster session preceding the BFF Public Meeting July 12 at the African American Performing Arts Center. The quarterly meeting was held to bring people up to date on remediation efforts and

  • Advanced Systems and Development Directorate gets new CC

    Col. Timothy Sejba receives the Advanced Systems & Development Directorate guidon during a change of command ceremony July 13 here, as Lt. Gen. John Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., presides. The directorate and its parent SMC are both

  • 58th SOW Airman awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

    Maj. Michael Tolzien from Kirtland’s 58th Special Operations Wing was recognized at a July 6 ceremony with the Distinguished Flying Cross for his efforts as an aircraft commander who provided airdrop support to allied forces under heavy fire.

  • AFCEC director visits Kirtland

    Trent Simpler, Army Corps of Engineers project manager for the bulk fuels facility, presents tools used in the groundwater treatment facility to Edwin Oshiba, Air Force Civil Engineer Center director, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., March 22. This was Oshiba’s first visit to Kirtland as AFCEC