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July 25, 2025
Enhanced Use Lease Spurs Growth with First Business Opening at MaxQ@Kirtland

The continued development of MaxQ@Kirtland, a project made possible through an Enhanced Use Lease agreement, marks a significant step in Kirtland Air Force Base’s commitment to driving local economic growth and strengthening community ties.
July 3, 2025
Inside Kirtland Air Force Base’s Special Warfare Pipeline

While Kirtland Air Force Base is recognized for its extensive research, development and testing missions, it also hosts units that train, develop and educate Air Force special operators.
June 18, 2025
Members of Team Kirtland Welcome Home Veterans of the Honor Flight

A member of Team Kirtland escorts a veteran of the Honor Flight during a welcome home ceremony at Albuquerque International Sunport, N.M., June 13. During the event, members of Team Kirtland and the Albuquerque community joined together to celebrate the service, sacrifice and courage of these
June 16, 2025
377 MXS Change of Command Ceremony

Col. Thane Sisson (left), 377th Maintenance Group commander, passes the guidon from Maj. Cody Stocker (right), incoming 377th Maintenance Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., June 13. The passing of the guidon is a ceremonial tradition symbolizing
June 6, 2025
STEM exhibits take center stage at the Kirtland Air Fiesta

While jets roared overhead at the Kirtland Air Fiesta, guests were encouraged to visit the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Hangar to see the driving force of a different kind of power — the power of science, technology, engineering and math.
June 4, 2025
Soaring Together: Kirtland Air Fiesta 2025

Kirtland Air Force Base welcomed over 30,000 visitors this weekend for the return of the Kirtland Air Fiesta, highlighting the Air Force’s capabilities and deepening the bond between the military and the local community.
June 2, 2025
Strategic Integration and Deterrence Take Center Stage in Bamboo Eagle

As the pace and scale of joint operations continue to intensify in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Air Force and its partners are drawing strategic insights from Bamboo Eagle 25-1, a large-scale exercise designed to refine the command-and-control capabilities needed for the future fight. Held this
Oct. 18, 2024
Kirtland Air Force Base Celebrates Progress on New Sandia Base Elementary School with Historic Signing Event

A piece of history was written, quite literally, at Sandia Base Elementary School on Kirtland Air Force Base Oct. 17, as students, teachers, and community members gathered for a special column signing event and walkthrough to commemorate the construction of their new school building. The event
Oct. 9, 2024
Dr. Kenneth S. Obenberger of DOD's Air Force Research Laboratory receives prestigious Arthur S. Flemming Award

Dr. Kenneth S. Obenberger, a Senior Research Physicist at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL) at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., has been named a recipient of the prestigious Arthur S. Flemming Award for his innovative work in radio wave propagation and plasma
Oct. 7, 2024
Innovative Testing and Skilled Personnel Drive Space RCO’s Newest Success

The U.S. Space Force's Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO), headquartered at Kirtland AFB, is leading the charge in innovative defense technology with its Remote Modular Terminal (RMT) program. At the heart of this success is Lt. Col. (sel) Drew Hines, the program’s logistics officer and

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