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- Hi, I'm Colonel Rick Gibbs, Installation Commander

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for Kirtland Air Force Base.

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^I'm responsible for ensuring members of Team Kirtland

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^and our families remain protectected.

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Since October, Force Protection related measures

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and construction have caused numerous gate hour changes.

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I understand that all alterations to gate operations

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cause confusion.

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Force Protection measures are implemented to ensure

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consistent and reliable safe guards

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during the base entry process.

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We have to protect Team Kirtland, our families,

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and our visitors from potential criminal

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and terrorist threats.

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This means that we make it very difficult for someone

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with ill intent to intrude on our base.

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I appreciate the patience

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that you've shown during the construction phase.

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We do understand that these changes in gate schedules

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and accessibility have been extremely frustrating,

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but please understand that our security force professionals

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will continue to enforce and protect our base resources.

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Protecting Team Kirtland requires a certain manning

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configuration, physical barriers

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and authentication at our gates.

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We've also been upgrading security equipment on

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both Gibson and Wyoming gates

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where major Albuquerque roads intersect with the base.

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These security upgrades will lead to

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more consistent schedules and better protection.

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But as any one of our defenders will tell you,

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Force Protection is an ongoing process

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and will continue to review our security policies

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and enhance our security measures.