Kirtland Air Force Base News

Lt. Governor Diane Denish today hosted members of the Air Force Research Laboratory and the high technology business community to discuss the potential for developing the small satellite industry in New Mexico.

Airmen concerned about becoming glow-in-the-dark targets are sounding off about those shiny Air Force safety belts that clash with their cammies.

There were only 17 Class A mishaps. The next best year was fiscal 2006 with 19 Class A mishaps.

Kirtland Air Force Base has an emergency plan that it constantly reviews, and officials frequently practice for different scenarios like severe weather, aircraft crashes, or terrorist attacks, for example.

Under instructions from U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn, the military services are building into their long-term spending plans the costs of quickly putting into orbit crucial space-based tools.

Three of the satellite instruments that will fly on an upcoming satellite mission called "FASTSAT" have been created at one NASA center and have arrived at another for more tests to ensure they are flight ready for launch.

A spike in auto and motorcycle deaths is prompting the Air Force to tighten its oversight of drivers - both on duty and off.

25 at Whiteman AFB, Mo. The 498th Munitions Maintenance Group relocates from Kirtland AFB to Whiteman AFB, along with its new subordinate unit, the 19th Munitions Squadron.

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale announced it will close its undergraduate degree program at Tyndall Air Force Base in 2010, a local school official confirmed Tuesday.

New Mexico lost 30,900 jobs from September 2008 to September 2009. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the month was 7.7 percent, reported the Department of Workforce Solutions.

Battelle has won nearly $75 million in federal contracts that covers a broad range of work for the U.S. military.

Norton Schwartz, in their Oct 8 memorandum to all Air Force personnel. In fiscal 2008, 29 Airmen were killed in motor vehicle mishaps.

CAMP TAJI, Iraq: Air Force pilots from the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron here train, advise and assist Iraqi helicopter pilots around the clock, helping the Iraqis further develop their air force.

Battelle, the research and development organization, is working with the Air Force under three contracts to support preparedness at its medical centers, emergency response preparation and studies intended to help protect Air Force and Defense Department personnel against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards.

National Security Global Business recently was awarded a number of significant contracts highlighting the broad range of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear capabilities and technology solutions that Battelle offers to federal agencies.

U.S. Air Force pilots here train, advise and assist Iraqi helicopter pilots around the clock, helping the Iraqis to develop a capable Air Force to secure their country.

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. The Air Force and Boeing say an airborne test last month of an advanced tactical laser damaged a moving ground vehicle.A Boeing spokesman says the Sept.

The U.S. Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center officials at Kirtland Air Force Base stood up Det.

Is there a future for a civilian tilt-rotor aircraft? Bell Helicopter thinks so and has teamed with Agusta, the Italian helicopter maker, to develop the Bell/Agusta BA609 for the corporate market.

Brig. Gen. Everett Thomas, pictured here during an African-American Heritage Luncheon in February, is the commander of Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. 50 Years of ICBMs on Alert Posted 10/6/2009 Updated 10/6/2009 by Brig.