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  • Tribal Wings, Embracing Heritage in the Air Force

    In the vast landscapes of Gallup, New Mexico, Darrell Charlee’s journey began, shaped by his Navajo culture. Born into a community deeply rooted in tradition, Charlee, a Tech. Sgt. from the Kirtland Air Force Inspection Agency, found himself straddling the delicate line between his cultural heritage

  • Team Kirtland engages with local students

    A member from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Kirtland Air Force Base gives a demonstration to local students during a discovery festival at Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M., Nov. 17, 2023. Students were encouraged to visit various booths which included DTRA, the Air Force Research

  • Service, Sacrifice and Perspective

    Today veterans make up 5.6% of the total civilian labor force. After 23 years of faithful service, Nicole Shepard, a retired U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant and current 377th Air Base Wing resident advocate, has joined that percentage and now continuously strives to convey to others the

  • AFGSC Command Chief First Sergeant briefs Kirtland first sergeants

    Chief Master Sgt. Neco Johnson, Air Force Global Strike Command command chief first sergeant, lead Kirtland’s biannual first sergeant symposium at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 31, 2023. The purpose was to train and prepare NCOs to become interim first sergeants, who are crucial to leading and

  • Kirtland Senior Enlisted Leader Mentorship

    Members of Team Kirtland participate in a senior enlisted mentorship at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 24, 2023. Airmen 1st Class Bre Asia Lofton from the 377th Medical Group discussed her future with senior enlisted mentors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tallon Bratton)

  • Kirtland uses innovation to help send satellites to space

    The Air Force relies on its Airmen to be innovators that bring new processes and technologies to life. A group of 58th Special Operations Wing Airmen from the aircraft metals technology shop at Kirtland Air Force Base took up this challenge when they used their metals technology expertise to create