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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
April 16, 2024
Kirtland Partnership Committee Visits Kirtland AFB

The Kirtland Partnership Committee visits Kirtland to see Team Kirtland's mission and what we are doing for the community at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., April 12, 2024. During this presentation, the community partners toured the base, viewed the C-130, CV-22 and the HH-60, and asked questions
March 22, 2024
A Resilient Journey

At the young age of 11, Valentina Basile said farewell to the bustling city of Toronto, Canada, as her family ventured south to the scenic mountains of Fairfax, Virginia in the United States. This transformative journey into the U.S., motivated by her father’s job working for an airport, shaped the
March 7, 2024
Bamboo Eagle, first-ever US, UK, AUS C2-driven, live-fly, simultaneous LVC exercise

Airmen from the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, Nellis Air Force Base, and Kirtland AFB executed the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center's first-ever C2-driven, live-fly and simultaneous live, virtual, and constructive exercise Bamboo Eagle for more than 3,000 U.S. service members and
Feb. 23, 2024
Empowering tomorrow’s leaders: UNM ROTC cadets attend Kirtland’s combative course

Kirtland’s 377th Security Forces Group conducted a combative course for the University of New Mexico, Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 9, 2024. Situated in the heart of Albuquerque, Kirtland symbolizes service and unity. For James Brining, an ROTC cadet
Feb. 6, 2024
Enhancing Leadership Beyond Duty: Kirtland’s first sergeant professional development seminar

In an effort to promote professional growth and build camaraderie, the first sergeants from Kirtland, Cannon, and Holloman Air Force Bases and the New Mexico Air National Guard recently gathered for a seminar that extended beyond their conventional roles at Kirtland from Feb. 1-2, 2024. With about
Feb. 1, 2024
Maxwell welcomes first active-duty flying training unit since 1945

The 908th Airlift Wing has an active-duty associate mission partner on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama for the first time.Detachment 3 of the 58th Operations Group had an official activation ceremony Jan. 31, 2024, on Maxwell.
Jan. 26, 2024
Congressman Mike Turner Visits Kirtland AFB: Focus on National Security and Collaboration

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) visited Kirtland Air Force Base this week for an oversight visit of the National Nuclear Security Administration and their work on triad modernization and long-range precision strike weapons, as well as intelligence programs involving Los
Jan. 26, 2024
Leadership Beyond the Rank: CMSAF JoAnne S. Bass engages with Kirtland Airmen

In a powerful demonstration of leadership and commitment to the welfare of Airmen, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, visited Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 22-24, to listen and address the concerns of today’s Airmen.

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