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Kirtland Air Force Base was named for Colonel Roy C. Kirtland (1874–1941) in February 1942. Colonel Kirtland learned to fly in 1911 in one of the first Wright airplanes at Dayton, Ohio . During World War I , he organized and commanded a regiment of mechanics and served as an inspector of aviation facilities.
In support of the U.S. Test Readiness Program that was initiated in response to the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) of 1963, Sandia National Laboratories configured three NC-135 aircraft as flying laboratories to support atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons, should testing resume. These aircraft were based at Kirtland Air Force Base.
The 705th Combat Training Squadron is a United States Air Force unit located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. It is assigned to the 505th Combat Training Group and conducts live, virtual, constructive exercises at all levels of operation.
The 377th Air Base Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force based at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The wing has been the host unit at Kirtland since January 1993. [ 1 ] It was activated on 1 January 1993, [ 2 ] when Air Force Materiel Command assumed responsibility for operating the base from Air Mobility Command .
Sep. 5—Albuquerque residents will soon see a new, gray plane parting the skies over Kirtland Air Force Base. The 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland was named by the Air Force as the best ...
Flight crews of the 39 RQS and HC-130 flight crew on the 920 RQW staff began rotating through the 58th Special Operations Wing's 415th Special Operations Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico on extended temporary duty for transition training on the HC-130J while 920th Maintenance Group personnel rotated through the 82nd Training Wing ...
Kirtland Air Force Base pararescuemen are training to save civilians and military personnel from the oppressive heat. Military pararescue units do search and rescue missions and treat injured ...
188th Fighter Squadron F-51H Mustang [c]. 507th Fighter Squadron was redesignated the 188th Fighter Squadron on 24 May 1946, and allotted to the National Guard.It was organized at Kirtland Field, New Mexico and was extended federal recognition on 7 July 1947.