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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.
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.
On June 3, 2011 at Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), the New Mexico Civil Air Patrol Wing received an "Excellent" rating for its performance on its Air Force mandated Operations Evaluation held on April 29 through May 1 at Kirtland AFB and throughout New Mexico.
Aug. 2—With temperatures nearing 100 degrees for New Mexico, little rain in sight and expected weather advisories statewide, Kirtland Air Force Base pararescuemen are training to save civilians ...
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 ...
In January 1993, the 301st Rescue Squadron (301 RQS), a geographically separated unit (GSU) of the 939th Rescue Wing (939 RQW) at Portland Air Reserve Station, Oregon, moved from its former home station at Homestead Air Force Base, which had been devastated by Hurricane Andrew, to Patrick Air Force Base. [14] [15] In one day in March 1993, the ...
The 150th Special Operations Wing (150 SOW) is a unit of the New Mexico Air National Guard, stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base. The wing traces its history back to the expansion of the 150th Tactical Fighter Group into the 150th Fighter Wing in 1995.