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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.
A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 – 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado (includes dates of federal mobilization of 150th Group) Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
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 ...
58 SOW Boeing CV-22B Osprey 04-0026. The 58th Operations Group (58 OG) is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 58th Special Operations Wing.It is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
On 15 March 1976, the squadron was relocated to Kirtland Air Force Base, where it added responsibility for search and rescue missions. [ 1 ] In 1987, the 1550th FTS switched to providing special operations and combat rescue aircrew training, being reequipped with the Lockheed HC-130 search and rescue aircraft, which it operated until 1996.
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 ...