Story by Airman 1st Class Stephanie Orta Carranza | 336th Training Support Squadron | 10.24.2024
The 336th Training Group recently gained ownership of 17 new parachute simulators that will assist in training at-risk personnel. “Our globally recognized parachute simulator trains aircrew members for real-world scenarios, improving canopy control and emergency response, ultimately reducing injuries and saving lives,” said Russ Lascink, PARASIM military sales and training vice......
Story by Allen Winston | 377th Air Base Wing | 09.05.2024
The 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., hosted an aircraft arrival ceremony on Sept. 5 to mark the arrival of the U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship. This historic event introduced the AC-130J into the ranks of distinguished aircraft at Kirtland....
Story by Senior Airman Spencer Kanar | 377th Air Base Wing | 07.24.2024
Members of the 58th Special Operations Wing and a development team from the University of Oklahoma are working together to develop a light box meant to replace infrared glow sticks and mimic IR strobes used during night operations....
Story by Airman 1st Class Tallon Bratton | 377th Air Base Wing | 06.25.2024
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. --The 58th Training Squadron has built the first-ever aerial gunnery live fire training facility at Kirtland Air Force Base N.M., 22 May 2024. This state of the art aircrew training device is designed to revolutionize the training of aircrew members using modernized HH-60G and HH-60W aerial gunnery weapon systems....
Story by Airman 1st Class Tallon Bratton | 377th Air Base Wing | 05.23.2024
On Thursday, May 23, 2024, Christopher McCune, 58th Special Operations Wing historian, hosted a visit from retired Maj. Karl Schaefer and his wife, Edda Schaefer, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M....
Story by Senior Airman Ruben Garibay | 377th Air Base Wing | 02.01.2024
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Members from the 58th Special Operations Wing and the Navy Parachute Team, joined forces for a coordinated tandem airdrops and flyover at the American Football Conference Championship game: Kansas City Chiefs versus the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore, Maryland, Jan. 28, 2024....
Story by Airman 1st Class Spencer Kanar | 377th Air Base Wing | 12.05.2023
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M.-- Marines from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 362 “Ugly Angels” visited Kirtland Air Force Base to conduct training from Dec. 6 - Dec. 7, 2023....
Story by Eva Blaylock | 377th Air Base Wing | 09.10.2021
Airmen from the 58th and 150th Special Operations Wings supported The Wall That Heals memorial display in Farmington, N.M., on Sept. 9, 2021....
