U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caroline Macfarlane, a medical technician assigned to the Personnel Reliability Assurance Program and Flight Medicine Clinic, Kirtland Medical Group, poses for a portrait at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 31, 2026. Originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, Macfarlane provides patient care and coordinates medical evaluations for Airmen enrolled in the Personnel Reliability Assurance Program and personnel on flying status, helping ensure they remain medically qualified to safely execute their missions. Her work directly supports Team Kirtland’s health, readiness and mission requirements. Macfarlane was selected as Kirtland’s Tiger of the Week for her dedication to patient care and mission readiness....
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Col. Justin D. Secrest, 377th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Andrew Rapsavage, 377 ABW command chief, met with recent “Tiger of the Week” recipients to learn more about the “Fighting Tigers” behind the mission.
The Tiger of the Week program reflects Secrest’s focus on people, precision, and progress, recognizing Airmen who contribute to the wing’s mission while highlighting the...
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- On Sept. 14, 1977, a Boeing EC-135K Stratotanker departing from Kirtland Air Force Base to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, crashed into the Manzano Mountains less than three minutes after a nighttime takeoff, killing all 20 service members aboard. Among them was U.S. Army Lt. Col. Paul T. Murphy, who was assigned to U.S. Readiness Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.Â
Nearly 49 years later, retired...
Kirtland Air Force Base, alongside housing officials and residents, gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house June 23 to celebrate the final completion of the Pershing Park Housing Renovation Project.
The milestone marked the culmination of an extensive $25,500,000 investment aimed at upgrading and modernizing junior enlisted housing to improve the quality of life for military families stationed at Kirtland.
