Kirtland Air Force Base, located in New
Mexico, is the largest installation in Air Force Global Strike
Command and sixth largest in the Air Force. The base occupies 51,558
acres and employs over 23,000 people, including more than 4,200
active duty and 1,000 Guard, plus 3,200 part-time Reserve personnel.
Kirtland AFB is the home of...
Air Force Materiel
Command's Nuclear Weapons Center (NWC) with responsibilities
including acquisition, modernization and sustainment of nuclear
system programs for both the Department of Defense and Department of
Energy.
58th Special Operations Wing (58 SOW), an Air
Education and Training Command (AETC) unit that provides formal
aircraft type/model/series training.
Headquarters for Air
Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center.
The 150th
Special Operations Wing of the New Mexico Air National Guard, an Air
Combat Command (ACC)-gained unit.
U.S. Air Force video by
Michael McCool 2D Audiovisual Squadron November 2018
