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Over 6,000 civilian NM workers to be furloughed

The Defense Department is plans to furlough thousands of its civilian employees here in New Mexico.

Furlough notices delayed at Kirtland

Furlough notices at Kirtland Air Force base have been delayed.

Holloman airman killed in skiing accident

A man killed during a skiing accident this weekend was an officer at Holloman Air Force Base.

Cannon, former airman settle lawsuit

A former airman from Cannon Air Force base who was discharged because he' s gay and stripped of some of his severance pay has won his legal fight.

Fuel spill may pose small risk to ABQ water

New results suggest the massive underground fuel spill at Kirtland Air Force Base may pose only a small risk to Albuquerque’s drinking water.

Special Forces train with special skill

New Mexico sees a lot of the Marines and Air Force men and women around Albuquerque and a number of them are Special Forces, some of the toughest military men

KAFB noncom honored for combat rescues

A flight engineer from Kirtland Air Force Base was honored Friday for heroic flying during combat in Afghanistan.

Redeployment costs jobs at Holloman AFB

Holloman Air Force Base is cutting an estimated 250 jobs next year when the base loses its F-22 Raptor fighters.

Unmanned military aircraft fails in Mach 6 attempt

An unmanned experimental aircraft failed during an attempt to fly at six times the speed of sound in the latest setback for hypersonic flight.

Air Force defends against drone hackers

Last month, some college students were challenged by the Department of Homeland Security to try to hack into a drone flying over White Sands. They did it.

Panetta OKs plan to lift F-22 limits

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has approved an Air Force plan to begin lifting flight restrictions on the F-22 stealth fighter jet, following the ongoing

Giant jet lands at wrong, tiny airport

MacDill Air Force Base is where it was supposed to land. Instead it came to a screeching halt on Davis Island's airport four miles away.

Air Force instructor sentenced to 20 years

An Air Force instructor was sentenced to 20 years in prison Saturday, after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in a sweeping sex scandal that rocked

Prosecutor: USAF Sgt. is a 'predator'

A female Air Force airman has testified that a basic training instructor sexually assaulted her in his office at a Texas base and told her to keep quiet.

Air Force scandal court martial to open

Military officials say the initial flirtations that directed at female trainees at a Texas Air Force base grew into something more sinister: threats and

Military: 4 crewmen dead in air crash

Air Force C-130 tankers will resume firefighting flights Tuesday after the crash of another tanker plane over the weekend that left four crew members dead and

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