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1942 to present | 35° 2' 25.07'' N 106° 36' 32.40'' W | Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico | ICAO: KABQ | IATA: ABQ | FAA: ABQ | Elevation: 5300 feet |
List of units at Kirtland AFB |
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2005- | 71st SOS | V-22 Osprey, | 1994- | 512th RQS | HH-60W Jolly Green II, UH-1N, S-70 H-60, | 1991/07 | 551 SOS | S-65 H-53, S-70 H-60, S-61 H-3, | 1976/91 | 1550 ATTW | HH-1H Iroquois, UH-1N, UH-1F Iroquois, | 1969- | 188 RQS | V-22 Osprey, |
05-Sep-21 - US Air Force 58th Operations Group (58 OG), part of the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland AFB, NM has 5 subordinate squadrons for pilots and crew training in special ops and combat search and rescue (CSAR) from fixed-wing to tilt-rotor to helicopters #SERE
19-Jan-21 - Wendy Smith, a civilian air traffic controller working at Kirtland AFB / Albuquerque International Airport control tower credited with saving the lives of 6 USAF CV-22 Osprey crew and the $90 million aircraft #AirTraffic
18-Dec-20 - USAF 512th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 58th Special Operations Wing (SOW) at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico welcomed the newest combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter, the HH-60W “Jolly Green II”, December 17, 2020 #Kirtland
12-Sep-19 - USAF’ 58th Operations Group (58 OG) Detachment 2 was activated at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico to “Prepare the wing to start formal training on the HH-60W, no later than March of 2021” #Kirtland
18-Sep-18 - First Sikorsky Combat Rescue Helicopter Weapons System and Operational Flight Trainers final assembly underway. 112 HH-60W deliveries expected to begin in 2020 #CombatRescue
10-Jan-17 - An USAF’s Sikorsky HH-60G, tail number 81-23644, passed 12000 flight hours leading all Air Force Pave Hawks. Manufactured in 1983, is flying with the 58th SOW, 512th Rescue Squadron since 1990.
31-May-16 - Kirtland will be the first Air Force base to receive the new Combat Rescue Helicopters CRH-60 / HH-60W, a total of 14 aircraft between fiscal year 2020 and 2028.
15-Apr-15 - Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron VMX-22 tested new software for the MV-22B Osprey in Albuquerque, N.M., April 2, using the difference in terrain to their advantage.
02-Feb-15 - USAF 58th Special Operations Wing has a plan to mitigate aircraft engine damage that happens during training missions using a biodegradable binding material at practice landing zones.
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