When Pia Romero enlisted in the military more than three decades ago, she viewed it as a way to pay for college and to give back to her community. Read moreNM Army National Guard promotes first female general, here's her story
Roughly a 20-minute drive on Kirtland Air Force Base leads to a small, two-story storage unit tucked within the mountains. It's the first ever aerial gunnery live-fire training facility, overseen by the 58th Special Operation Wing.
With temperatures nearing 100 degrees for New Mexico, little rain in sight and expected weather advisories statewide,
Some 50 years ago, 2 million to 4 million gallons of gasoline had slowly leaked into the ground during routine airplane refueling at Kirtland Air Force Base. Officials from the base and the state were not concerned by the fuel leaking into th…
The 79th anniversary of the Trinity Test, the first nuclear explosion, is Tuesday. Here are five things to know about the historic detonation.
The 79th anniversary of the Trinity Test is less than a week away, and one New Mexico senator is still pushing to expand a federal program that would compensate New Mexico downwinders.
New Mexico is relying on a new Environmental Protection Agency rule to pursue the Department of Defense for the costs of cleaning up PFAS contamination near several military installations and for damages from contamination.
CORRECTION: This story has been corrected to reflect the history of the name of the Los Lunas American Legion Post.
With tears welling up in his eyes and anguish etched on his face, 84-year-old Vietnam veteran Jim Joyce recalled what it was like to get off the plane in Washington when he returned home from the Vietnam War in 1970.
Members of the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base gave their outgoing commander one final salute and then did the same to the incoming leader at a ceremony on Friday.
The Air Force, Navy and the Southwest Indian Foundation partnered to build a home for a WWII veteran’s family.
The bill passed by a 217-to-199 vote, on Friday, largely along party lines with Republicans introducing over 300 amendments to the bill, some of which were anti-reproductive rights and anti-LGBTQ amendments. All three of New Mexico’s represen…
As a child, Henry Mai knew he wanted to become a pilot. On a family vacation to Vietnam, Mai was enjoying the scenery when he saw a plane for the first time. It was at that moment that Mai knew he wanted to fly high above the clouds, and he h…
