Chief of Safety addresses Air Force Association Published June 29, 2016 Air Force Safety Center Public Affairs KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Mueller, Air Force chief of safety, addresses dinner attendees of the Air Force Association Southwest Region Conference in Albuquerque, N. M., June 4, 2016. Members of AFA chapters in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico were present for the general's keynote speech highlighting World War I-era aviators and the Air Force bases that bear their names.