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Local students visit KAFB

Photo of students watching a military working dog demonstration.

Students from Rio Grande High School learn more about the Military Working Dog Handler career field during a Show and Tell/Job Shadow program at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Feb. 6, 2020. During the visit, students observed a MWD demonstration hosted by the 377th Security Forces Squadron MWD flight during the annual event geared toward getting students interested in careers within the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Nagle)

Photo of students looking at an Airborne Laser Turret.

Students from Rio Grande High School take part in a Show and Tell/Job Shadow program at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Feb. 6, 2020. The program is geared toward getting students interested in careers within the Department of Defense. During the visit the students learned about the Air Force Research Laboratory by viewing an Airborne Laser Turret. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Nagle)

Photo of a group of students looking at an Airborne Laser Turret.

More than 50 students from Rio Grande High School take part in a Show and Tell/Job Shadow program at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Feb. 6, 2020. The students had the opportunity to visit the Air Force Research Laboratory, viewing an Airborne Laser Turret. This annual event is geared toward getting students interested in careers within the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Nagle)

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. --

Approximately 60 students from Rio Grande High School visited Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. They visited as part of the Show and Tell/Job Shadow program to get students interested in careers with the Department of Defense.