HomeNews

News Search

  • AFRL Directed Energy Industry Days— rolling out new rapid contracting vehicle

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate will host a Virtual Briefing for Industry to introduce the new Directed Energy Technology Experimentation Research (DETER), Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) April 13 – 14 from 10 a.m. to noon Mountain Standard Time each day.
  • AFRL exchange officer leads international Space collaboration

    Air Force Research Laboratory exchange officer to the United Kingdom Capt. Jacob Singleton, plays an important role in promoting international cooperation in military research, development and acquisition among the United Kingdom (UK), United States and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries.
  • Kirtland’s 2021 Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign kicks off

    Team Kirtland’s annual Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) campaign officially kicks off today, March 22, and will run through April 30, 2021.
  • Striking a balance between nice and assertive is difficult says AFRL engineer

    Air Force Research Laboratory aerospace engineer Capt. Tara Crouch joined the military because she wanted to work for an organization that has a higher goal than profit.
  • AFRL breaks ground on state of the art space environment laboratory

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate broke ground on a new facility named the Skywave Technology Laboratory March 16. The 3,500 square foot, $3.5 million lab will be located in a remote area on Kirtland Air Force Base.
  • 58th SOW shines in 2020 from the Atlantic to the Bering Sea Wing powers through 2020, expanding broad mission profile

    2020 was a year many would like to forget. Telework, social distancing, and other restrictions kept many businesses closed and had others operate at only a fraction of capacity. However, the business of training Airmen for national security requirements never stopped. Air Education and Training Command officials asserted that training could not wait — the operational Air Force needed trained and ready Airmen. 
  • Kirtland AFB Fire Department selected as AF Large FD of the year

    After being named the Air Force Global Strike Command Large Fire Department of the Year for 2020, the 377th Air Base Wing’s Fire Emergency Services Branch at Kirtland AFB has been selected as the U.S. Air Force’s Chief Master Sgt. Ralph E. Sanborn Fire Department of the Year (Large Base) for 2020. The department will now compete against other service-level recipients in the large department category at the Department of Defense level.
  • My Experience at Inter-American Squadron Officer School

    I had the incredible honor and privilege to attend Inter-American Squadron Officer School (ISOS) in the fall of 2020. It was an experience that forever changed my perspective on the U.S. Air Force, and my role as a Hispanic officer and leader. ISOS taught me about the interplay between the USAF and other air forces in the Western Hemisphere, I met exceptional U.S. and foreign military officers who helped me recognize my strengths and weaknesses as an individual, follower and leader, and I got the opportunity to rekindle with my Hispanic roots. ISOS was one of the most enriching professional and personal experiences of my life and I want to share it with the USAF community and encourage other officers to attend ISOS.
  • She’s proud to serve and says to women – “Be Strong”

    “I wanted to do something noble with my life,” 1st Lt. Kyra Schmidt began when talking about her reason for joining the military. The U.S. Air Force Academy graduate is a developmental engineer assigned to the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate located on Kirtland Air Force Base.
  • 377th SFG unveils renovated Heritage Room, showcases history of defenders

    The 377th Security Forces Group unveiled renovations to their Heritage Room on Kirtland Air Force Base, March 5, 2021.
RSS