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  • AFRL Scientists Win Prestigious STEM Awards

    Ten Air Force Research Laboratory scientists and engineers, including two members of the Space Vehicles Directorate here, have been honored as the 2019 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards recipients.

  • AFRL remembers fallen Airman

    On Feb. 24, 1983, 2nd Lt. Guise Vander Linden was accidentally electrocuted while conducting research in one of the Air Force’s laser laboratories at Kirtland AFB.

  • Team Kirtland celebrates retirement of four-legged defenders

    Members of Team Kirtland gathered at the Mountain View Club on Kirtland Air Force Base to celebrate the retirement of two Military Working Dogs (MWDs), Mex and Saxo, on Monday, March 2, 2020.Mex, a nine-year old Belgian Malinois, served as an Explosives Patrol MWD and was assigned to six different

  • Team Kirtland kicks off Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign

    The Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) Campaign kicks off March 2, 2020. But what is the AFAF? It’s an annual campaign that raises funds for charities that provide support to the Air Force family in need (active duty, retirees, reservists, guard and our dependents, including surviving spouses). The

  • AFRL Cheers on 2020 Annual Award Winners

    More than 300 members of the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy and Space Vehicles Directorates gathered to cheer on their nominees at the 2020 Annual Awards ceremony held at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. on Feb. 12.

  • Kirtland is an integral hub for U.S. Space Force

    Kirtland’s 52,000 acres have been referred to as a national security complex—where 108 mission partners under five different Air Force major commands, and the Departments of the Air Force and Energy, populate the mega base. Now this includes elements of the newly created sixth armed service—the

  • 377th Medical Group improves readiness with new radiology clinic

    The Kirtland Air Force Base 377th Medical Group held a ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 12, 2020, to celebrate their newest capability, a radiology clinic, that will enable a quicker turnaround time for specific mission readiness requirements and ensuring Airmen are fit for duty.

  • MWDs and their handlers recognized for excellence

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Adams, 377th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler and military working dog Saxo (far left), Staff Sgt. Tara Cummins, 377th SFS military working dog handler and MWD Bob (far right) accept certificates of excellence from members of the Kirtland Chief’s