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April 7, 2020
Kirtland personnel ask questions and receive guidance on infectious control protocols

A team consisting of a Public Health technician and an Inspector General manager asks a series of questions to a security forces member at the Truman Gate on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, April 3, 2020. A walk-through was conducted at select work centers and facilities to give Kirtland
April 2, 2020
58th Special Operations Wing keeps the mission going

Leaders from the 58th Special Operations Wing (SOW) visited with Airmen Friday, March 27, 2020, (while maintaining physical distancing) to talk about staying safe and healthy during the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as the need to keep the mission going with critical tasks.
March 31, 2020
Local Fourth Grader Collaborates with AFRL Maker Hub to Build His Own 3D Printed Hand

Unlike many kids his age, William has had to learn to move through life differently. He was born without a left hand due to a congenital condition that affects one in 10-thousand.
March 27, 2020
377th Medical Group provides drive-through screening for COVID-19

377th Medical Group has set up a designated drive-through screening tent for possible COVID-19 infection screening.
March 26, 2020
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.
March 20, 2020
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.
March 18, 2020
Continuing the legacy

Women firefighter portrait
March 4, 2020
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
March 2, 2020
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
Feb. 28, 2020
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.