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  • AFRL telescope spots asteroid's moon

    In a first for the Air Force, scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Starfire Optical Range used its 3.5-meter telescope and adaptive optics with a laser guidestar to capture the image of a moon named Romulus around the asteroid Sylvia.  The telescope, which measures 3.5-meter (11.5

  • Gala to raise money for families of fallen military members

    As a good wingman, retired Air Force pilot Col. Jim Quick of Placitas knew he could help a fellow pilot who had started a nonprofit.Quick was a fighter pilot from the mid-1960s to the early 1990s and flew two tours in Vietnam. He said he was inspired by the work being done by Oklahoma Air National

  • Rafting trip shows Airmen beauty of high desert

    Outdoor Recreation rafting trips offer Airmen a well-deserved dose of adventure, complete with sunshine, a bracing dash of cold river water and the rugged beauty of northern New Mexico.Cliff Loucks, a volunteer rafting guide, it's a great chance to tour the state."We get the young Airmen off the

  • Kirtland Fitness Center issues running challenge

    A new program at the base fitness center challenges Team Kirtland run roughly the highway distance between Albuquerque and San Diego, 750 miles, in a year.That is the target distance for "Run New Mexico," from July 1 to June 30, 2016.Jonathan Varela, a recreation assistant at the center, said Run

  • Medical Group gets new leader at change of command ceremony

    The 377th Medical Group change of command ceremony was held Thursday morning and set against a backdrop of the Sandia Mountains and blue skies outside the Mountain View Club.Col. Eric Froehlich, commander of the 377th Air Base Wing, said he had only recently met incoming commander, Col. Jeffrey

  • AFRL hosts open house for community leaders

    The Air Force Research Laboratory opened up its doors to local dignitaries and community leaders during an open house event.AFRL hosted the open house to better acquaint the community with its mission and the science and technology projects the unit's scientists and engineers are working

  • Release milestone accomplished in Nevada desert as B61 upgrade progresses

    The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, in conjunction with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, conducted an inert developmental flight test of the upgraded B61 or B61-12 nuclear bomb July 1 from Nellis AFB, Nev.An

  • Kirtland Warrior: Tech. Sgt. Charles Davis

     Name: Tech. Sgt. Charles DavisUnit: Air Force Nuclear Weapons CenterDuty Title: NCOIC, Nuclear MissionsHometown: Hickman, KentuckyGoals: To complete his bachelor's degree in construction management at National University by the end of 2016. He hopes to make master sergeant this testing cycle and

  • Youth Center teaches dance at weeklong camp

    The children who were in a weeklong dance camp at Kirtland's Youth Center were sweating, and it was still 40 minutes until their performance Friday.That performance for family and others capped off five days of frantic activity for the 10 performers in a dance camp that has become a staple of the

  • Kirtland sergeant lends helping hand to Kenyan orphans

    Six years ago, Staff Sgt. Dominic Kosgei left his poverty-stricken community in Kenya, Africa, to seek a better life in the United States.To give back to the country that gave him hope and opportunity, he joined the Air Force. Kirtland is the first duty station for Kosgei, who is NCO in charge of