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  • Kirtland AFB A&FRC seeks superintendent

    The Kirtland AFB Airman & Family Readiness Center seeks a superintendent to perform duty in SDI 8C000 (four-year controlled tour). This rewarding and challenging position offers growth and development in the human relations field. The superintendent assists the chief in all leadership aspects of the

  • AFRL physicist traces career to scientist mom, astronaut

    "My mom and Sally Ride are two big reasons I became a scientist," said Capt. Katrina Schweiker, of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate. "When I was six years old, my dad read me a bedtime story about what it was like to be an astronaut that featured Sally Ride. That

  • Kirtland AFB offers Christian Vacation Bible School

    The Kirtland AFB Chapel invites your children from Pre-K (age 3) through sixth grade to come see the world and learn more about loving their neighbors at our "Everywhere Fun Fair" Christian Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to noon June 3-7. Register now at 2013.cokesburyvbs.com/kirtlandafbchapel.

  • Three Kirtland AFB officers selected for promotion to colonel

    The following Team Kirtland officers have been selected for promotion to colonel: Lt. Col. Steven Breeze, 71st Special Operations Squadron Lt. Col. John Galik, 512th Rescue Squadron Lt. Col. Kelvin Townsend, Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • This week in history – March 12, 1965: Last Atlas D ICBM test-fired

    In September 1951, the Air Force awarded Convair a contract to begin design of a ballistic missile, which led to development of the Atlas ICBM. The first Atlas test flight took place June 11, 1957. The Atlas D was the first operational missile and the first Atlas D squadron achieved initial

  • AFRL scientist is a leader in space and STEM outreach

    Dr. Stacie Williams is a leading scientist and science, technology, engineering and math educator at the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate's telescope observatory site on Maui, Hawaii. She is a soft-spoken dynamo who skillfully juggles a myriad of professional

  • 15 Kirtland AFB SNCOs selected for senior master sergeant

    Fifteen Team Kirtland senior NCOs have been selected for promotion to senior master sergeant. Officials selected 1,367 of 12,834 eligible master sergeants, for a 10.65 percent selection rate.The promotees are:Jason L. Benford, 58th Maintenance SquadronJoseph R. Collins, Space Development and Test