AFRL scientist recognized by White House

The White House announced Monday an Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate scientist has received a Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. Each year, the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President presents the PECASE

My job is prosecuting sexual assault

Here's a simple truth...sexual offenders reject our core values of integrity, service and excellence, in favor of following their own base, undisciplined, criminal desires. Most sexual assaults committed by Airmen are "blue on blue," or Airmen victimizing other Airmen. So in addition to rejecting

58th Special Operations Wing change of command

Col. Vincent Becklund will assume command of the 58th Special Operations Wing during a change of command ceremony here at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 26.Becklund previously served as the commander of the Aviation Tactics Evaluation Group, United States Special Operations Command, at Fort Bragg, N.C. As

Class 12-5 graduates from Airman Leadership School

The following senior airmen graduated June 21 from the Kirtland Air Force Base Airman Leadership School Class 12-5: Mitchell Bleil, 190th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard, Academic Achievement recipient Andrew Brodeur, 377th Weapons System Security Squadron Truth Clark

AFRL experiment will create artificial ionosphere

On successive days in September, a pair of two-stage sounding rockets will lift off from the U.S. Army's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands, with each launch vehicle carrying a canister of samarium powder to its appointed trajectory

Drop the phone and buckle up

In recent months, there has been a significant increase in the number of people not wearing seat belts while driving on Kirtland Air Force Base. Research has shown when lap and shoulder seat belts are used properly, the risk of fatal injury to front seat passengers is reduced by 45 percent and the

377 MSG gains new commander

AFSA CEO visits Kirtland AFB

The chief executive officer of the Air Force Sergeants Association, retired Chief Master Sgt. John R. McCauslin, visited Kirtland Air Force Base on July 11, and spoke about the organization's purpose and benefits. AFSA is a federally chartered non-profit organization representing the professional

58 OSS pilot receives Silver Star

Gen. Edward Rice Jr., commander of Air Education and Training Command, presented Maj. Philip Bryant, 58th Operations Support Squadron assistant director of operations, with a Silver Star immediately after the 19th Air Force inactivation ceremony July 12 at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.The Silver

Shining light on S&P review

The 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs office is the public releasing authority and conducts security and policy review on topics, briefings, speeches, papers and policies.Security and policy review is a requirement overseen by public affairs that strives to ensure information is released quickly