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  • Kirtland sergeant earns AFGSC recognition

    Air Force Global Strike Command has recognized a Kirtland Air Force Base sergeant for her work and skills.Tech. Sgt. Cassandra Nutter, financial analysis supervisor for the 377th Comptroller Squadron, received the 2016 Financial Management and Comptroller Annual Award for the non-commissioned

  • AFRL, UNM collaborate to mentor undergrads

    The Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base and the University of New Mexico have established a successful UNM+AFRL Mentoring program that promises benefits to the community and the nation.The program matches UNM undergraduate students with AFRL scientists and engineers, military or

  • AFRL engineer finds a way to stop IEDs

    To inspire current and future Air Force Research Laboratory scientists and engineers, a Kirtland Air Force Base researcher recently told his story of taking his own technology into combat.Jeff Heggemeier of the AFRL Directed Energy Directorate was one of six speakers at the second-annual AFRL

  • 58th SOW unveils Medal of Honor wall

    Two Medal of Honor recipients unveiled the 58th Special Operations Wing’s Medal of Honor memorial wall during a ceremony Tuesday morning in the wing headquarters.The wall features the seven Medal of Honor recipients who served in Air Force search and rescue or special operations, as well as the

  • Nuclear enterprise workers enter Order of the Nucleus

    Six people received recognition for their work in maintaining a strong nuclear deterrent for the United States and its allies, entering the prestigious Order of the Nucleus on Friday.In 2011, Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, then-commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), initiated the

  • AFRL NM researchers receive top honors

    Two Kirtland Air Force Base researchers had a place among those honored when Air Force Research Laboratory Commander Maj. Gen. Robert McMurry recently announced the 2016 AFRL Fellows and the newest class of AFRL Science and Engineering Early Career award recipients.AFRL-wide, six researchers were

  • AFRL scientist completes TECH Warrior course

    Air Force Research Laboratory scientist Oscar Martinez became a scientist because he had always been fascinated with figuring out how things work.“Eventually it dawned on me that I didn’t have to limit my curiosities to museums, media or just tinkering around, but that I could actually do this sort

  • Kirtland's LOA chapter garners national recognition

    National recognition has been given to the Kirtland Air Force Base Logistics Officer Association.The Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Chapter of the National LOA received the Col. James L. Hass Small Chapter of the Year Award.“It highlights Kirtland as a true beacon of logistics excellence,” said maintenance

  • AFRL program matches technology, entrepreneurs

    Private entrepreneurs will have a chance to commercialize Air Force Research Laboratory inventions with a new program.AFRL New Mexico Lab Launch 2017 aims to match entrepreneurs with AFRL technology and help them get it to the commercial market. The lab’s local Tech Engagement Team is conducting