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  • Kirtland Equal Opportunity Office garners top awards for 2015

    Air Force-level awards for 2015, announced this summer.The office has the Small Organization Alternative Dispute Resolution Program of the Year, and Equal Opportunity Director Richard Knudson received the Solomon Starks Jr. EO Director of the Year award.Knudson said his office has six members

  • AFIA inspector named 2015 Officer of the Year

    An Air Force Inspection Agency division chief has received recognition as the Air Force-level Personnel Field Grade Officer of the Year for 2015.AFIA Inspections Director Lt. Col. Teresa Darrow said her commander called her to tell her she won the award in mid-July as she was on her way back from a

  • Air Force releases new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile solicitation

    The U.S. Air Force released today a request for proposals for its Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent, or GBSD, intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program. Up to two contract awards are expected in 4th quarter fiscal year 2017.GBSD is the follow-on to the aging LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBM. 

  • AFRL scholars meet industry giants at career forum

    Students in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Scholars Program recently met with several of the biggest employers in the science, technology, engineering and math industries at its annual Career Forum. The forum brings together program students with employees from 14 well-known companies such as

  • AFRL's Space Vehicles gets new director

    Col. Russ Teehan assumed command as is the new director of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles  Directorate and commander of the Phillips Research Site at a ceremony at the AFRL Conference Center June 2."I look forward to this opportunity," Teehan said. "I look forward to working with

  • Elementary students learn robotics

    The top 30 teams out of 72 for the Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy Robotics Challenge gathered to compete for the top spot on May 11."The teams accumulate points based off online quizzes, team assignments, and through community give-back events," said AFRL La Luz Academy director Ronda

  • AFRL chief scientists receive Presidential Award

    The two chief scientists from the Air Force Research Laboratory in New Mexico have been honored with the 2015 Presidential Rank Award.The awards, which were presented last week in Washington D.C., are given annually to a small number of senior federal government executives and professionals for