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  • AFRL researchers awarded top honors

    Three Air Force Research Laboratory researchers at Kirtland Air Force Base received prestigious recognition from the AFRL commander Maj. Gen. Thomas Masiello.Kevin Slimak and Dr. Moriba Jah were recognized as 2015 AFRL Fellows and Dr. Wellesley Pereira was among five AFRL researchers to receive a

  • New Kirtland building to house AFRL's electromagnetic systems

    A crowd gathered inside a towering white room at Kirtland Sept. 22 to dedicate a newly constructed building for electromagnetics work at the Air Force Research Laboratory.Building 903, just south of the Truman gate, will bring together people and equipment that have, up to now, been spread across

  • AFRL’s Hardy departing for Washington assignment

    Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate Director David A. Hardy is leaving his post at Kirtland to take over as assistant deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for space.Hardy's new job will involve working for the Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and the

  • Kirtland Warrior: Senior Airman Aleighsha Webber

     KIRTLAND WARRIOR Name: Senior Airman Aleighsha WebberUnit: 898th Munitions SquadronDuty title: Special Weapons Team MemberHometown: Ashburn, VirginiaGoals: Having already completed a Community College of the Air Force degree, Webber's short term goal is to earn a bachelor's degree in munitions

  • New AFIA commander enthusiastic about assignment

    After flying bombers for a living, running the Kirtland-based Air Force Inspection Agency might appear to be a major change of pace for Col. Leland Bohannon, but the career officer sees this as a great opportunity and an exciting challenge."Here, we see the entire Air Force everywhere," he said. "We

  • Agility, partnerships highlighted at industry event

    Businesses got insight into more than 400 opportunities worth $12.2 billion at the annual Briefing for Industry held Aug. 17-19 at Albuquerque Hotel in Old Town.BFI provides information to the government contracting community on upcoming and proposed acquisitions from the many and varied federal

  • VA medical center honors Purple Heart recipients

    The Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center hosted an event to recognize New Mexico's recipients of the Order of the Purple Heart. Around 75 people attended the Aug. 13 event at the VA center's Education Auditorium, which was held in honor of those who were injured in combat.Bill Armstrong, the public

  • Battle of Battleships to test imaginations, duct tape

    Battles at sea are usually left to the Navy, but some Airmen will soon be engaging in combat -- or a race, at least -- on the water.Kirtland's annual Battle of the Battleships will pit teams of Airmen against each other as they race boats made only of cardboard and duct tape.Tech. Sgt. Anthony

  • AFRL New Mexico, University of Arizona sign Education Partnership Agreement

    Air Force Research Laboratory New Mexico has signed a collaboration agreement with the University of Arizona. The Education Partnership Agreement calls for sharing research opportunities to advance technological development and build a stronger workforce.AFRL New Mexico, located in Albuquerque, is

  • AFRL physicist directs energy toward research

    Air Force Research Laboratory physicist Mark Spencer is passionate about the Air Force and his work with AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland.Put simply, his job is to find ways to deliver energy from a laser system to a target, he said.Directed energy weapons could make fundamental