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  • World War II veteran honored at Kirtland ceremony

    There was a time that Thomas Grasser, now 90, didn't think he'd see 21.Grasser joined the Army on June 17, 1943, days after graduating high school in Wisconsin. He became an ambulance driver with the 593rd Motor Ambulance Company, attached to Gen. George Patton's 3rd Army."I got to the point where,

  • Food, camaraderie and skills all part of second annual K9 competition

    Canine units from numerous New Mexico law enforcement agencies converged on Kirtland's Military Working Dog training area May 12 and 13 to take part in Kirtland's second annual K9 competition.377th Security Forces Group commander Col. Richard DeMouy said it is appropriate that the competition be

  • CCAF graduates honored at ceremony

    A ceremony honoring 268 Kirtland Airmen who recently graduated from the Community College of the Air Force took place Thursday at the Mountain View Club, and there were smiles all around.The Kirtland event recognized 130 Airmen who got one or more degrees from CCAF in October 2014 and 138 who

  • Mission to Mars Link-Up a stellar event

    The Albuquerque Convention Center had plenty of space colonization going on Friday, with the annual Mission to Mars Link-Up Day.The event was put on by Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy. It had around 1,000 fifth-grade students from more than 30 schools putting together habitats on the

  • Leadership Pathways sees first finisher

    Kalee Dickey of the 377th Dental Squadron recently became the first person at Kirtland to complete Leadership Pathways, a program that provides opportunities for military and civilian employees to take classes to collect points and earn rewards while improving personal and professional

  • Openings still available in AFRL summer STEM camps

    The Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy still has openings in two of its three science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) camps that will be held in June.  DoD STARBASE New Mexico Camp for fifth and sixth grade students will be June 1-5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will offer

  • AFRL redesigns mock UAV, 'Surrogate Predator'

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Surrogate Predator program has given the warfighter a way to train in the U.S. before deploying overseas.AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland modified a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 aircraft to be used for military training exercises. The Surrogate

  • Kirtland's FSS marketing team tops in Air Force

    If you've attended a Summer Bash, Eggstravanza or any other major event or activity on base, there's a good chance the behind-the-scenes labors of the best marketing program in the Air Force was involved.Despite having just three employees on the marketing team - Joanne Perkins, director, Amanda

  • AFRL mentor helps budding rocket scientists reach new heights

    A scientist from the Air Force Research Laboratory helped a group of middle school kids reach new heights in rocketry.Jacob Grosek's day job is doing computer simulation of high-power fiber lasers for AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate. He volunteered to help a group of boys from the Albuquerque

  • AFRL safety office named best in Air Force

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's safety office at Kirtland was recently named the best office of its kind in the Air Force.AFRL Philips Research Site Safety Office won the award for being the top Category 5 Group Support Unit in 2014. The office helps protect the health and safety of 2,000