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  • 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

  • Brothers with Kirtland ties get big AF promotions

    Identical twin brothers with ties to Kirtland's Air Force Research Laboratory -- one active-duty, the other civilian -- got big promotions at nearly the same time.Brig. Gen. William Cooley, who has served at Kirtland twice, was promoted to the one-star rank on March 1.His twin, Thomas Cooley, was

  • Kirtland Airman recognized for saving gunshot victim

    A C-130 crew chief from Kirtland's 58th Special Operations Wing has been recommended for very special recognition.  When his neighbor was shot and nearly killed last year, Staff Sgt. Craig Mullen sprang into action and used his Air Force training to save the man's life.Mullen called 911, reached

  • AFRL announces three Summer STEM Camps

    The Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy is gearing up for three science, technology, engineering and mathematics camps this summer. The Summer STEM Camps offer opportunities for students to take part in hands-on, minds-on STEM activities. They will work on projects that focus on

  • New 58th SOW command chief looks to improve quality of life, training

    Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Montgomery, the new command chief for the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland, says one of his top priorities is leading Airmen well and improving the skills of their supervisors."We need to empower our enlisted supervisors to help Airmen, especially first-term Airmen,

  • AFRL officer grateful to serve country

    Capt. Holly Bradley leads a team in the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate that investigates the suitability of modern electronics for the radiation found in space.Standard electronics are generally not able to survive the space environment long-term, she said. Her team works