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  • 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

  • 58th SOW recognizes annual award winners

    The 58th Special Operations Wing recognized its 2014 annual award winners at a ceremony Feb. 21.Congratulations to this year's award recipients:Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Patricia Johnson, 58th Operations Support Squadron NCO of the Year: Tech Sgt. Christopher Grimes (58 TRS)SNCO of the Year:

  • Spouses' Club awarding college scholarships

    The Kirtland Spouses' Club is awarding college scholarships to dependents of eligible members of the armed forces.This includes those currently stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base or those whose sponsor moved to another duty station during the 2014-2015 school year, but the dependent remained.All