AFRL celebrates additional space research building

A new Air Force Research Laboratory building dedicated to space sensor research and development and space radiation effects was featured at a Kirtland ribbon cutting event Feb. 20 . As part of a lab revitalization project at the laboratory, the Infrared Radiation Effects Laboratory began

NASA astronaut has AFRL Kirtland connection

Col. Michael Hopkins recently skyrocketed into fame when he performed a series of spacewalks as a crew member on the International Space Station.In 1993, Hopkins was a second lieutenant reporting to his first duty station at the Phillips Laboratory, a predecessor to today's Air Force Research

AFRL scientist recognized for his work

Dr. Matthew Squires, a scientist in the cold atom lab at the Air Force Research Laboratory, and his coworkers are daring to go where no one else in the Department of Defense has gone before.Recently, Squires, Spence Olson and Bryan Kasch have created a Bose-Einstein condensate. "I believe that we're

Sharp Troop Award: Staff Sgt. Bennett Orwix

AFRL research leads to bigger telescopes

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, wrote British author Arthur C. Clarke.That quote could easily describe adaptive optics, technology that was pushed forward at Kirtland's Air Force Research Laboratory. And it's a technology that universities, private astronomers

Ceremony recognizes 58th SOW annual award winners

During an annual awards ceremony Feb. 8 at the Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid, members of the 58th Special Operations Wing were recognized for their contributions to the wing.Congratulations to the following winners:58th Operations Group Airman of the Year - Airman 1st Class Megan Lenz (58th

377th MDG garners prestigious award

Kirtland's 377th Medical Group was deemed the best of 66 military treatment facilities Air Force-wide and received the 2013 Surgeon General's Award for Best Clinic of the Year. "Every member of the 377th Medical Group should stand tall, as it took the entire team - military, civilians, and our

Kirtland sergeant saves man from choking

The first time Tech. Sgt. Martelli Major performed the Heimlich maneuver outside of training, he saved a man's life.Major, who works in the 58th Maintenance Group, was attending a leadership course in October at the Robert D. Gaylor NCO Academy in San Antonio when he came across a dire situation."My

AFRL Scholar creates winning design

Air Force Research Laboratory Space Scholar Daniel Osuna finds that hard work pays off in amazing ways. Last summer, as an intern with the AFRL Scholars program, Osuna's project was to design a new entrance for the AFRL Phillips Space Conference Center. Kirtland's Civil Engineer Division approved

Kirtland Warrior: Tech. Sgt. Trevor Smith

KIRTLAND WARRIORName: Tech. Sgt. Trevor SmithUnit: 58th Maintenance GroupDuty Title: Helicopter-Tiltrotor Maintenance CraftsmanHometown: Duluth, Minn.Goals: One class left to complete CCAF; graduate from Univeristy of New Mexico; promote to master sergeant.Accomplishments: Smith has worked on the