Honor Guardsman of the Month: Staff Sgt. Clifford Sistoso

HONOR GUARDSMAN OF THE MONTH -- February 2014Name: Staff Sgt. Clifford R. Sistoso Unit: 58th Maintenance SquadronDuty title: Repair and reclamation craftsmanJob description: Lead maintenance actions during ISO/HSC inspections of 13 HC-130N/P, MC-130H and HC/MC-130J aircraft worth $501

Kirtland officer receives Distinguished Flying Cross

Capt. R.J. Donaldson of the 58th Training Squadron received the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony March 3 at Kirtland Air Force Base.The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the U.S. Armed Forces who distinguishes himself or

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