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  • Small move, big impact for AFRL mission and space superiority

    After nearly 15 months of planning and preparation, the giant vacuum sphere - emblazoned with the Air Force Research Laboratory crest - was relocated Dec. 17 between the AFRL buildings off the east end of the runway. The vacuum sphere, which is used to augment the existing vacuum system,

  • Lujan Grisham announces $16.25 million grant to rebuild Wherry Elementary

    U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that Wherry Elementary School will receive a $16.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's Office of Economic Adjustment to rebuild deteriorating facilities and improve the educational experience for the approximately 500 children who attend

  • CGOs volunteer at food bank

    As part of their community outreach effort, the Kirtland Company Grade Officers Council helped the Albuquerque Roadrunner Food Bank in preparing donations Dec. 13 for local school lunch programs. The team consisted of CGOs from the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Air Force Operational Test and

  • AFRL summer internship program open for application

    The 2014 Air Force Research Laboratory Summer Research Internship program is open for application through Feb. 2. The program offers paid internship opportunities to undergraduate and graduate level university students, as well as upper-level high school students. Intern benefits include:·

  • Kirtland officer receives aviation award

    Capt. Thad Ronnau, an HH-60G helicopter instructor pilot in the 58th Special Operations Wing, received the Cheney Award in a ceremony at 9 a.m. Dec. 9 at Kirtland Air Force Base.The Cheney Award is an aviation award presented by the U.S. Air Force in memory of 1st Lt. William Cheney, who was killed

  • 150th Fighter Wing becomes 150th Special Operations Wing

    The New Mexico Air National Guard's 150th Fighter Wing was redesignated as the 150th Special Operations Wing Dec. 1, inheriting the new mission of training mission-ready aircrews in special operations and personnel recovery. The historic redesignation of the 150th is in conjunction with a three-year

  • Kirtland-managed satellite prepares for launch

    The Kirtland-managed Space Test Program Satellite-3 is scheduled to launch Nov. 19 aboard a Minotaur I rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va.The spacecraft, along with 28 CubeSats, will be carried into the cosmos as part of the Operationally Responsive Space-3 mission.

  • CJR program suspended until further notice

    The Career Job Reservation program has been suspended by the Air Force until further program guidance becomes available.Any Airmen who was in a constraining career field with a February 2014 date of separation will not receive a CJR. For those four-year enlistees with a TAFMSD of February 2010 and

  • Competition teaches students about cyber security

    In coming weeks, teams of Albuquerque high school students will participate in a national competition designed to help them learn to protect computer system and networks. Their success will depend, in part, on the efficacy of Kirtland and Sandia National Laboratories mentors who have helped teach