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  • Students launch model rockets with AFRL, CAP

    For many middle school students, the idea of being able to work with scientists and launch a rocket is thrilling ... and often unattainable. With help from the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Civil Air Patrol, two Albuquerque middle schools are at rocket-launch phase within the Starbase 2.0

  • 2012 AFIA annual awards

    The Air Force Inspection Agency recognized outstanding team members Feb. 28 during the agency's 2012 annual awards ceremony. From left to right: Lt. Gen. Stephen Mueller, the Air Force Inspector General; Master Sgt. James Spino, Commander's Leadership Award; Master Sgt. Tim Pesavento, Enlisted

  • AFRL physicist traces career to scientist mom, astronaut

    "My mom and Sally Ride are two big reasons I became a scientist," said Capt. Katrina Schweiker, of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate. "When I was six years old, my dad read me a bedtime story about what it was like to be an astronaut that featured Sally Ride. That

  • This week in history – March 12, 1965: Last Atlas D ICBM test-fired

    In September 1951, the Air Force awarded Convair a contract to begin design of a ballistic missile, which led to development of the Atlas ICBM. The first Atlas test flight took place June 11, 1957. The Atlas D was the first operational missile and the first Atlas D squadron achieved initial

  • AFRL scientist is a leader in space and STEM outreach

    Dr. Stacie Williams is a leading scientist and science, technology, engineering and math educator at the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate's telescope observatory site on Maui, Hawaii. She is a soft-spoken dynamo who skillfully juggles a myriad of professional

  • AFRL scientist recovers ancient texts

    "What Lies Beneath" is a thriller movie made in 2000, with Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford as a well-off couple who experience a haunting that uncovers secrets about their past. The Air Force Research Laboratory's Dr. Keith Knox has been looking into 'what lies beneath' for more than 20 years.

  • Civilian personnel provides guidance on time-off incentive awards

    The following information provides guidance to supervisors and employees regarding the time-off incentive award program. In accordance with Air Force Instruction 36-1004, paragraph 4.3., full-time employees may be awarded total time off of 80 hours during any leave year. The maximum amount of