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  • Leaving behind a legacy

    Like the phrase "it's a marathon, not a sprint," the five-year-old Operationally Responsive Space Office has focused on the viability, applicability and achievability of rapid and responsive space in support of the warfighter today, tomorrow and in the future.Under the leadership of its second

  • AFNWC directorate saves energy

    Slightly more than eight months ago, the men and women of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's Nuclear Capabilities Directorate stepped up to take on a challenge to reduce energy consumption within its buildings at Kirtland AFB by 5 to 8 percent over 12 months. Our internal reduction targets were

  • AFRL officer creates free iPhone deployment app

    The Apple Corp. now features a free application that an Air Force Research Laboratory officer created in his spare time. The app, called "iDeploy" and available through iTunes, serves family, friends and military members as a deployment countdown timer for iPhones, iPads and iPods. Maj. Torrey

  • AFRL recognizes Manhattan Project

    The Air Force Research Laboratory hosted an event Oct. 2 and 3 to recognize the Manhattan Project. Established in 1942, the Manhattan Project was a secret undertaking by the U.S. government to construct the first atomic bomb."We hosted the event to educate people about the history of the Manhattan

  • AFRL contributes to ‘AF Week’ in New York

    Scientists from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy and Space Vehicles Directorates at Kirtland Air Force Base, participated in "Air Force Week" from Aug. 19-21 in New York City.Air Force Week is a program endorsed by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force that provides the opportunity

  • A Heritage of Valor

    In the first part of last week's article on the memorials of the 58 SOW, this space focused attention on memorials dedicated to notable persons in the Air Force and special operations/personnel recovery community at large. In part two, we will focus on memorials dedicated to people associated with

  • A heritage of valor

    Military memorials have been a ubiquitous presence in human civilization for thousands of years.From public graves of the ancient Athenians and Roman monuments such as Trajan's Column, to modern memorials in Europe and the United States, which pay tribute to those who fought and died in the world

  • 58 SOW NCO receives AETC Sijan award

    Tech. Sgt. Jason N. Davis, 58th Special Operations Wing command chief executive assistant, was recently named the Air Education and Training Command Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award recipient for 2012.According to the nomination, Davis distinguished himself as the command chief executive assistant,

  • Mishap investigator awarded Bronze Star Medal

    Lt. Col. William D. Neitzke, a mishap investigator assigned to the Aviation Safety Division, Air Force Safety Center, received the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony here Aug. 23.Maj. Gen. Greg Feest, Chief of Air Force Safety and commander of the center, presented the decoration to Neitzke for