58 SOW commander discusses priorities

Since taking over the 58th Special Operations Wing in July, its commander has had time to develop his priorities. Col. Vincent Becklund said he wants to make the 58 SOW the best aviation school in the Department of Defense, make every Airman a warrior and remind all Airmen about the importance of

Marquez to be memorialized at Kirtland AFB

At 10 a.m. Sept. 17, Kirtland AFB's Bicentennial Park will be renamed "Marquez Park" in honor of retired Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez, who died Dec. 30, 2011, at age 79.Throughout his 33-year career, Marquez was credited with revolutionizing the maintenance and logistics career fields.Today, an Air Force

This Week in History: Nuclear-powered aircraft program begins

In 1946, the Air Force and the Atomic Energy Commission began studies for the nuclear-powered aircraft program. On Sept. 5, 1951, Convair was awarded a contract for two B-36 test aircraft and built one. A B-36 that had been damaged in a tornado at Carswell AFB, Texas, on Sept. 1, 1952, was modified

377 WSSS receives AFMC award

Kirtland AFB NCO featured in CSAF 'Portraits in Courage'

An NCO assigned to Kirtland AFB has been recognized in the Air Force Chief of Staff's "Portraits in Courage." Tech. Sgt. David Perez of the 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron was recognized for his actions while deployed in Iraq. "I was very surprised and humbled by being included. I give all the

Two Team KAFB scientists inducted as 2012 AFRL Fellows

Two Team Kirtland scientists from the Air Force Research Laboratory have been chosen as 2012 AFRL Fellows, the organization's most prestigious honor. The Fellows Program recognizes outstanding career accomplishments while providing support for future endeavors by awarding each honoree additional

AFRL scientist recognized by White House

The White House announced Monday an Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate scientist has received a Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. Each year, the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President presents the PECASE

Class 12-5 graduates from Airman Leadership School

The following senior airmen graduated June 21 from the Kirtland Air Force Base Airman Leadership School Class 12-5: Mitchell Bleil, 190th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard, Academic Achievement recipient Andrew Brodeur, 377th Weapons System Security Squadron Truth Clark

AFRL experiment will create artificial ionosphere

On successive days in September, a pair of two-stage sounding rockets will lift off from the U.S. Army's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands, with each launch vehicle carrying a canister of samarium powder to its appointed trajectory

58 OSS pilot receives Silver Star

Gen. Edward Rice Jr., commander of Air Education and Training Command, presented Maj. Philip Bryant, 58th Operations Support Squadron assistant director of operations, with a Silver Star immediately after the 19th Air Force inactivation ceremony July 12 at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.The Silver