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Nov. 9, 2022
ICBM mission enters new era with 377 TEG

When we think of modernization in the Air Force, we typically think of upgrading fighter and bomber air frames to the latest and greatest of its time. Yet sometimes modernization can take the form of transforming the way we do business.
Nov. 8, 2022
415th SOS Airman awarded Dutch Huyser Award for exemplary performance

Staff Sergeant Cristopher Veach, an instructor loadmaster with the 415th Special Operations Squadron, recently won the 2021 General Robert “Dutch” Huyser Award in the loadmaster category.
Nov. 8, 2022
AFRL Innovation Awards recognize excellence in tech transfer

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy and Space Vehicles Directorates held their 2022 Innovation Awards ceremony in Albuquerque, Oct. 20, 2022, marking the fifth annual recognition of AFRL inventors and partners in technology transfer.
Nov. 4, 2022
Lt. Gen. Slife hosts an all-call

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, hosts an all-call with members of the 415th Special Operations Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 4, 2022. During the all-call, Slife stressed the importance of modernizing the force to compete with
Nov. 4, 2022
DOD celebrates National Veterans and Military Families Month

The Defense Department recognizes that military families have important roles to play in supporting a strong and ready force. Military life has its own unique challenges and rewards, and the department wants to ensure family members have support and access to resources they can use. The entire suite
Nov. 4, 2022
DOD offering additional assistance in finding employment for military spouses

The well-being and readiness of service members is a top priority for the Defense Department, and in September, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced an action plan offering them and their families additional support.One of these includes providing assistance in finding employment for
Nov. 2, 2022
Daylight saving time: Fall back this Sunday

Daylight saving time begins the second Sunday in March and ends the first Sunday in November, when clocks are adjusted one hour back to standard time.
Nov. 1, 2022
Fight the Flu –It starts with you!

Concerned about catching the flu? We are all at risk for getting and spreading the flu. Learn how to fight the flu – it starts with you!
Oct. 26, 2022
AFRL STEM unit receives DOD STARBASE’s highest level award

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Department of Defense STARBASE NM program, managed through the AFRL STEM Academy, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, received accolades and certification to the highest level, for its work with fifth graders in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM.
Oct. 24, 2022
Team Kirtland hosts Bootastic

Members of Team Kirtland trick-or-treat during the Bootastic event at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 21, 2022. The event included a trunk-or-treat, petting zoo and haunted house. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Karissa Dick)