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230823-F-RQ117-1002

Tech. Sgt. Yves Reulet (left), 377th Wing Staff Agency unit training manager, Staff Sgt. Drake Higgins (front left), 58th Maintenance Group unit training manager, and Senior Airman Carlos Torres (right), 58th MXG lead instructor, pose for a group photo at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 23, 2023. The team was responsible for revamping an outdated Tactical Combat Casualty Care training course that is now being used by 32 Air Force units and two Army units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ruben Garibay.)
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230808-F-RQ117-1005

Senior Airman Carlos Torres, 58th Maintenance Group lead instructor, demonstrates CPR on a mannequin to Staff. Sgt. George Tran, 58th Maintenance Operations Flight unit training manager, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 8, 2023. As an instructor, Torres is responsible for ensuring all Airmen from the 58th MXG are trained and mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ruben Garibay.)
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230808-F-RQ117-1004

Senior Airman Carlos Torres, 58th Maintenance Group lead instructor, performs Tactical Combat Casualty Care on a mannequin at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 8, 2023. TCCC is a course that teaches Department of Defense members how to properly perform medical trauma care out in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ruben Garibay.)
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AFRL Innovation Awards recognize excellence in tech transfer

Quentin Dierks, Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Space Vehicles Directorate chief engineer, presents Dr. Wellesley Pereira, Space Vehicles Directorate senior scientist and mission lead, with a 2022 Innovation Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer at AFRL’s Innovation Awards ceremony in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oct. 20, 2022. AFRL established these awards to recognize and inspire the laboratory’s inventors and collaborators who develop technologies in support of the nation’s defense and whose research promotes the transfer of technology to partners, academia and the private sector. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jeanne Dailey)
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377th LRS tests mobile technology to streamline vehicle maintenance process

The 377th Logistics Readiness Squadron is testing the mobile software app Mustr for ground vehicle maintenance.
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201030-F-IP635-1012

Air Force Global Strike Command innovator coins wait to be presented to those Airmen presenting their innovative ideas during a STRIKEWERX Spark Sprint (S3) event at the Innovation Center, Bossier City, La., Oct. 30, 2020. The event brought together six teams of Airmen from around AFGSC to present innovative ideas to help Airmen, the command or improve Air Force processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Philip Bryant)
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210518-F-MQ455-1074

From right, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip E. Prather Jr., 377th Force Support Squadron force management section chief, shows Staff Sgt. Marquail D. Williford, 377th FSS force management supervisor, and Airman 1st Class Dieon J. Lugo, 377th FSS force management technician, the Air Force Leadership Enlisted Evaluation System on a cellphone at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 18, 2021. AF-LEES allows commanders and leadership the flexibility to review evaluations from any device, including cellphones and tablets. (U.S. Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers)
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210518-F-MQ455-1074

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip E. Prather Jr., 377th Force Support Squadron force management section chief, works at his desk at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 18, 2021. Prather created the Air Force Leadership Enlisted Evaluation System to streamline the Enlisted Force Distribution Process. The new program, which gives commanders and leadership flexibility to review evaluations from any device, is being implemented at more than 24 bases and several major commands. (U.S. Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers)
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210518-F-MQ455-1074

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. David D. King, left, Air Force Research Laboratory mechatronics systems engineer, and Tech. Sgt. Phillip E. Prather Jr., right, 377th Force Support Squadron force management section chief, pose for a photo at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 18, 2021. Prather, who created the Air Force Leadership Enlisted Evaluation System, worked with King to develop the application and streamline the Enlisted Force Distribution Process to make it an easier process for commanders, leadership and the Military Personnel Flight. (U.S. Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers)
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210518-F-MQ455-1074

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip E. Prather Jr., 377th Force Support Squadron force management section chief, scrolls through the Air Force Leadership Enlisted Evaluation System on a cellphone at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 18, 2021. AF-LEES allows commanders and leadership the flexibility to review evaluations from any device, including cellphones and tablets. Five major commands and more than 24 bases have implemented the new program. (U.S. Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers)
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190819-F-OD583-1085

The Kirtland Air Force Base Honor Guard fires a rifle volley at a military veteran’s funeral. The New Mexico base’s ceremonial unit typically performs at more than 500 events each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Prisbrey)
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1st Lt. David King portrait

1st Lt. David King, currently serving as a mechatronics systems engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland AFB, N.M., was a member of the Kirtland Honor Guard when he and Master Sgt. Paul Witt, the Honor Guard superintendent, worked together to innovate and automate a required process that saves time and effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Allen Winston)
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201103-F-AR051-0399

Chief Master Sgt. Kristina Rogers, 19th Air Force command chief, uses the virtual reality system assisted by Jack Eliker, Rolls Royce advanced visualization lead, during a visit to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. on Nov. 3, 2020. The 19th Air Force command team visited the 58th Special Operations Wing to learn about maintenance innovations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kiana Pearson)
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201103-F-AR051-0311

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jarred Rule, 58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron CV-22 flight chief, demonstrates the latest simulator for the new combat rescue helicopter to Maj. Gen. Craig D. Wills, 19th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kristina Rogers, 19th Air Force command chief, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. on Nov. 3, 2020. The new technologies will enable Airmen to streamline their training at the 58th Special Operations Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kiana Pearson)
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201103-F-AR051-0251

Jose Baca, L3 Harris CV-22 Virtual Reality systems engineer, speaks to Maj. Gen. Craig D. Wills, 19th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kristina Rogers, 19th Air Force command chief, during a visit at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico on Nov. 3, 2020. During the command team’s visit to the 58th Special Operations Wing, they met with several contractors to discuss maintenance innovations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kiana Pearson)
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201102-F-AR051-0030

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Craig D. Wills (left), 19th Air Force commander, speaks with Col. Michael Curry, 58th Special Operations Wing commander, during a tour at Kirtland Air Force Base, N. M., Nov. 3, 2020. The 19th Air Force command team toured several flight simulation facilities at training squadrons during their visit to the 58th SOW and the 150th Special Operations Wing, of the New Mexico Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kiana Pearson)
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58th Training Squadron instructors and students discuss the HH-60G Pave Hawk trainer

58th Training Squadron instructors and students discuss the HH-60G Pave Hawk trainer at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 21, 2020. The 58th TRS Fabrication Flight repurposes retired aircraft into devices for training 1,500 special mission aviation students a year in the 58th TRS Monster Garage.
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Converting an MC-130E Combat Talon I to a C-130J Super Hercules

The 58th Training Squadron fabrication flight is converting an MC-130E Combat Talon I to a C-130J Super Hercules at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 21, 2020. The 58th TRS Fabrication Flight repurposes retired aircraft into devices for training 1,500 special mission aviation students a year in the 58th TRS Monster Garage.
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190605-F-OD583-1004

Gabe Mounce, Air Force Research Laboratory technical engagement office economic development lead, lectures on innovation at the Kirtland Spark Innovation Workshop in Albuquerque, N.M., June 5, 2019. The Kirtland Spark Innovation Workshop informed representatives from various units across Kirtland Air Force Base about the spark cell and how it would further cultivate a culture of innovation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin J. Prisbrey)
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190211-F-XR514-1048

From left, Staff Sgt. Mark Birrenkott, 58th Aircrew Maintenance Squadron CV-22 Osprey avionics craftsman, and Tech. Sgt. Derek Scott, 58th AMXS CV-22 Osprey crew chief speaks with U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark E. Weatherington, Air Education and Training Command deputy commander, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 11, 2019. Birrenkott and Scott showed Weatherington their innovative idea on how to cut back cleaning time on the CV-22 Osprey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Nagle)
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