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AFRL welcomes new Space Vehicles director

Col. Richard R. Beckman speaks at the Air Force Research Laboratory Phillips Research Site change of command at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., July 15, 2025. Beckman succeeds Col. Jeremy A. Raley and will lead a team of over 1,000 military members, civilians and on-site contractors who make up the U.S.’s center of excellence for military space science and technology, research and development and advanced technology integration and demonstration. The directorate supports key U.S. Space Force missions, including communications; position, navigation and timing; missile warning; space domain awareness and space control. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Spencer Kanar)
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Dr. Imelda Atencio awarded Bromilow Award from New Mexico State

Dr. Imelda Atencio, Laser Division Chief for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate, receives the Frank Bromilow Award from Dr. David V. Jauregui, the interim Dean of the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University Feb. 21, 2025. Atencio won the 49th Frank Bromilow Lectureship Award and Honoria from New Mexico State University’s College of Engineering for her work at AFRL. She has been with AFRL since 1987 and has worked on optical design, adaptive optics, optical communication and spent 19 years conducting research at the Starfire Optical range. Atencio received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University and went on to earn her master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Arizona. Dr. Steve Stochaj, of the New Mexico State College of Engineering, nominated Atencio as an example of the possibilities that exist for engineering students. The Frank Bromilow Award was named after the dean of New Mexico State University’s College of Engineering from 1961 to 1974. Bromilow is credited with enhancing the quality of the college’s faculty and engineering program. The award is named after him to recognize his leadership, commitment and dedication to the college’s growth. (New Mexico State University / (courtesy photo)
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Dr. Imelda Atencio awarded Bromilow Award from New Mexico State

Dr. Imelda Atencio, Laser Division Chief for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate, speaks to the crowd during the Frank Bromilow Lecture Awards. The lecture took place Feb. 21, 2025, in Jett Hall at New Mexico State University where she received the 49th Frank Bromilow Lectureship Award and Honoria from New Mexico State University’s College of Engineering for her work at AFRL. Atencio has been with AFRL since 1987 and has worked on optical design, adaptive optics, optical communication and spent 19 years conducting research at the Starfire Optical range. Atencio received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University and went on to earn her master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Arizona. Dr. Steve Stochaj, of the New Mexico State College of Engineering, nominated Atencio as an example of the possibilities that exist for engineering students. The Frank Bromilow Award was named after the dean of New Mexico State University’s College of Engineering from 1961 to 1974. Bromilow is credited with enhancing the quality of the college’s faculty and engineering program. The award is named after him to recognize his leadership, commitment and dedication to the college’s growth. (New Mexico State University / courtesy photo)
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AFRL celebrates research for nation’s defense

A crowd at the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate 2022 annual awards ceremony cheers for their colleagues Feb. 8, 2023, during the ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo /Airman 1st Class Ruben Garibay)
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Latest milestone brings NTS-3 Vanguard closer to 2023 launch

The Navigation Technology Satellite-3, or NTS-3, spacecraft is shown in an anechoic test chamber prior to electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility testing in Palm Bay, Florida. This experimental satellite is being designed, built and tested by L3Harris Technologies, and will be used by the Air Force Research Laboratory and partner organizations as part of an integrated system to conduct a one-year demonstration of advanced technologies and concepts in satellite navigation. The NTS-3 launch is anticipated in late 2023 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on the first U.S. government flight of the new United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket. (Courtesy Photo)
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AFRL joins New Mexico national labs in postdoc speech competition

Maj. Joshua Reding of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Directed Energy Directorate presents Tessily Hogancamp, a chemist from Sandia National Laboratories, or SNL, a trophy as the first-place winner of the Rio Grande Research SLAM, a postdoctoral speech competition in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nov. 5, 2022. Reding, who stepped in at the last minute as the master of ceremonies and whom the organizers called “amazing,” presided over the event that included postdoctoral researchers from AFRL, SNL, Los Alamos National Lab and the New Mexico Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. (Courtesy photo)
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AFRL joins New Mexico national labs in postdoc speech competition

Twelve postdoctoral researchers representing the Air Force Research Laboratory, Sandia National Labs, Los Alamos National Lab and the New Mexico Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research compete in the inaugural Rio Grande Research SLAM, a postdoctoral speech competition in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nov. 5, 2022. The event spotlighted the research performed in New Mexico and provided professional development opportunities. (Courtesy photo)
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AFRL celebrates successful rocket launch at STEM Academy

Air Force Research Laboratory’s STEM Academy holds a rocket launch for Albuquerque area students. AFRL 1st Lt. Caleb Sapp advises a student on her team’s rocket. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stephen Burke)
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AFRL celebrates successful rocket launch at STEM Academy

Rockets blast off as, Air Force Research Laboratory’s STEM Academy holds their annual TECH Mission Rocket Model Launch, for Albuquerque area students. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stephen Burke)
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Just commissioned U.S. Space Force officer Maj. Derick Perry shares the moment with his wife Melissa and children. Perry was one of 10 Air Force Research Laboratory and Space and Missile Systems Center officers inducted into the Space Force in a ceremony held at Kirtland AFB, N.M. July 23. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joanne Perkins/AFRL)
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