Kessel Run is the operational name for Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)’s Detachment 12. Its mission is to del ... iver combat capabilities warfighters love and revolutionize the Air Force software acquisition process. From its headquarters at Hanscom Air Force Base and with significant supporting assets in Boston, MA (Kessel Run Experimental Lab - KREL) and Langley AFB, KR builds, tests, delivers, operates and maintains cloud-based infrastructure and war-fighting software applications for use by Airmen worldwide and delivers them on time, as needed and with efficiency and cost-effectiveness above other acquisition methods or practices in the Air Force and Department of Defense. read more