• Airmen battle the cold at the Warfighter Training Center

    The Warfighter Training Center here simulated a cold couple of days at Manas Air Force Base, Kyrgyzstan for 150 base Airmen during an operational readiness exercise held Feb. 17-20. The outdoor training facility put the airmen in a 24-hour operating environment where temperatures dipped as low as 6

  • Predator passes 500,000 flight hours

    Airmen of the 432d Air Expeditionary Wing made history Feb. 18, when an aircrew flew the MQ-1B Predator Unmanned Aircraft Systems in a combat mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility surpassing the 500,000 flight hour mark. Members of the 15th Reconnaissance Squadron flew the

  • Overcoming Antenna-Induced Biases in GPS Measurements

    An Ohio State University research team has developed very efficient approaches vital to the growth of global navigation satellite systems. Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded scientist, Dr. Inder J. Gupta, led the team and conducted both the theoretical and practical work that has enabled

  • LEGO competition takes over Nutter Center

    The Educational Outreach office here co-sponsored the FIRST LEGO® League Ohio State Championship Feb. 14-15 at the Wright State University's Ervin J. Nutter Center in Fairborn. The "Climate Connections" themed tournament challenged 48 teams comprised of 9-14 year olds from across Ohio to explore why

  • Experimental Equipment Enhances TACP Capabilities

    Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen tested lab-developed equipment concepts during Northern Edge 2008, a joint training exercise hosted by Alaskan Command. TACP Airmen, whose job it is to navigate miles of often rugged terrain in order to call in air strikes enhancing combat operations,

  • AFRL Field-Tests New Water Purification Device

    AFRL worked with Seldon Technologies to develop filtration technology that transforms groundwater into potable water without electricity, ultraviolet light, harsh chemicals, or prolonged heating. The lab distributed this purification capability--in the form of two different devices--to Fort McCoy,

  • Mobile Aircrew Retractor Undergoes Flight Testing

    A C-17 loadmaster successfully flight-tested AFRL's Universal Mobile Aircrew Restraint System (UMARS) during the National Guard Patriot 2008 exercise (conducted at Volk Field, Wisconsin). The Small Business Innovation Researchdeveloped system, created in partnership with Wolf Technical Services,

  • Pioneering neuroergonomics researcher to lead Human Effectiveness seminar

    Dr. Raja Parasuraman, university professor and director of the doctoral program in human factors and applied cognition at George Mason University, will lead a research seminar on "Trust in Automation" on February 27, 2009 from 10:00 AM to noon at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Kenney Hall