WOW

Real science, technology and engineering professionals volunteer their time as “wizards” to bring a wide variety of science demonstrations directly to area classrooms. Demos are aligned with Ohio Curriculum Standards and provide maximum interaction and hands-on experiences for the students. One project is for students to build a bridge together. (contributed photo)

Year of Continuing Education

Education and Training Section staff (L-R) Michael Brame, Pamela Riorito, Cara Blair, Deborah McCord and Greg Goodwin have been an active part of the Air Force Materiel Command educational initiatives, the Year of the Community College of the Air Force in 2011 and the Year of Continuing Education in 2012, and are ready to embrace and help promote the third initiative, “Year of the Graduate” in 2013. (photo by Niki Jahns)

2013 Air Force Marathon patch

2013 Air Force Marathon patch

Col. (Dr.) Lynda Vu and her flight instructor.

Col. (Dr.) Lynda Vu and her flight instructor.

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Stephanie Davis and her flight instructor.

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Stephanie Davis and her flight instructor.

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Chris Bird and his flight instructor.

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Chris Bird and his flight instructor.

Dr. Rajesh R. Naik (AFRL Photo)

Dr. Rajesh R. Naik (Materials and Manufacturing Directorate)

Dr. Matthew Dierking (AFRL Photo)

Dr. Matthew Dierking (Sensors Directorate)

Dr. Matthew Dierking (AFRL Photo)

Dr. Matthew Dierking (Sensors Directorate)

Dr. David Doman (left), Dr. Miguel Visbal (AFRL Image)

Dr. David Doman (left) and Dr. Miguel Visbal, honored this year as AIAA Fellows. (AFRL Image)

STEM

Tri-Village High School teacher, Ms. Kim Puckett, stands with her students and the Dayton Regional M&S Competition winners Macy Fraylick, Seth Thomas, and Craig Harrison. The students will present their project at the I/ITSEC Conference in Florida in December. (Photo by Mikee Huber)

STEM

Chris Madison and Corey Sobke from the Dayton Early College Academy wait to begin their presentation at the Competition. (Photo by Mikee Huber)

Advaced Power and Thermal Research Lab

Air Force Research Laboratory will cut the ribbon for the new Advanced Power and Thermal Research Lab on December 7, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. The 53,000 square foot, multi-laboratory facility is devoted to fundamental and applied energy, power, and thermal research efforts. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Chiefs promotion

WPAFB Chiefs Group, Col. Cassie Barlow, 88th Air Base Wing commander, and the newly promoted Chief Master Sergeants by the Wright B Flyer on Area B. (photo by Michelle Gigante)

SR444

The new Spruce Way has bike lanes on both sides of the road to accomodate Airmen riding bikes from Kittyhawk.

SR444

The new Spruce Way connects to the old SR444 and allows traffic to flow into Kittyhawk without going back the Brick Quarters.

Focus Week

Col. Cassie Barlow, 88th Air Base Wing commander, leads a new Focus Week session called “Making Next Year Your Best” Oct. 18. The colonel is expected to lead a similar program during the January 2013 Focus Week. (photo by Niki Jahns)

Security Forces

The Oct. 30 exercise included a scenario of a suspected bomb outside Bldg. 676. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight (EOD) was called. Bomb-sniffing military working dog Rudo and his handler, Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hemeon, came to conduct a sweep. (photo by Niki Jahns)

Security Forces

A Security Forces contact team makes a sweep of Bldg. 676, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s DOD Supercomputing Resource Center, to secure the building during the active shooter exercise Oct. 30. (photo by Niki Jahns)

Canine

A Security Forces recovery Team remove an ‘injured’ employee from the building during the active shooter exercise. (photo by Niki Jahns)

21st Intell Squadron

Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II (left), commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, looks on Oct. 12 as Col. Peter Bailey, director of Intelligence AFLCMC, passes the new 21st Intelligence Squadron’s guidon to Lt. Col. Scott W. Davis, as he assumed command of the squadron. (Photo by Niki Jahns)

New Gate 1A

The new Gate 1A guard house is lowered into place. (photo by Niki Jahns)

Chemical vapor deposition-coated nonwovens. (AFRL Image)

Chemical vapor deposition-coated nonwoven composites, which are used for electrical conductivity and electromagnetic shielding. Coated nonwovens are as light and conductive as carbon nanotube (CNT) sheets, and cost only a fraction of the price. This SIBR project was undertaken by AFRL and Conductive Composites Company. (AFRL Image)

Nanorod pairs (AFRL Image)

Nanorod pairs produced using a solvent-based method, a process that saves literally months when compared to the traditional method. (AFRL Image)