WPAFB Airman saluting during Flag Day Ceremony.

WPAFB Airman saluting during Flag Day Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Ben Strasser)

Local media coverage at WPAFB

Local media coverage at WPAFB

Huffman Prairie Controlled Burn

Fire fighters from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and neighboring Bath Township work with Ohio Department of Natural Resources wildlife officials to light part of Huffman Prairie in 2009. Base officials are planning another controlled burn sometime this month to help maintain and expand prairie vegetation and prevent the spread of invasive woody species. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Ted Theopolos)

The UltraCell XX55 fuel cell system. (AFRL Image)

The UltraCell XX55, a battery-recharging fuel cell system that will reduce by 70 percent the weight warfighters carry in the field during a 72-hour mission. (AFRL Image)

Classical representation of electrons in a krypton atom. (Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory).

This is the classical representation of electrons in a krypton atom. (Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory).

Researchers have developed a nanoscale, highly efficient optical data, with the goal of significantly reducing energy consumption. (Electrical Engineering at Stanford University Image)

Researchers have developed a nanoscale, highly efficient optical data transmitter or semiconductor laser, the key to which is a multi-layered nanophotonic layered wafer, the holes of which are almost perfectly round with smooth interior walls and act like a hall of mirrors to reflect photons back toward the center of the laser. (Electrical Engineering at Stanford University Image)

William E. Harrison III

William E. Harrison III, Technical Advisor for Fuels and Energy for Air Force Research Laboratory, was recently cited for his dedication to public service and exceptional achievement with alternative fuels research.

Civil Air Patrol base tour

Capt. Kenneth Lebay, Air Force Institute of Technology student, showcases AFIT's new technology to Civil Air Patrol cadets. Over 100 cadets toured Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in an effort to educate and inform them about the various unit and organization missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Dean Karnazes

Dean Karnazes runs across the Atacama Desert in Chile during the Atacama Crossing, a 7-day, 250 kilometer race that he won in 2008. Karnazes will be the featured guest at the 2012 Air Force Marathon Sports & Fitness Expo Sept. 13-14 at Wright State University's Nutter Center. (courtesy image)

Warfighter's Corner

The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference is an annual event that promotes cooperation among the Armed Services, industry, academia and various government agencies in pursuit of improved training and education programs. Participants traversing Warfighter's Corner can try a number of different simulators designed to make training more realistics and effective. (Air Force photo)

Resonant 'bowtie' FASOR cavity, achieving 55W: The exiting port carries 55W of power with near perfect beam quality. (AFRL Image)

Resonant 'bowtie' Frequency Addition Source of Optical Radiation (FASOR) cavity, achieving 55W, which ensures adequate system performance during more nights of the year. The exiting port carries 55W of power with near perfect beam quality. (AFRL Image)

MAJCOM Challenge Trophy

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz awards the Marathon MAJCOM Challenge trophy to Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, on Nov. 4, 2011, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. This was the second time AFMC has won the coveted trophy. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Diagram showing demonstration of excitation of a local beacon in air. (Passat Inc. Image)

Diagram showing demonstration of excitation of a local beacon in air, via backward stimulated scattring which are realized in beam cleanup geometry in the form of coherent spherical waves. (Passat Inc. Image)

MATRIX team members at the controls (AFRL Image)

Members of the Mobile Active Targeting Resource for Integrated eXperiment (MATRIX) team at the controls. (AFRL Image)

Solar cell optimized for use on Earth. (AFRL Image)

United Solar Ovonic’s existing terrestrial solar cell product, optimized for use on Earth and deposited on a heavy 5 mil stainless steel substrate. (AFRL Image)

The component, called Static Random-Access Memory, or SRAM, allows the Department of Defense to address “big space” satellite needs to support warfighter and customer needs.

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s investment in radiation-hardened components pans out with Texas Instruments’ newest release – a commercially available 16 Mb radiation-hardened memory component.

The newly developed Precision Lethality MK82 , a Quick Reaction Capability acquisition program. (AFRL Image)

The newly developed Precision Lethality MK82 , designed to minimize fragmentation, decreasing damage and injury to nearby structures and personnel. (AFRL Image)

AFOSR Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Invited Speaker Sir John Pendry

AFOSR-funded researcher, Sir John Pendry spoke to a crowd of over 200 at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s (AFIT) Kenney Hall Auditorium Monday as part of AFIT’s regular speaker series and in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

SCINDA is currently a prototype system and is fielded at stations in South America

SCINDA provides the warfighter with an efficient, graphical interface needed to evaluate the effects of local ionospheric scintillation on critical military space communication and navigation links.

An Airman practices donning and doffing procedures with the new Joint Firefighter's Integrated Response Ensemble suit at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. (Air Force Image)

Staff Sgt. Timothy Cruz practices donning and doffing procedures with the new Joint Firefighter's Integrated Response Ensemble at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Airmen participated in a final field evaluation of the suit testing the time to put on the JFIRE suits versus the previous version. Cruz is a firefighter assigned to the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron. (Air Force Image)

Point Source Image through Turbulence (GA Tyler Associates Image)

Point Source Image through Turbulence (GA Tyler Associates Image)

Pupil Plane Depiction of Phase Distortion and Scintillation of a Point Source Propagating through Turbulence (GA Tyler Associates Image)

Pupil Plane Depiction of Phase Distortion and Scintillation of a Point Source Propagating through Turbulence (GA Tyler Associates Image)

Simulation of Cultural Identities for Prediction of Reactions. (Aptima Inc. Image)

Simulation of Cultural Identities for Prediction of Reactions (SCIPR), developed by Aptima Inc. (Aptima Inc. Image)

Dr. Mark Draper, selected as one of AFRL’s 2011 Fellows. (AFRL Image)

Dr. Mark Draper, selected as one of AFRL’s 2011 Fellows. (AFRL Image)