Cruise missiles rely on JP-10 fuel, which was given an extra nine years of storage life after an

Cruise missiles rely on JP-10 fuel, which was given an extra nine years of storage life after an AFRL fuels study. (AFRL Image)

X-51A Team members Charles Brink, George Thum and Joseph Vogel accept the Aviation Week award at a black-tie dinner in March 2011 in Washington, D.C. (Air Force Image)

X-51A Team members Charles Brink, George Thum and Joseph Vogel accept the Aviation Week award at a black-tie dinner in March 2011 in Washington, D.C. Awards are given based on work done the previous calendar year. (Air Force Image)

An artist’s depiction of the layers of flight equipment worn by a typical Air Force pilot. (AFRL Image)

An artist’s depiction of the layers of flight equipment worn by a typical Air Force pilot, resulting in complaints of heat-related fatigue from pilots and the idea for a wearable cooling vest. (AFRL Image)

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at test. (AFRL Image)

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at test. AFRL worked with Maverick Corporation of Blue Ash, Ohio, and Renegade Materials of Springboro, Ohio, which used internal funding for qualification of their materials, which have been approved for use in several F135 engine components. (AFRL Image)

Human Performance Wing Wins Air Force SMART Sponsoring Facility of the Year Award

The 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW) has won the United States Air Force SMART Sponsoring Facility of the Year Award. The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship, and be gainfully employed upon degree completion. It is part of the National Defense Education Program, and each military service participates in SMART. Mike Griffin, SMART Focal Point, 711 HPW Chief Scientist’s Office (second from left), receives the award from Dr. Steven Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology and Engineering. Dr. Knox Millsaps (far left), Senior Program Administrator for SMART and Professor/Chairman Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Naval Post Graduate School, and Mr. Russell Howard (far right), Director of Engineering and Technical Management, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, also participated in the award presentation.

AFRL’s Col. Douglas Hodge (center) with Patrick Killeen (left), President, American Academy of Physician Assistants; and Dr. Roslyn Schneider, Chief of Staff of the Medicines Development Group, Primary Care Business Unit, Pfizer Inc. and Physician Assista

Col. Douglas Hodge (center) of the Air Force Research Laboratory, received the American Academy of Physician Assistants’ 2011 Federal Service PA of the Year Award at the organization’s conference on June 1 in Las Vegas. Here he is shown with Patrick Killeen (left), President, American Academy of Physician Assistants, and Dr. Roslyn Schneider, Chief of Staff of the Medicines Development Group, Primary Care Business Unit, Pfizer Inc. and Physician Assistant Foundation trustee. (Credit: American Academy of Physicians Assistants) PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants (AAPA)

The 100-synapse neural network device and measurement results. (AFRL Image)

Decision-making capabilities of the Air Force are enhanced by neural networks containing 100 interconnected memristor-based synapses that can be programmed individually. (AFRL Image)

BOSS-LG landing guidance symbology will help pilots land safely in brownout conditions. (AFRL Image)

Brownout conditions often found in Iraq and Afghanistan are a major cause of helicopter mishaps. (Inset) BrownOut Symbology System (BOSS) with manual control laws/algorithms, known as BOSS-LG, whose goal is to provide “visual quality” landing for helicopter pilots. (AFRL Image)

The ADVENT program hit a milestone with the successful completion of the Rolls Royce North American Technologies Inc. fan rig test. (Air Force Image)

The Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology program hit a milestone with the successful completion of the Rolls Royce North American Technologies Inc. fan rig test, held at the Compressor Research Facility and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (Air Force Image)

Comparison of silica nanoparticles (left) with Nanoscale Ionic Materials (right) shows the room-temperature liquid-like properties of polymer nanocomposites. (AFRL Image)

Comparison of silica nanoparticles (left) with Nanoscale Ionic Materials (right) shows the room-temperature liquid-like properties of polymer nanocomposites. The liquid-like properties give the nanocomposites “self-healing” abilities. (AFRL Image)

Cross-sectional SEM (a) and corresponding EDS color map (b), showing surface and subsurface atomic layer deposition coating infiltration of CC composite. Cross-sectional TEM image (c) showing excellent coating conformality/uniformity and infiltration. (AF

Cross-sectional SEM (a) and corresponding EDS color map (b), showing surface and subsurface atomic layer deposition ZrO2 coating infiltration of CC composite. Cross-sectional TEM image (c) of 4 ALD ZnO/AI2O3/ZrO2 trilayers (~220 nm overall thickness) showing excellent coating conformality/uniformity and infiltration (pore filling) of the CC composite. (AFRL Image)

Low (a) and high (b) magnification SCM images and (c) Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) color map (512x512 pixels) of phases in the Ni3-Ti-20C composite. The thermal pseudocolor AES image shows relative amounts of the constituents (see legend). (AFRL Ima

Low (a) and high (b) magnification SCM images and (c) Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) color map (512x512 pixels) of phases in the Ni3-Ti-20C composite. The thermal pseudocolor AES image shows relative amounts of the constituents (see legend). (AFRL Image)

School of Aerospace Medicine dedicates AeroMedical Library in honor of former director

Colonel Christian Benjamin, Commander, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), and Colonel Karen Weis, Dean, USAFSAM, unveil a plaque at the dedication of the school’s Franzello AeroMedical Library at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The library is named in honor of Joseph Franzello, a former director of the library.

Lightweight, ergonomic body armor. (Photo illustration by Armacel Armor Company)

Lightweight, ergonomic, non-ceramic ballistic armor offers more comfort and mobility for deployed warfighters. (Photo illustration by Armacel Armor Company)

Low-cost titanium powder and titanium parts. (AFRL image)

Low-cost titanium powder and titanium parts. Titanium is stronger and lighter than steel, and use of titanium reduces the material required to manufacture an aerospace component by up to 90 percent. (AFRL image)

International Titanium Powder’s production facility. (AFRL image)

International Titanium Powder’s production facility in Ottawa, IL. Funds from a Title III program contributed to the construction of equipment. (AFRL image)

Sample forecast from the Haleakala Weather Center. (MPHCC Image)

Sample forecast from the Haleakala Weather Center, where forecasts are tailor to meet the needs of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) site. (MPHCC Image)

An Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) source two-micron unit. (AFRL image)

The Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) source two-micron unit, with more than twenty times the power of previously available sources, allows for the broadest bandwidth, near infrared wavelength range, customized center wavelength, and high-output power. (AFRL image)

Materials experiment returns to Earth

The Materials International Space Station Experiment or MISSE is observed outside the shuttle orbiter Discovery during the STS-133 mission in March 2011. Air Force Research Laboratory scientists completed the seventh in a series of materials-related experiments June 1, 2011 when the experiments returned to earth after 18 months in space. (NASA Photo)

Radar relocation worked at millions in taxpayer savings

Newly installed radars at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio will enable the Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate to conduct a variety of research projects. BRAC-directed relocation of the radars from Rome N.Y. to Wright-Patt will be completed the summer of 2011. Air National Guard and active duty engineering installation squadron personnel and active duty RED HORSE squadron engineers teamed to erect the radar towers, install cabling and associated systems. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Air National Guard Airmen support AFRL radar relocation

Tech. Sgt. Brian McCarty marks a properly tightened bolt and nut during construction of a 100' radar tower May 20, 2011 at Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Air National Guard Airmen from six states helped construct four towers and install radars to provide the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base with the capability to conduct advanced sensors research. BRAC 2005 decisions directed relocation of the research radars from Rome, N.Y. Sergeant McCarty is with the 220th Engineering Installation Squadron, based in Zanesville, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rick Shaughnessy)

Air National Guard Airmen support AFRL radar project

Staff Sgt. Tony Velado stands before a 100' bi-static radar tower May 20, 2011 at Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Air National Guard Airmen from engineering installation squadrons in six states helped construct four towers and install radar systems to provide the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base with the capability to conduct advanced sensors research. BRAC 2005 decisions directed relocation of the research radars to Wright-Patterson from Rome, N.Y. Sergeant Velado briefly took a break during construction to become Ohio's middleweight Brazilian Jiu-jitsu champion. He is with the 243rd Engineering Installation Squadron, based in South Portland, Maine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Air National Guard Airmen support AFRL radar project

Airmen work on a 100' bi-static radar tower in early May 2011 at Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Air National Guard Airmen from engineering installation squadrons in six states helped construct four towers and install radar systems to provide the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base with the capability to conduct advanced sensors research. BRAC 2005 decisions directed relocation of the research radars to Wright-Patterson from Rome, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rick Shaughnessy)

Air National Guard Airmen support AFRL radar project

An Airman drives off in a pickup after installing an experimental bi-static radar receiver atop a 100' tower at Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Air National Guard Airmen from engineering installation squadrons in six states helped construct four towers and install radar systems to provide the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base with the capability to conduct advanced sensors research. BRAC 2005 decisions directed relocation of the research radars to Wright-Patterson from Rome, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)