Human Effectiveness Directorate and WSU host aviation psychology symposium

Dr. Mark Maybury, Chief Scientist of the Air Force, addresses the audience at the International Symposium on Aviation Psychology Banquet at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The symposium brought together scientists, research sponsors and aviation operators from 20 countries to discuss ways to make flying safer and more efficient. (Air Force photo)

Human Effectiveness Directorate and WSU host aviation psychology symposium

Dr. Key Dismukes, retired chief scientist for aerospace human factors at the NASA Ames Research Center, gave the keynote address at the 16th annual International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, hosted by Wright State University and the 711th Human Performance Wing’s Human Effectiveness Directorate. Dr. Dismukes spoke about the state of aviation psychology as a discipline. (Air Force photo)

AFRL change of command ceremony

Gen. Donald J. Hoffman, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, presents the Air Force Research Laboratory guide-on to Maj. Gen. William McCasland, newly selected AFRL commander, at a change of command ceremony held Friday, May 13, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Maj. Gen. William McCasland will succeed General Pawlikowski, who was confirmed for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo)

AFRL change of command ceremony

Gen. Donald J. Hoffman, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, retrieves the Air Force Research Laboratory guide-on from Maj. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, departing AFRL commander, at a change of command ceremony held Friday, May 13, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Maj. Gen. William McCasland will succeed General Pawlikowski, who was confirmed for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Human Performance Wing researchers take up the SWORD to assist warfighters and pararescuers

Pararescue jumpers (PJs) from the 123 Special Tactics Squadron Air National Guard Unit, Louisville, Ky. staged a rescue demonstration for researchers at the 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate (711 HPW/RH) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 711 HPW/RH is transitioning to the Specialized Warfighter Operations Research and Development (SWORD) program, and were learning about PJs in order to provide technology to help them perform their work more efficiently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Gulliford)

Warfighter Readiness Research Division celebrates past and future with homecoming events

As they prepare to transition operations to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, personnel from the 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effective Directorate’s Warfighter Readiness Research Division (711 HPW/RHA) at the Mesa Research Site, Ariz., held a three-day homecoming event celebration. The celebration ended with an “Aloha” themed dinner. Attendees included division chiefs, and technical directors and advisors representing each decade that the division has been in existence. Front row: Colonel (Ret) Dan Eliason, Division Chief, 1982-1986; Colonel (Ret) Dan Walker, Division Chief, 2005-2010; Lieutenant Colonel Joel Boswell, Division Chief, 2010-present; Dr. William Hagin, Technical Director, 1969-1976; Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) David Andersen, Division Chief, 1970-1971. Back Row: Dr. Herbert Bell, Technical Adviser, 2002-present; Dr. Dee Andrews, Technical Director, 1997-2002, (currently 711 HPW Senior Scientist); Colonel (Ret) Lynn Carroll (Division Chief, 1991-1999); Colonel (Ret) Mike Lane, (Division Chief 1986-1988); and Dr. Milt Wood, Behavioral Scientist and Technical Director, 1969-1986). (U.S. Air Force photo)

AFRL VPP agreement

From left to right: Kriss VanderHyde, Air Force Research Laboratory Detachment 7 Integration and Operation Division deputy, Mike Huggins, AFRL Space and Missile Propulsion Division chief, George Amaya, American Federation of Government Employees base president, Col. Michael Platt AFRL Det. 7 commander, Dr. Ashwani Vij, AFRL Voluntary Protection Program manager, hold up the VPP recommitment agreement signed April 7. (Air Force photo by Ray Dyakon)

Aurora High School, Aurora Robotics Team A, watches as their robot completes the Mini-Urban Challenge course during Regional Competitions

Aurora High School, Aurora Robotics Team A, watches as their robot completes the Mini-Urban Challenge course during Regional Competitions at McLin Gymnasim on the Wright State campus. The team went on to win the competition and now will travel to Washington D.C. to compete in the 2011 National Competition at the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the National Museum of American History on May 21, in Washington, DC. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Altitude chamber training begins at the new 711th Human Performance Wing complex

Master Sergeant Michele Armstrong (foreground) guides the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s (USAFSAM’s) altitude chamber flight at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio. Airman Kristyn Gonzales (background) operates the altitude chamber. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Gulliford)

Altitude chamber training begins at the new 711th Human Performance Wing complex

Future flight surgeons begin an altitude chamber flight at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM). The altitude chamber simulates the effects of high altitude on the human body. It is the latest USAFSAM class to transition to WPAFB from Brooks City-Base, Texas as part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). (U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Gulliford)

Human Performance Wing helps develop standardized approach to space training

Staff Sgt. Jason Wassom, 3rd Space Operations Squadron, sits at a student station in the new Standard Space Trainer (SST) Integrated Training Center at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado following the ribbon cutting and official opening of the new system. The technology concept for the SST was developed by scientists and engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory, 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Warfighter Readiness Research Division, Continuous Learning and Performance Assessment Branch (711 HPW/RHAS). (U.S. Air Force photo/Dennis Rogers)

Thermal batteries are powerful for their size, and have a long shelf life. (AFRL image)

Thermal batteries can remain inert for years, delivering instantaneous power when activated. They also have a high power output relative to their size, making them ideal for many strategic weapons systems. (AFRL image)

Colonel William D. Hack accepts 2010 Diversity Award for the AFRL Propulsion Directorate.

Colonel William D. Hack accepts Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 2010 Organizational Diversity Award on behalf of the AFRL Propulsion Directorate. (AFRL image)

X-51A readies for next hypersonic flight

An Air Force Flight Test Center B-52 from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. carries the X-51A prior to the Waverider's first scramjet-powered hypersonic flight test on March 26, 2010. The Air Force has made design modifications to the three remaining X-51A demonstrators and plans to resume the hypersonic flight test program in early spring of 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo)

AFRL team a Collier Trophy nominee

The Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology Fighter Risk Reduction Program F-16 flies over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. during an Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) flight test. This vehicle helped validate Auto GCAS, readying the technology for the planned integration into F-16 production aircraft in 2014. (NASA photo)

C-130 Training Simulator

The C-130 Training Simulator is moved into its new home in 711th Human Performance Wing complex.

Confocal micrograph

Confocal micrograph of an actin-filamin network. Credit: Kurt Schmoller, Technische Universtaet Muenchen (Technical University of Munich)

190th ARW supports Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) program

A Learjet used as a surrogate for an unmanned aircraft approaches the refueling boom of a modified 190th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 during a recent flight test for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) program.

Dark-field optical image

A dark-field optical image of a silicon photonic chip is shown in comparison to the size of a penny.(Credit: Elijah Douglas Christenson)

The USAF School of Aerospace Medicine celebrated its transition to Wright-Patterson AFB, OH on Thursday Feb. 17th at Brooks City-Base in San Antonio, TX. Deputy Surgeon General of the AF, Major General Tom Travis, spoke about the personal attachment that

The USAF School of Aerospace Medicine celebrated its transition to Wright-Patterson AFB, OH on Thursday Feb. 17th at Brooks City-Base in San Antonio, TX. The Deputy Surgeon General of the AF, Major General Tom Travis, spoke about the personal attachment that he has to USAFSAM and Brooks City-Base and the importance of the mission during the school’s transition to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. USAFSAM is relocating from Brooks City-Base in San Antonio, Texas, to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as part of the nation’s 2005 base realignment and closure decisions. The school is part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing. Photo by Amy Velasquez, USAFSAM/EDD.

AFRL Air Vehicles Directorate honors award winners

David Adamczak (left) and Roger Kimmel, were honored with the Dr. Courtland D. Perkins Award during the Air Force Research Laboratory Air Vehicles Annual Awards Luncheon held Jan. 12, 2011 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (U.S. Air Force photos)

AFRL Air Vehicles Directorate honors award winners

David Doman (left) and Michael Oppenheimer were honored with the Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois Award during the Air Force Research Laboratory Air Vehicles Annual Awards Luncheon held Jan. 12, 2011 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (U.S. Air Force photos)

USAF School of Aerospace Medicine Graduates Final Class from Brooks

More than 300 guests filled the auditorium at The USAF School of Aerospace Medicine as the final class of students at Brooks City-Base in San Antonio, TX, graduated on Jan. 29. Each of the Aeromedical Evacuation crew members received their “wings”, the uniform emblem that identifies them as a member of the elite Flight Nurse and Aeromedical Evacuation team. As the wings were pinned on, many times by a family member or a superior officer, each recipient’s pride was obvious. Among the attendees gathered to witness the historic event were the families of the graduating class, flight nurses from around the world, past instructors, USAFSAM alumni, and local community guests. The school is in the process of relocating to a new state-of-the-art facility at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure initiative. Photo By: Mary Kay Stewart

Leading expert on data analytics to lead 711 HPW seminar on “Big Data, New Physics, and Geospatial Super-Food”

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