• AFRL participates in Supersonic Tailless Air Vehicle testing

    The Air Force Research Laboratory recently provided a full-motion flight simulation environment to test candidate control systems for Northrop Grumman's Supersonic Tailless Air Vehicle concept. The testing, conducted in AFRL's Large Amplitude Multi-mode Aerospace Research Simulator incorporated

  • EMT Schoolhouse surpasses 2,000th student

    Airman 1st Class Matthew Rakowitz from the 88th Medical Operation Squadron was handed a coin as he entered the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron's Emergency Medical Technician classroom Monday morning. The Airman was the 13th student of 28 that entered the classroom. Not knowing what it was for,

  • Final spin marks end of AFRL's centrifuge-based research at WPAFB

    Technical Sgt. Jewelle C. "J.C." Huggins of the Commander's Support Staff, 88th Mission Support Squadron, implanted herself firmly into Air Force research history recently when she served as the final human test subject to spin in the Air Force Research Laboratory's dynamic environment simulator.The

  • Reducing the shake, rattle, and roll on objects deployed in space

    Current deployment mechanisms operating aboard spacecraft primarily consist of heavy springs, which when activated, inflict shock to components such as solar arrays and antennae, often hindering the equipment's efficiency in the cosmos environment, but a developing technology to be evaluated in the

  • Air Force celebrates 60 years, honored at Blue Jackets game

    Part of a continuing celebration and recognition of the Air Force's 60th anniversary this year, Wright-Patterson AFB military and other members of the armed forces were honored by the Columbus Blue Jackets hockey team Jan. 26 at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets showed their hospitality to Col.

  • More ways to train for marathon than just hitting the pavement

    The civilian health and fitness coordinator for the Air Force Research Laboratory used a different way to train for competing in the Disney Marathon Jan. 7 in Orlando. Ray Szymanski said he did almost all his training leading up to the event on treadmills to reduce wear and tear on his legs and

  • First line of defense against flu is you

    Influenza, or what is commonly called the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness caused by viruses typically during the months of October through late spring. The flu can cause mild to severe illness and at times can lead to death. Most healthy people recover from the flu without complications.

  • 88th ABW priorities: care for people, balance resources

    The 88th Air Base Wing commander conducted one of three commander's call sessions Wednesday at the base theater in Kittyhawk Center. Col. Colleen Ryan thanked the 88th ABW workforce for the accomplishments of 2006, adding that greater challenges were on the way for 2007. Calling 2006 a "year of

  • Combat arms facility at Wright-Patterson only one of its kind

    When marksmen come to Wright-Patterson's combat arms section, Bldg. 296, Area A, in February to compete for 25 Excellence-in-Competition medals, they'll find a unique, state-of-the-art facility. The indoor range there has 21 stations from which competitors will use M-16A2 rifles to fire from

  • Youth teams compete at Ohio robotics competition

    Forty-eight teams from across the state will compete Jan. 14-15 at the FIRST Lego League Ohio state championship tournament at the Ervin J. Nutter Center on the Wright State University campus. Co-sponsored by the Wright-Patterson AFB Educational Outreach Office and open to the public, the annual