• Proficiency Analytical Testing overhauled by USAFSAM experts

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- In the past two years, the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine -- part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing -- has overhauled the bioenvironmental engineering Proficiency Analytical Testing Program, resulting in

  • World-class materials researcher returns to AFRL, holds lecture series

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Drawing on a legacy of research expertise, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate has welcomed composite materials elasticity expert Dr. Nick Pagano to speak to the next generation of researchers.Pagano was the first

  • AFLCMC/CIO Visits BES and HNIZ Branch

    MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- Daniel Bagnuolo, Chief Information Officer and Cyber Operations Support Center Senior Functional for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, visited Gunter Annex September 20-22. Bagnuolo’s visit included a COS All Call and a one-on-one session with senior 3D

  • AFRL scientist completes TECH Warrior course

    Air Force Research Laboratory scientist Oscar Martinez became a scientist because he had always been fascinated with figuring out how things work.“Eventually it dawned on me that I didn’t have to limit my curiosities to museums, media or just tinkering around, but that I could actually do this sort

  • AFRL researcher brings science, history to chucking pumpkins

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- What do ancient Greek artillery, materials engineering and pumpkin chucking have in common? How about a senior Air Force Research Laboratory materials engineer who is inspiring future scientists—and having fun in the process. David Mollenhauer is a Senior

  • Reservists’ civilian experience proves vital to new aircraft programs

    When it comes to accomplishing the mission, it’s not uncommon for the civilian work experience of Citizen Airmen to play as vital of a role as their military experience. This is certainly the case for Lt. Col. Robert Latka and other Reservists supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at

  • KC-135 Block 45 Program Acquisition Innovation saves millions

    The KC-135 Block 45 program, a nomenclature for Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) is an avionics upgrade that has recently achieved tremendous success. The KC-135 program office crafted a contracting model to bolster small business participation which resulted

  • USAFSAM’s Public Health Report helps achieve surgeon general’s vision

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --The U.S. Air Force Surgeon General’s vision is that the Air Force Medical Service supported population is “the healthiest and highest performing segment of the United States by 2025.” The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine -- part of the Air

  • Base theater's movies show in high-resolution digital projection

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s theater, located in the Kittyhawk Area of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, offers new movies two to four weeks after their first release, all with high- resolution digital projection.   These movies are closed captioned