• Experts provide guidance on testing Air Force weapons systems

    The success of American war-fighters ranging from pilots to special operation forces depends on the reliability of the systems they use to engage the enemy.Failures or deficiencies in those systems can have real consequences that impact combat effectiveness.Before every new system - including, but

  • AFRL officer finds deployment a life-changing experience

    Capt. Jacob "Jake" English is an impressive officer on many accounts. Late last year he returned from a six-month volunteer deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan.English returned from deployment to the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland,  where he has served since April 2012 with both the Directed

  • AFRL Additive Manufacturing Program advances functional prototyping

    Additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing, has been taking the world by storm with its potential to revolutionize the way we produce everything from unique mechanical components and electronics to human organs. This paradigm shift in manufacturing has also caught the imagination of the

  • Saving the world one drop at a time

    January is National Blood Donor Month and the Armed Services Blood Program at the Wright-Patterson Blood Donor Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is in urgent need of blood donations, in order to meet their weekly overseas quota of 35 units.The increasing demand of blood donations are a

  • Wright-Patt had much to be proud about in 2015

    As we turn the page of our calendar to 2016, we need to remain focused on why we serve, "to support and defend the Constitution of the United States..." and all this stands for -- thank you for what you do each and every day, I'm proud to serve with you! As an installation, we have accomplished

  • A look back at 2015 at Wright-Patterson AFB

    Editor's Note:  Throughout 2015, there were many significant milestones achieved by numerous organizations across Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Below is a compilation of some of the milestones, events, awards and major accomplishments that contributed to the overall success of our

  • AFMC’s Wingman Intervention program going strong

    More than two years after it was introduced, Air Force Materiel Command's Wingman Intervention program is still going strong."During the spring 2013 Wingman Day, AFMC made a concerted effort to provide its Airmen with the skills and confidence they need to safely intervene when they see fellow

  • Wingman Toolkit supports Comprehensive Airman Fitness

    Comprehensive Airman Fitness is built on the four domains of fitness -- physical, mental, social and spiritual. CAF is a top-level priority in the Air Force, and it is essential for individuals to be fit across all four domains.Gen. Mark Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, has said,

  • R&D strategy leverages innovation, partnerships

    The stakes are high for Department of Defense leaders seeking to equip the U.S. military force of the future. In addition to the ever-present and evolving dangers presented by global terrorism, defense planners face proliferating and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats by nation-states,