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Aug. 7, 2015
AFRL Team Helps Solve Cellphone Communication Challenges

Instant and easy connectivity for mobile devices is often taken for granted, but modern cellular networks are tied to cell towers. How do you make a call when cell towers are not available?To answer this question, teams from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate, the United
July 31, 2015
KC-135 Fleet Receives Upgrade

The KC-135 Stratotanker fleet is receiving its third major avionics upgrade with Block 45, which modernizes key features of the aircraft.The upgrade converts the aircraft flight deck from analog to digital with a new engine instrument display, radio altimeter, flight director, and autopilot. This
July 28, 2015
Air Force funds development of high-performance munitions technology

Critical Air Force missions take place both day and night in locations around the globe. In some cases, the use of high-performance munitions is critical to mission success.As a result, the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer program office recently
July 27, 2015
NASIC Airman named one of AF's top 12

A National Air and Space Intelligence Center Airman was named one of the Air Force's Top 12 Airmen of the Year in an announcement from the Air Force Personnel Center Monday, July 27, 2015.Senior Airman Meaghan Holley, a native of Duluth, Minn., was selected by a special board at the AFPC and is now
July 24, 2015
Sinclair Fire Academy Students Train at Wright-Patt

Students from Sinclair Community College's Fire Academy participated in training exercises at the Fire Training Center located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base July 9-16.The training is part of an agreement between the college and the base, in which firefighting students from Sinclair are able to
July 24, 2015
Portable door locks designed by AFRL team could save many lives

Active shooter incidents across the United States seem to be occurring more and more often. Schools and military locations are not immune from such acts of violence.These types of incidents have many people thinking about how they can be better prepared to react quickly in case something like an
July 20, 2015
New AFMC mission, vision statements emphasize agility

New mission and vision statements are the foundation of a new command strategy designed to push Air Force Materiel Command to be more agile as it delivers war-winning support to the warfighter.The command's new mission statement is succinct but declarative: "deliver and support agile war-winning
July 20, 2015
AFRL and partner researchers use data science to improve aircraft manufacturing processes

The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with data science start-up Nutonian, Inc., have developed an advanced model that promises to improve the production and performance of metallic aircraft components.Since metals make up nearly three-fourths of turbine engine components and two-thirds of a
July 20, 2015
Air Force seeks to advance materials knowledge through Materials Science and Engineering Data Challenge

In an effort to acquire new materials knowledge from existing sources, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has teamed with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Science Foundation to sponsor the Materials Science and Engineering Data Challenge, an initiative to
July 17, 2015
SEAC Praises Wright-Patt's Many Capabilities During Visit

The nation's highest-ranking enlisted leader toured Wright-Patterson Air Force Base July 6-8 as part of his six-day trip to Ohio.Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC), met with many organizations here in order to get a first-hand