• AFRL thruster experiment to fly on X-37B

    The Air Force Research Laboratory, Space and Missile Systems Center, and Rapid Capabilities Office are collaborating to host a Hall thruster experiment onboard the X-37B flight vehicle.The experiment will be hosted on Orbital Test Vehicle mission 4, the fourth flight of the X-37B reusable space

  • Top 10 Safety Write-Ups for Administrative Areas on Base

    Like the athletes who compete at the highest possible levels of performance, Air Force personnel at the pointed end of the spear require the dedicated support of a host of professionals to ensure their success.Of the approximately 30,000 employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, many make their

  • Disabled team members play vital roles in AFRL mission

    Throughout his 27 years at the Air Force Research Laboratory and its predecessor organizations, there was truly only one obstacle that Craig Leaver could not surmount or avoid - the day when it was time to bid farewell to AFRL and retire. That day arrived last December, drawing to a close a

  • AFRL redesigns mock UAV, 'Surrogate Predator'

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Surrogate Predator program has given the warfighter a way to train in the U.S. before deploying overseas.AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland modified a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 aircraft to be used for military training exercises. The Surrogate

  • NASIC wins Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

    The National Air and Space Intelligence Center has been formally recognized by the Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council, on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, granting NASIC commendation with the 2013-2014 Air Force Organizational Excellence Award.NASIC qualified for the award by

  • Area doctor selected for defense committee

    Dr. Kristy Anderson, a Beavercreek physician, was appointed by Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services March 11 in Arlington, Virginia.According to its website, the committee--nicknamed DACOWITS--was established by then Secretary of Defense,

  • Information Directorate chief engineer earns top award

    The newly appointed chief engineer for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate will receive an Engineer of the Year award during the 65th annual Mohawk Valley Technical Awards banquet April 23 in New York Mills, New York.The Mohawk Valley Engineers Executive Council is

  • USAFSAM prepares for arrival of new C-17 trainer

    The 711th Human Performance Wing's U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (711 HPW/USAFSAM) is receiving a new C-17 trainer for its Flight Nurse, Aeromedical Evacuation Technician (FN/AET), AMC's Formal Training Unit (FTU), and Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT) training courses. The