• AFRL gives Barn Gang a 3-D look at Air Force's future

    A desktop printer that can produce a useable aircraft bracket? That's exactly what members of the Barn Gang learned about during a 3-D printing presentation in July at the Engineers Club of Dayton.Dr. Mary Kinsella, an Air Force Research Laboratory materials and manufacturing research engineer,

  • Air Force Research Laboratory changes commanders

    Maj. Gen. Thomas "Tom" Masiello took command of the organization dedicated to leading the discovery, development and integration of warfighting technologies for U.S. air, space and cyberspace forces during a change of command ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force July 29.Masiello

  • X-56A technology demonstrator achieves first flight

    AFRL, in conjunction with Lockheed Martin and NASA, recently took a major step in the development of active aircraft control technologies with the first flight on July 26 of the X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed flight demonstrator, at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, Calif.

  • World's 14th-fastest supercomputer launches at WPAFB

    The 14th-fastest supercomputer in the world was officially launched July 22 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.The $25 million SGI ICE X model supercomputer, named "Spirit" after the Air Force's B-2 advanced bomber for its power and ability to deliver, was unveiled at the Air Force Research

  • Sexual Assault Focus Group Visits Begin at Wright-Patterson

    To better understand and deter sexual assault within the service, Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward, the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office director, kicked off the first in a series of visits to installations with a stop at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 22-23.Woodward

  • Inspection to measure WPAFB Emergency Management & Readiness Skills

    Air Force Materiel Command will conduct a Consolidated Unit Inspection from July 29 to Aug. 2 and Aug. 12 to 23.  The readiness and emergency management portion of the inspection will take place from July 29 to Aug. 2. Exercises measuring the base's ability to respond to emergency situations may

  • KC-46 Critical Design Review nearing completion

    The Air Force and Boeing successfully conducted the KC-46 Critical Design Review (CDR) from July 8-10 at the Boeing facility in Mukilteo, Wash. The KC-46 Weapon System CDR was the culmination of nine months of component and sub-system design reviews, which blended the best practices of both the