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Aug. 16, 2013
Navy launches first local F-35C sortie

Sailors from U.S. Navy F-35 Strike Fighter Squadron-101 made history completing the first local flight in the F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Aug. 14, here.The F-35C, piloted by Lt. Cdr. Christopher Tabert, took off from Eglin shortly after 9 a.m. for about an hour flight. Satisfied with the
Aug. 9, 2013
Air Force Supported Research Professor Listed in "50 Things That Will Make You Say Wow" in the August Issue of Oprah Magazine

Dr. Jennifer Dionne, an Assistant Professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford University was chosen as a recipient of a prestigious Young Investigator's Program (YIP) award by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in 2011. Since that time her research group has been
Aug. 5, 2013
Air Force Supported Researchers Build All-Optical Switch and Transistor: The Path to All Optical Quantum Information Processing

The control of a single photon--the elementary quantum carrier of light and all forms of electromagnetic radiation--is seen as the Holy Grail of quantum computing. If researchers could effectively make a photon do the work of a switch, or a transistor, it would be a revolutionary achievement with
Aug. 2, 2013
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,
Aug. 2, 2013
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
July 31, 2013
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.
July 30, 2013
Air Force doctor trains in local hospitals, offers medical aid on emergency runs

Maj. (Dr.) Alex Keller was an emergency medical technician (EMT) first before becoming a doctor in the Air Force. His enthusiasm to help others continues being a local Paramedic/Firefighter with Bethel Township Fire Department.The major currently is in his final year of a three-year Integrated
July 26, 2013
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
July 24, 2013
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
July 23, 2013
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