• 7 scientists inducted as 2012 AFRL Fellows

    Seven of the Air Force Research Laboratory's top scientists and engineers have been chosen as 2012 AFRL Fellows, the organization's most prestigious honor. The Fellows Program recognizes outstanding career accomplishments while providing support for future endeavors by awarding each honoree

  • Air Force Funded Research and the Higgs Boson

    On 4 July, scientists at Geneva-based CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, announced they had found the Higgs boson, or something significantly like the Higgs boson. This piece of subatomic matter, dubbed the "God Particle," in physicist Leon Lederman's 1993 book of the same name,

  • Air Force hosts noted directed energy scientist at anniversary celebration

    On July 18, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in Arlington, Va., hosted a presentation by noted directed energy researcher Dr. Edl Schamiloglu, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Dr. Schamiloglu's presentation was part of a

  • AFLCMC activated at Wright-Patt

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center activation was officially recognized during a ceremony here July 20. The center consolidates the management of three former centers, including Aeronautical System Center here.Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, officiated as

  • Col. Barlow takes command

    The 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base welcomed a new commander July 17 as Col. Cassie B. Barlow succeeded Col. Amanda W. Gladney during a change of command ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Lt. Gen. Tom Owen, Aeronautical Systems Center commander,

  • Warner Robins Air Logistics Center re-designated a complex

    The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center was re-designated a complex and became part of the Air Force Sustainment Center during a ceremony here Tuesday. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command commander, officiated the ceremony. The re-designation as an air logistics complex and

  • Eglin missions remain, but under new names

    The diverse Air Armament Center missions here officially became part of two other Air Force Materiel Command centers during a ceremony July 18. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, officiated the ceremony.Eglin's air armament development and acquisition mission aligned

  • ESC becomes part of AFLCMC; Mission work remains at Hanscom

    The Electronic Systems Center officially became part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center during a ceremony here July 16.Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, officiated the ceremony. The change is part of an AFMC effort that consolidates the command's number of