• Air Force Marathon seeks volunteers

    The Air Force Marathon office is looking for a few good men and women to help out at this year's marathon and expo event September 14 to 17, 2011.According to Jeanette Monaghan, Volunteer Coordinator, it takes nearly 2,000 volunteers to put together a successful event. "We absolutely could not do

  • The National 9/11 Flag makes a stop at Freedom's Call Tattoo

    An American flag with historical and national significance will be on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force June 24 in conjunction with Freedom's Call Tattoo. The flag - dubbed The National 9/11 Flag - was nearly destroyed in the aftermath of the collapse of the World Trade

  • AFRL Technology Experiments Return from International Space Station

    Air Force Research Laboratory scientists completed the seventh in a series of materials-related experiments June 1, when the experiments returned to earth after 18 months in space. The Materials on the International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) studied the effects of the space environment on

  • BRAC radar relocation worked at millions in taxpayer savings

    The installation of an experimental radar receiver atop a 100' tower here May 20 marked the near completion of project started in 2007 to consolidate sensors research capabilities for the Air Force Research Laboratory.The bi-static radar tower located at Springfield complements three similar towers

  • 711th Human Performance Wing initiates new complex

    With hundreds of dignitaries, special guests and base personnel looking on, representatives cut the ribbon on the Air Force Research Laboratory, 711th Human Performance Wing's  new complex, named in honor of United States Air Force Major General Harry G. Armstrong, a pioneer in the field of

  • As AFRL moves, some stay behind

    As the Air Force Research Laboratory's days at Hanscom dwindle down, the stacks of packed-up equipment grow tall, careers grow short and a scientific brain trust that changed the world moves toward a new era in a new location."The impact of the impending move of the Space Vehicles Directorate to