• HUMAN PERFORMANCE WING GIVES RPA PILOTS MORE DYNAMIC MANEUVERING ABILITY

    Remotely Piloted Aircraft pilots will be better able to fly as if they were in the aircraft thanks to a system that will give them more ability to dynamically maneuver the plane.The 711th Human Performance Wing's Human Effectiveness Directorate, Warfighter Interface Division, Supervisory Control

  • TOPS IN BLUE set to entertain at Nutter Center

    The U.S. Air Force's TOPS IN BLUE is offering a free night of family entertainment in the Ervin J. Nutter Center at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 2 March 2011.This year, TOPS IN BLUE continues its long-standing tradition of "family entertaining family" by showing us what has made TOPS IN BLUE a "must-see"

  • USAFSAM closes one chapter and begins another

    The USAF School of Aerospace Medicine marked the end of an era on Feb. 17 by ceremonially decommissioning the Brooks-based school after 85 years in San Antonio, a final step in its transition to Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. Nearly 600 people including a host of active and retired general officers,

  • Nanofabrication Tools May Make Silicon Optical Chips More Accessible

    In an effort to make it easier to build inexpensive, next-generation silicon-based electro-optical chips, which allow computers to move information with light and electricity, a University of Washington photonics professor, Dr. Michael Hochberg and his research team are developing design tools and

  • Band of Flight performs third annual Guest Artist concert

    The United States Air Force Band of Flight will perform its third annual guest artist concert Mar. 5 at 7:30 p.m., at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.This concert will feature the Wright Brass Ensemble, Night Flight Jazz Ensemble, and special guest artist, trumpeter Vince

  • Air Force 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal training detailed

    Air Force officials will soon begin training Airmen in anticipation of the repeal of the law and policy commonly known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." This training will help Airmen understand what is expected in a post-repeal environment, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz."I know our

  • Air Force-Funded Researcher Investigates New Material Grown From Sugar

    Ordinary table sugar could be a key ingredient to developing much lighter, faster, cheaper, denser and more robust computer electronics for use on U.S. military aircraft.Though admittedly far in the future, recent results from a program led by chemist and Rice University professor, Dr. James Tour