• 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

  • AFRL/RX recognizes annual awards winners

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate recognized its top performers during the 58th Annual AFRL awards recognition luncheon at the Hope Hotel here Jan. 14.Stephen Shapiro, a motivational speaker and a past-president for the New England Chapter of the National

  • AFRL Air Vehicles Directorate announces annual award winners

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Air Vehicles Directorate celebrated its best and brightest at the 45th annual Air Vehicles Awards Luncheon, held Jan. 12 at the Wright-Patterson Club and Banquet Center.Col. Michael Hatfield, Air Vehicles Materiel Group Director and outgoing Air Vehicles Deputy

  • 711 HPW researcher wins traveling lectureship award

    Dr. Saber Hussain, a senior research toxicologist with the Air Force Research Laboratory, 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Biosciences and Performance Division, Applied Biotechnology Branch, recently won the prestigious 2011 AstraZeneca Traveling Lectureship Award.The

  • Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Wins AFMC Safety Awards

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate's Safety Program was recently recognized with three 2010 Air Force Materiel Command Safety Awards.The command selected Scott Gurney as the Category II, Outstanding Intermediate Safety Program Manager of the Year, and Larry

  • USAF School of Aerospace Medicine Graduates Final Class from Brooks

    The USAF School of Aerospace Medicine graduated its final class of aeromedical evacuation crews at Brooks City-Base in San Antonio, TX, Jan. 29. The historic event drew a crowd of more than 300 people, many of whom had deep ties to the school. The graduating class of 28 Flight Nurses and 28

  • Air Force announces court-martial sentence for former command chief

    The week-long court-martial of Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney, the former command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, concluded today with a six-member panel of male officers sentencing the chief to 20 months confinement, reduction to rank of E-1 and a dishonorable discharge for 15 violations of

  • AFRL psychologist wins 2010 Harry G. Armstrong Scientific Excellence Award

    Dr. Mark Draper, senior research engineering psychologist with the Air Force Research Laboratory, 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Warfighter Interface Division, Supervisory Control Interfaces Branch, received the Harry G. Armstrong Scientific Excellence Award for 2010