• Retiree Appreciation Day addresses medical, legislative, other updates

    An update on a soon-to-be implemented improvement in the delivery primary care at Wright-Patterson Medical Center was just one of the topics Retiree Appreciation Day attendees learned about here Oct. 22."Today is about you," Col. Richard "Duke" Hazdra, 88th Air Base Wing vice commander, told

  • Flu vaccine update

    Public health officials from the 88th Medical Group have received a limited supply of seasonal flu vaccine and will conduct two immunization lines for specific categories of eligible beneficiaries here Oct. 27 - 28.Flu immunizations will be available for pediatric dependent beneficiaries between 6

  • Tech Transfer Pulls-and Pushes-Its Weight in Lab/Industry Partnering

    Given that the Air Force recognizes industry partnerships as key to bridging capability gaps and mitigating risk, Air Force Research Laboratory strives to exploit technology transfer to enhance such collaboration, an approach that brings dollars, resources, and time savings to AF research programs

  • Program Managers speak out on AFIT course

    Installations rich with active duty and civilian program managers, such as Wright-Patterson, Hanscom AFB, Mass., Eglin AFB, Fla., and Los Angeles AFB, Calif., will find a valuable training resource in the AFIT School of Systems and Logistics. Many acquisition professionals are challenged when it

  • ICE-T Success Quenches Need for Advanced Unmanned Capability

    As part of the Intelligent Control and Evaluation of Teams, or ICE-T, project, Air Force Research Laboratory researchers recently demonstrated the integrated use of coordinated unmanned air vehicles, an unmanned ground vehicle and a ground control station and thereby made substantial headway in the

  • New Simulation Software Lights the Way to Better Antilaser Eyewear

    Air Force Research Laboratory's recent deployment of commercially produced software for assessing antilaser eyewear performance will enable uniquely qualified approval or rejection of a given manufacturer's proposed design for military use. Developed by OPTIS, the novel OptisWorks® software executes

  • Lab Demonstrates Robotic Ground Refueling of Aircraft

    Air Force Research Laboratory engineers successfully demonstrated a prototype of the lab-developed Automated Aircraft Ground Refueling system, which leverages robotics technology and, in turn, significantly improves the safety of personnel engaged in aircraft ground refueling activities. Though

  • Much-Needed HPM Sources the Pulse of Directed Energy Research

    In response to the Air Force's need for an inexpensive, moderate-power microwave source to support continuing high-power microwave research of benefit to warfighters, Air Force Research Laboratory contracted with Farr Research, Inc., to develop a microwave pulse compressor system. The MPC

  • New Antennas Conform to Air Vehicles, Not Status Quo

    Air Force Research Laboratory is developing conformal load-bearing antenna structures as an affordable improvement to the current generation of alternative antenna systems. With the ultimate goal of replacing costly, bulky antennas that disrupt airflow with affordable, low-profile antennas that are