• TacSat-3 Goes From Experiment to Asset

    Air Force Research Laboratory's Tactical Satellite-3, or TacSat-3, made the leap from experimental to operational asset with the June 2010 official transfer of control from the lab to Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Since launching in May 2009, the 880 lb satellite has

  • Is It Live or Is It...Virtual Dome Training?

    In pinpointing the Army National Guard's Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Air Force Research Laboratory researchers may well have identified the ideal test site for their Mesa, Arizona-based Warfighter Readiness Division's Joint Terminal Attack Controller virtual training dome. The dome's 4 m spherical

  • AFRL Unmasks Biodynamic Potential of New Pilot Protective Device

    The Air Force Research Laboratory performed key biodynamic assessment of the Type II (most recent) Joint Service Aircrew Mask, an incrementally developed head/eye/respiratory sustainment system intended primarily to safeguard individual Airmen against chemical and biological warfare agents. The

  • "HATS" Off to AFRL SBIR Advance

    In response to urgent Air Force (AF) and F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF demand for a highly specialized head orientation sensing system satisfying a host of exacting requirements, AFRL Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contractor Appareo Systems created the Head Attitude

  • BRAC brings husband & wife scientists to Wright-Patt

    The Base Realignment and Closure directives that are bringing more jobs and new facilities here is becoming more evident as scientists, engineers and other professionals have begun relocating to the base from Brooks City-Base, Texas and Mesa, Ariz.Dr. Christopher W. Myers and Dr. Tiffany

  • Benter Award Winner Explores the World of Imaging Research

    Air Force Office of Scientifc Research-funded mathematics professor, Dr. George Papanicolaou of Stanford University, was awarded the first biennial William Benter Prize in Applied Mathematics at the City University of Hong Kong for "outstanding contributions in mathematics linking theory to applied

  • Wright-Patt sets Retiree Appreciation Day

    Wright-Patterson officials announced the next Retiree Appreciation Day is planned for Thursday, Oct. 21, at the Hope Hotel adjacent to Gate 12A of the base.Retired Air Force Col. Paul Moore, director of the Retiree Activities Office, said the event is designed to inform and recognize all military

  • Air Force's 'Technology Horizons' makes science fiction a reality

    With innovations seemingly plucked from the latest futuristic Hollywood movie script, Technology Horizons outlines the Air Force's major science and technology objectives through the next decade, officials said here July 14.Highly adaptable, autonomous systems that can make intelligent decisions

  • Local veteran receives France's highest honor

    One of America's heroes was presented with France's highest honor July 13.Col. (ret.) Byron Lee Schatzley was presented with the Knight of the Legion of Honor medal for his service as bombardier in the 558th Bomb Squadron of the 38th Bomb Group during World War II. Created by Napolean Bonaparte on