• FALCON Fast, Far, and First

    Working with industry partner ITT Advanced Engineering & Sciences, Air Force Research Laboratory sensors scientists demonstrated FALCON, an operationally capable Fast Airborne Laser Communications Optical Node. The long-awaited capability, which culminates decades of research into this technology,

  • I/ITSEC Exhibits Reflect Advantages of Collaborative Training Research

    While warfighter preparation is no game, Air Force Research Laboratory human performance expertise reveals that it nonetheless benefits from games--game-based military training and simulation, that is. Featuring technology developed and transferred via Cooperative Research and Development

  • Crew Comfort No Backseat Concern for AFRL

    Air Force Research Laboratory engineers didn't take requests from deployed troops lightly, but they did take the feedback sitting down--literally. Fortunately for personnel engaged in long-duration flights, this approach--founded in complex and interrelated human factors considerations--proved

  • Night Flight presents annual tribute to Glenn Miller

    The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight's Night Flight Jazz Ensemble will celebrate the heritage of the great American band leader, Maj. Glenn Miller, in a concert Saturday, May 15 at 6:00 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The performance will take place outside the museum's Modern Flight

  • Refinery fire directs evacuation of nearby Brooks City-Base

    A large fire at a fuel refinery in south San Antonio resulted in the precautionary evacuation of all Air Force and Department of Defense personnel from nearby Brooks City-Base. The evacuation order is per the direction of the Bexar County Emergency Operations Center, and was coordinated with Col.

  • Human Performance Wing's Fatigue Research Targets the Brain

    Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing's Human Effectiveness Directorate, or 711 HPW/RH, and the Kettering Innovation Center are moving into a state-of-the-art phase of fatigue research that aims to shed light on identifying people who are fatigue resistant

  • Air Force Marathon finisher’s medal awarded 6th in top 25

    The Air Force Marathon commemorative finisher's medal placed 6th among the top 25 U.S. marathon medals, according to Marathon and Beyond.Marathon and Beyond selected the top 25 medals among U.S. marathon finisher's medals for 2009. Marathon and Beyond described the Air Force Marathon medal as,

  • DOD acquisition leader shares his priorities

    More than 700 military, civilian and contractor acquisition professionals and defense industry partners discussed challenges they face during the DoD Acquisition Insight Conference held April 20-21 at the Sinclair Community College here.Among the many senior executives who shared their perspective

  • Environmentally-Safe Fuel Cells May Emerge from Air Force Funded MIT Research

    MIT researchers are exploring a new technology funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the National Science Foundation, which they call a thermopower wave, that may convert chemical energy to fuel cells for micro-machines, sensors and emergency communication beacons.The technology

  • Improving UAVs Using Holographic Adaptive Optics

    Air Force Office of Scientific Research-supported holographic, adaptive, optics research may help transform software into computer-free, electronics for unmanned aerial vehicles, high energy lasers and free-space optical communications that will enable each to run faster and more efficiently than