AFRL Psychologist Wins 2009 Harry G. Armstrong Scientific Excellence Award

Brian Simpson, engineering research psychologist with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate (711 HPW/RH), Warfighter Interface Division, Battlespace Acoustics Branch (RHCB), received the Harry G. Armstrong Scientific Excellence Award

ASC set to receive a few new leaders

Air Force officials announced Jan. 28 the selection of Col. Arthur F. Huber II as vice commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center here. Colonel Huber will succeed Col. Daryl J. Hauck. Col. Hauck will replace Brig. Gen. John F. Thompson as Program Executive Officer, Intelligence, Surveillance and

Wright-Patt Airmen thanked by President Obama for Haiti support

WPAFB VPP partners with ABC and Mid-Ohio OSHA Education Center for annual Safety Day Conference

 The WPAFB Voluntary Protection Program, in partnership with the Ohio Valley Associated Builders & Contractors, Mid-America Occupational Safety and Health Administration Education Center, and Ohio Valley Construction Education Foundation, presented the seventh annual Safety Day Conference at the

Final boot test results are in

The results are in and the final decision has been made concerning a prototype Airman Battle Uniform stain-resistant boot, for wear in industrial environments, that wrapped up testing in October 2009. The wear test choice is a full grain leather boot, which incorporates a rubber toe and heal cap

Wright-Patterson Med Center takes its Health News Road Show back to AFIT

A Wright-Patterson Medical Center team presented its Health News Road Show briefing to a new group of 2nd Lts. at the Air Force Institute of Technology recently. The briefing aimed at introducing the benefits and programs afforded through the health care programs here and is designed to establish a

Optical Refrigeration Expected to Enhance Airborne and Spaceborne Applications

Under an Air Force Office of Scientific Research, multi-university grant, a team led by University of New Mexico professor, Dr. Mansoor Sheik-Bahae created the first-ever all-solid-state cryocooler that can be applied to airborne and spaceborne sensors.This technology, which allows coolers to reach

Air Force medics evacuating critically ill from Haiti

A three-person medical team from the Wright-Patterson Medical Center here have deployed to provide aeromedical evacuation support to assist victims of the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.The critical care air transport, or CCAT, team is staging from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., with the 45th

NASIC aids in Haitian relief efforts

More than 1,500 miles from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, members from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center Open Skies Media Processing Facility, based here, helped recovery efforts following the recent earthquake. Relief operations officials in Haiti are using film developed at NASIC to make

Air Force Institute of Technology attends annual AETC Symposium

Air Force Institute of Technology personnel exhibited and presented papers at the Air Education and Training Command Symposium in San Antonio, Texas, on 14-15 Jan 2010. By all measures, AFIT considered the event a success. Brig Gen Walter D. Givhan, AFIT Commandant, stated "This is not just a