• Air Force Knowledge Now turns 10

    Randy Adkins, Knowledge Management Center of Excellence director, clearly recalls the Friday afternoon when the idea of Knowledge Now was first raised. Members of the AFMC staff discussed the possibility of a "lessons-learned" database and sent the idea to Mr. Adkins, who had been working on

  • Using Curved Laser Beams to Detect Explosives and Guide Microwaves

    Research into creating curved laser beams in space may make it possible to someday more readily detect explosives on the battlefield, accelerate charged particles and guide high power microwaves and radiofrequency waves in the air. With funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research,

  • New director coming to AFRL Information Directorate in Rome

    Air Force officials announced today Dr. Davy M. Belk will succeed Dr. Donald Hanson as director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate in Rome, N.Y. Dr. Belk, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is currently director, Engineering Directorate, Ogden Air Logistics Center,

  • Commander shows civic leaders a different side of the Air Force

    Col. Bradley D. Spacy, 88th Air Base Wing commander, hosted more than 25 local civic leaders on a tour of Lackland Air Force Base's 37th Training Wing May 7-8 to highlight the intensive training that goes into creating today's warrior Airmen. The civic leader group was comprised of a wide variety of

  • New uniforms: Comfortable, functional are goals

    Officials from the Uniform Program Office here continue to work for Airmen, researching and purchasing uniforms that provide more function, protection and comfort. The Air Force chief of staff met with office personnel April 21 for an update on clothing issues Airmen face as they support global

  • 711 HPW chief scientist helps Junior Force "Meet the Warfighter"

    As Chief Scientist of the 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW), Dr. Morley Stone is one busy man. Yet despite the hectic pace, he recognizes the importance of developing the Air Force leaders of tomorrow and has built time into his schedule to serve as the Senior Mentor for the 711 HPW's Junior

  • Officials test commercial fuel to replace JP-8 fuel

    In an ongoing analysis of alternatives to reduce aviation fuel costs, the Air Force Petroleum Agency here has launched an initiative to use commercial jet fuel in place of military standard JP-8 fuel. The Air Force annually uses about 2.5 billion gallons of fuel, resulting in the service's second

  • Group increases Wright-Patt footprint

    How do you move a mission across the country without the Airmen you support everyday feeling any impact? The 77th Aeronautical Systems Group is intent on doing just that. The decision to move the 77th from Brooks City-Base, San Antonio to Wright-Patterson was made by the 2005 Base Realignment and

  • Phase-Locked Amplifier Arrays Pave the Way for Fiber Laser Weaponization

    In a substantial step towards realizing weapons-class fiber lasers, AFRL researchers successfully phase-locked five 145 W amplifier chains, obtaining a total laser power output of 725 W. Achieved via the lab's coherent beam combination technique known as LOCSET, the Locking of Optical Coherence by