• Experimental Equipment Enhances TACP Capabilities

    Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen tested lab-developed equipment concepts during Northern Edge 2008, a joint training exercise hosted by Alaskan Command. TACP Airmen, whose job it is to navigate miles of often rugged terrain in order to call in air strikes enhancing combat operations,

  • AFRL Field-Tests New Water Purification Device

    AFRL worked with Seldon Technologies to develop filtration technology that transforms groundwater into potable water without electricity, ultraviolet light, harsh chemicals, or prolonged heating. The lab distributed this purification capability--in the form of two different devices--to Fort McCoy,

  • Mobile Aircrew Retractor Undergoes Flight Testing

    A C-17 loadmaster successfully flight-tested AFRL's Universal Mobile Aircrew Restraint System (UMARS) during the National Guard Patriot 2008 exercise (conducted at Volk Field, Wisconsin). The Small Business Innovation Researchdeveloped system, created in partnership with Wolf Technical Services,

  • Pioneering neuroergonomics researcher to lead Human Effectiveness seminar

    Dr. Raja Parasuraman, university professor and director of the doctoral program in human factors and applied cognition at George Mason University, will lead a research seminar on "Trust in Automation" on February 27, 2009 from 10:00 AM to noon at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Kenney Hall

  • WPAFB Civilian Career Broadening application process runs through Feb. 20

    It's that time of year again for another excellent opportunity for base civilian employees! Wright-Patterson organizations have kicked off yet another cycle of the Collaborative Career Broadening Program (CCBP). The application process began on Feb. 5 and runs through Feb. 20. This local program

  • ASC program keeps heavy-lifters in the air for decades

    When the first C-5M Super Galaxy touched down at Dover AFB, Del., on Feb. 9, it signaled the first success of a $7.7 billion acquisition program designed to keep the heavy-lift transport in the air until 2040. Perhaps still young compared to other aircraft in the fleet, the C-5 has been hauling the

  • Making High-Quality, Lower-Cost Transistors for Flexible Electronics

    A research team from DuPont and Cornell University has found a way to separate metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes, a discovery that may potentially work well with transistors used in flexible electronics applications. The scientists, led by Research Fellow, Dr. Graciela B. Blanchet of

  • Wright-Patt student summer hire program alive and well

    An extremely difficult and competitive economic environment notwithstanding, base officials here are currently looking to hire some 300 students to fill summer employment positions. "Don't miss out!" That is the message Brenda Myers clearly wants to send to the crop of potential applicants, most of