• Air Force activates 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson

    The Air Force Research Laboratory officially activated the 711th Human Performance Wing (HPW) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base today, creating the first human-centric warfare wing to consolidate research, consultation, and education under one roof. The wing combines AFRL's Human Effectiveness

  • President Bush to visit National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

    President George W. Bush will visit the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force here on March 27 and address the global war on terror. The visit will be an invitation-only event and the museum will be closed to the general public for the day. The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the

  • ETIMS Transforms Technical Order Process

    In an effort to better organize critical resources, the Air Force has taken one step closer toward the Air Force Business Transformation goal when the Enhanced Technical Information Management System became operationally available via the Air Force Portal  Feb 29. ETIMS, which is managed by the 754

  • AFOSR provides research funding for signal processing expert

    An AFOSR-funded scientist is researching Software Defined Radio capabilities in flexible adaptive signal processing architectures for applications that would give the military the opportunity to have advanced remote sensing capabilities. Dr. Wil Myrick has also been doing research that would lead to

  • Artificial spider silk research could improve body armor, parachutes

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research is supporting a team from the University of Wyoming that is investigating spider silk proteins to create biomaterials for military purposes. Producing useful quantities of natural spider silk has proven unrealistic because of challenges inherent in

  • Bacteria research could protect Airmen from radiation

    An Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded scientist has identified manganese complexes in the bacterium Deinococcus radioduran that resists the damaging effects of radiation. The goal of the research is to investigate biomaterials that offer protection to Airmen from various environmental

  • Wright-Patt Airman helps keep Balad water supply safe

    For Airmen stationed at Balad Air Base and Soldiers at the co-located Logistics Support Area Anaconda, staying hydrated is crucial in the desert heat of Iraq. In order to keep hydrated, servicemembers here need to have the confidence the water available to them is safe, so the water undergoes

  • Recruiters have prescription for finding Air Force pharmacists

    Twenty-five fully-qualified pharmacists attended the 319th Recruiting Squadron's first orientation and dinner focusing on Air Force pharmacist opportunities, benefits and expectations Feb. 26 at the Minuteman Club at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. The orientation, organized by two of the squadron's