• AFRL researcher selected for best human factors paper

    Dr. Lloyd Tripp, integration manager for the Air Force Research Laboratory's Human Effectiveness Directorate, Biosciences and Protection Division, received the Jerome H. Ely Human Factors Award for the best paper of the year. The paper entitled +Gz Acceleration Loss of Consciousness: Time Course of

  • Raptor gets thumbs up from AFOTEC

    The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center recently completed Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation of the F-22 Raptor's Increment 2 Modernization Program with an "effective and suitable" rating. This rating confirms that the F-22 weapon system meets warfighter needs and is absolutely

  • Base hosts 'Lights on After School'

    The Prairies Youth Center here was part of a coast to coast celebration Oct. 18 in observance of 'Lights on After School.' Nearly a million people rally at more than 7,500 schools, community centers, parks and other venues for the after-school programs that keep kids safe, inspire them to learn and

  • Maj. Gen. Bedke assumes command of Air Force Research Laboratory

    The Air Force Research Laboratory welcomed a new commander Thursday morning in a change-of-command ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Modern Flight Gallery. Maj. Gen. Curtis M. Bedke assumed command of AFRL from the departing Maj. Gen. Ted F. Bowlds, who has been commander since

  • C-17 flight uses synthetic fuel blend

    A C-17 Globemaster III took off Oct. 22 on a flight using a blend of synthetic and JP-8 fuels in all four fuel tanks. This is the first time a C-17 has flown using a Fischer-Tropsch/JP-8 blend as the only fuel on board. The Air Force successfully flew a C-17 Oct. 19 with the Fischer-Tropsch/JP-8

  • Leaders unveil new partnership for weapon-systems acquisition

    Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command and acquisition professionals at the Pentagon have formed a new partnership to overcome weapon-system acquisition challenges, according to senior Air Force leaders. Sue Payton, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, and Gen. Bruce Carlson, AFMC

  • Voluntary Protection Program growing steadily in AFMC

    The Voluntary Protection Program is alive and well in the Air Force Material Command. That was the thought of the members of the AFMC VPP Steering Committee who met in September, but as many members voiced, "there is still much to be done." The steering committee, meeting for the first time, is

  • Wright-Patterson Airmen provide medical care in Honduras

    Two Wright-Patterson Airmen deployed here and participated in a medical readiness training exercise Oct. 19-20, helping more than 700 local Hondurans with much-needed medical care. Master Sgt. Troy Himes and Tech. Sgt. Diane Strohm, both on Air Expeditionary Force rotations to Soto Cano Air Base,