• AFRL Develops Partial Solution to Helicopter Brownout

    At the request of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), an AFRL rapid reaction team successfully integrated and tested a science and technology (S&T) solution to helicopter brownout, a problem that occurs during takeoffs and landings performed in the dry, dusty conditions of the desert and

  • AFRL Initiates Transfer of Engine Data Mining Software

    AFRL engineers collaborated with data management company Info Scribe Technology Laboratory (ISTL), Inc., to acquire a software package for assisting the management of inspection data. The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC), Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, purchased the intelligent agent

  • Lieutenant Colonel Tammy M. Savoie Wins Flemming Award

    Lieutenant Colonel Tammy M. Savoie, of AFRL's Human Effectiveness Directorate, was named a recipient of the 58th Annual Arthur S. Flemming Award in the Administrative category. Lt. Col. Savoie is chief both of AFRL's Fatigue Countermeasures Branch, located at Brooks City-Base, Texas, and of AFRL's

  • AFRL Tests Aerogel-Filled Carbon Foam TPS Concept

    AFRL researchers recently used the lab's Structural Test Facility to complete successful testing of an advanced aerogelfilled carbon foam and oxidation-resistant composite structural shell thermal protection system (TPS) component. AFRL is completing this interdisciplinary development effort under

  • AFRL and Argonne National Lab Team Up to Leverage Resources

    Major General Ted F. Bowlds, AFRL commander, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with officials from the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory that promises to save taxpayer dollars and speed the delivery of technological advances to American military forces. The new

  • AFRL and FAA Engineers Work to Keep Aircrews Safe From Lasers

    Engineers from Air Force Research Laboratory and the Federal Aviation Administration are collaborating to improve aircrew safety in situations where lasers are carelessly or maliciously pointed at aircraft. A team of optics, human factors, and computer specialists is quietly laying the groundwork

  • AFRL Tests Next-Generation NASA Communications System

    Air Force Research Laboratory engineers are testing a next-generation hearing protection and communications system for astronauts. The new system is designed for use inside the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's advanced crew escape suit during the remaining space shuttle missions.

  • Wright-Patterson announces Retiree Appreciation Day

    The Retiree Activities Office here will host a Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 25 at the Wright-Patterson Club and Banquet Center. The event is open to all military retirees, spouses, widows and widowers throughout the greater Miami Valley served by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, said project

  • Reserve maintainers respond quickly to C-5 fuel spill

    Fast response by maintenance crews during the off-loading of jet fuel from a base C-5A Galaxy averted a major fuel spill here today, officials said. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base firefighters responded to the 445th Airlift Wing parking ramp about 1:10 p.m. when a malfunction during the off-loading