• Air Force marathon continues to add new race elements

    Air Force Marathon officials continue to add to the growing list of new elements for this year's Air Force 60th Anniversary event that will take place Sept. 15 here. In response to runner requests, officials have added new five-year age category awards for the half-marathon race. "There can be a big

  • OSR Launches New Studies in Information Forensics, Process Integration

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here completed its first Information Forensics and Process Integration Program Review recently at Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. The review kicked off new basic research funding in the two new areas of interest concentrating on topics such as

  • Researchers Improve Capability to Detect Cryogenic Tank Damage

    Researchers from AFRL, the University of Dayton Research Institute, and Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering made significant progress in developing an improved capability for monitoring the structural health of cryogenic tanks used for space missions. The researchers conducted

  • AFRL Researchers Conduct Baseline C-130 Tip Tank Flight Demonstrations

    AFRL, in conjunction with Snow Aviation, completed baseline  flight demonstrations of a C-130 aircraft. To determine the aircraft's flight characteristics under various conditions, the researchers gathered data as the C-130 completed exercises such as maximum-performance takeoff, roll mode at half

  • Deployed Engineers Provide Mine Clearing Support

    Two materials engineers from AFRL's Airbase Technologies Division deployed to Operation ENDURING FREEDOM to provide robotic system support and training. Air Combat Command and US Central Command Air Forces requested this in-country support for the Mine Area Clearance Equipment (MACE) prototype, a

  • Egyptian Air Force general pins on at Air Force Security Assistance Center

    The Air Force Security Assistance Center played host to a very unique promotion ceremony July 2 when Col. Mohamed Abbas of the Egyptian Air Force was promoted to brigadier general. In many ways the ceremony looked like any other. To most observers, the first indication something was different was

  • Blood donor center working to meet increased demand for blood

    As the global war on terrorism continues, the need for blood donations remains urgent. The Armed Services Blood Program at the Wright-Patterson Blood Donor Center here is managing an intensive effort to collect more blood donations to help meet an increasing demand in support of U.S. troops around

  • Marathon inspires winning attitude

    A Louisville, Ky., man said he plans on running in the 2007 U.S. Air Force Marathon and is living proof to the adage to never give up. Chris Perry, 23, said he all but gave up on running when it was determined that he had a fairly rare condition in both legs known as compartment syndrome. The

  • Army films commercial at NASIC

    The National Air and Space Intelligence Center's computer training room at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base transformed into a motion picture set June 27. Film crew working for the U.S. Army used it as a major location in an Army commercial they filmed here. The commercial focused on Sgt. Jeremiah