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April 14, 2020
AFIT student first to graduate with all-female thesis team

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Taylor Flaxington was one of 229 students to complete her master’s degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering Management in March 2020. But she was the first AFIT student to have an all-female thesis team.As an Air Force
April 14, 2020
AFIT using 3D printing to develop N95 face shields

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Air Force Institute of Technology’s additive manufacturing laboratory has been printing face shield prototypes for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center to extend the longevity of N95 masks. The 88th Medical Group at Wright-Patterson AFB is
April 14, 2020
AFLCMC team leads maintenance activities on VC-25A

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFLCMC) – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate recently led a joint Air Force-Boeing team that completed maintenance on a VC-25A (tail number 29000) well ahead of schedule.Commonly known as Air Force One, the VC-25A
April 13, 2020
AFRL awards agreements under Aerospike Rocket Integration and Sub-orbital Experiment (ARISE) program

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded ABL Space Systems, and Invocon, Inc. separate agreements under the Aerospike Rocket Integration and Sub-orbital Experiment (ARISE) program.The awards were made using the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other
April 11, 2020
AFRL’s Small Business office connects hospitals, medical facilities in need of protective gear with able manufacturing firms

ROME, N.Y. – Amid the coronavirus outbreak and the shutdown of non-essential businesses, critical supply needs have arisen. When Michael Graniero from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Small Business office, learned about a Connecticut hospital in desperate need of face shields, he leveraged his
April 9, 2020
Amid COVID-19 hurdles, AFRL develops “jump kits” to rapidly enable operations, support enduring mission readiness

ROME, N.Y. – With vast numbers of businesses and organizations re-calibrating day-to-day operations, organizations across the Department of Defense and the intelligence community are adopting new technologies rapidly developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory to support critical operations amid
April 8, 2020
Air Force scientists granted patent for new process that extends antibody and vaccine shelf life

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Three Air Force researchers were recently granted a patent on a method for stabilizing biological materials such as vaccines, antibodies, anti-venoms and antibiotics without using refrigeration. Drs. Joseph M. Slocik, Rajesh R. Naik and Patrick B. Dennis of
April 7, 2020
Wright-Patt Reserve Citizen Airmen deploy to NYC to battle COVID-19

With only 24 hours’ notice, seven Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing packed their bags, said goodbye to their families and boarded a C-17 Globemaster III bound for New York City, where more than 67,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19. The team of Air Force medical
April 7, 2020
Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program promotes international cooperation

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Although Leon Plouviez, a graduate scientist from the United Kingdom recently completed a six-month assignment at AFRL, he continues to collaborate with his technical sponsor, Dr. Christopher Schrock, an engineer in the Aerospace Systems Directorate.“The work
April 6, 2020
USAFSAM continues to train medical students while helping them stay safe

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has demonstrated the capacity to spread globally. The Department of the Air Force is responding appropriately to protect the health of the force and maintain operational readiness.The best way to prevent illness is to