• AFRL researchers improve production of thin, efficient solar cells

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Researchers in the Air Force Research Laboratory are making strides in material development that may open up new possibilities for thin, wearable electronics and other vital power applications. Photovoltaics, or solar cells, are a key component in

  • A military family that serves together stays together

    Maj. Chad Evans and wife, Capt. Kate Evans met in Afghanistan while they were both deployed. They have a toddler son, Ash. After his birth, Capt. Evans was having a hard time juggling her AF duties, pregnancy medical issues, and soon new motherhood. After discussing their issues, Capt. Evans applied

  • Senior leaders collaborative partnerships highlighted at AFRL-AFIT Summit

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Leadership from the Air Force Institute of Technology and the Air Force Research Laboratory came together on Nov. 8 to discuss current collaborations and plans for the upcoming year.   Jack Blackhurst, AFRL director of the Plans and Programs Directorate and

  • AFRL researcher achieves society honor

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A prominent research scientist from the Air Force Research Laboratory will receive The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society Bruce Chalmers Award. The society’s award is named in honor of Bruce Chalmers, a professor of metallurgy and former master of John

  • AFRL program turns junior workforce into rapid innovators

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Junior force personnel within the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate are making the most of their opportunity to showcase innovation and leadership skills through the Junior Force Warfighters Operations in RX, or JFWORX,

  • AFRL-led aircraft coating project awarded as top-100 innovative technology

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- An environmentally-safer aircraft primer project, led by the Air Force Research Lab’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate and PPG, has been awarded as of the 100 most innovative technologies of 2016.The PPG Aerocron® 2100 Electrocoat Primer team was

  • Base-wide exercise tests responses to hijacking, disease outbreak

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel faced a series of events designed to complete several annual exercise requirements and evaluate the installation’s ability to respond to emergencies base-wide last week. Exercise activities began early on Monday as

  • Being a veteran is a family affair; the tale of two veterans

    Adrienne Clark is a retired Air Force major, who served as a nurse. She is currently the 88th Medical Group recovery care coordinator. Clark is a single mom who comes from a long line of nurses in her family. Her daughter, Devine Jackson, was born on Wright-Patt in 1994, and she is currently