• Directorate supports ISR and SOF missions around the world

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In a world full of adversaries that are quick, elusive and versatile, having the ability to respond quickly and efficiently to minimize and eliminate these threats is crucial to future success.The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Intelligence,

  • Paper airplanes take flight to raise funds for charity

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- After a hiatus in 2015, the Miami Valley Combined Federal Campaign Paper Airplane Contest, held by the Agile Combat Support Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in Bldg. 12, Area B, saw aircraft of various designs winging their way to victory and

  • 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