• Researchers Harness New Technologies in Synthetic Biology

    Sometimes it's not the biggest weapon systems that win battles for the U.S. military, but some of the smallest-scale technology involved in creating various components used in making weapon systems.Researchers from the Department of Defense, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and several major

  • AFRL Secretary Wins Air Force 2015 Disability Award

    Stacy Gatling, executive secretary to the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate director, is the winner of the 2015 Outstanding Department of Defense Employee with a Disability Award."I am very surprised, excited, and thankful," Gatling said.Born legally blind due to albinism,

  • 445th AW joins in multi-unit training with 180th FW

    For the second year in a row, the 445th Airlift Wing participated in a joint training exercise hosted by the 180th Fighter Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard in Swanton, Ohio.The exercise, which took place June 4-7, 2015, brought together the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, Army Reserve,

  • AFLCMC command chief celebrates 1 year at base

    A grey and misty morning hung over the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as arrays of colorful umbrellas played Connect the Dots with the two-day-old puddles that led up to the main entrance.The forecast wasn't supposed to change much over the

  • Program Management --"an Art, not a Science," says AFMC commander

    Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Air Force Materiel Command commander, was a keynote speaker at the 2015 Acquisition Insight Focus Days at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Kenney Hall here June 24, 2015.Organized by the Defense Acquisition University and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the

  • Airmen Work on Ways to Stop Active Shooters

    More than 25 Airmen from four Air Force bases throughout Air Force Materiel Command, gathered at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Butlerville, Indiana, June 15 to 19 to demonstrate their new innovative ways to deal with an active shooter scenario as part of the 2015 AFRL Commanders Challenge.Each

  • Wing Debuts New Long-Distance Learning Opportunity

    The 711th Human Performance Wing's U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine launched the Medical Interagency Satellite Training (MIST) program recently to improve the amount and quality of training available to the healthcare community.MIST is a Veterans Health Administration and Department of

  • AFRL Bio-Signature Research May Save Firefighters' Lives

    Imagine facing down a raging fire, up close, with little or no time to save lives and protect property, hauling 75-pound hoses up multiple flights of stairs, carrying victims out, and repeatedly putting your life on the line. Then imagine doing it nearly every day.It's an extreme job, and it's just

  • Franklin Hoke selected as Outstanding Technology Transfer (T2) award winner

    Franklin Hoke Jr. was selected as Outstanding Technology Transfer (T2)Professional by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC).  Hoke was honoredfor his work in securing agreements enabling over $27M in technologydevelopment,  efforts in supporting cyber research and cyber tooldevelopment, efforts in

  • Hot Summer Calls for a Cool Pool

    The school year has recently finished and the pool at the Prairies is ready for swimmers.Lifeguards and office managers are on hand and ready for the public to cool off with a dip in the pool.The smaller portion of the pool is ideal for small children and is completely fenced in. The larger pool