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13th Annual Wright-Patterson Pumpkin Chuck
Event staff measure the distance of a pumpkin chuck in the Class B portion of the 13th annual Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Pumpkin Chuck Oct. 27, 2017. Competitors in three classes competed to see who could throw a pumpkin the furthest using different types of catapult-type machines. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
13th Annual Wright-Patterson Pumpkin Chuck
Danielle Hagen points out features of the catapults to her children, Hannah, 7, and Henry, 5, during a break in the 13th annual Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Pumpkin Chuck Oct. 27, 2017. Spectators got a chance to inspect the various types of launchers that succeeded in throwing pumpkins as much as a half-mile downrange. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
13th Annual Wright-Patterson Pumpkin Chuck
Members of Team ETHOS climb over The Phoenix preparing to fire to fire her during the 13th annual Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Pumpkin Chuck behind the National Museum of the Air Force Oct. 27, 2017. The Phoenix, an experimental torsion hybrid that uses the torqued of twisted ropes for its throwing power, took the Class A title by hurling a 10-pound pumpkin more than 3100 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Gourds to fly above Wright-Patt at 14th Annual Pumpkin Chuck Nov. 2
David Mollenhauer, in blue hardhat, Team ETHOS team captain, pulls the trigger of The Phoenix launching a 10-pound pumpkin downrange at the end of the 13th annual Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Pumpkin Chuck, Oct. 27, 2017. The competition gave teams the opportunity to show off their engineering skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
AFRL's 2017 Fellows Class of 2017
Air Force Research Laboratory Fellows Class of 2017 pose with Maj. Gen. William Cooley, AFRL commander, and Dr. Morley O. Stone, AFRL chief technology officer, during the AFRL Fellows and Early Career Awards Ceremony Oct. 26, 2017, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The AFRL Fellows program recognizes scientists and engineers for career accomplishments. (U.S. Air Force photo/R.J. Oriez)
AFRL 2017 Science and Engineering Early Career Award Recipients
Recipients of the Air Force Research Laboratory Science and Engineering Early Career Award pose with Maj. Gen. William Cooley, AFRL commander, and Dr. Morley O. Stone, AFRL chief technology officer, during the AFRL Fellows and Early Career Awards Ceremony Oct. 26, 2017, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The award recognizes young scientists and engineers for exceptional leadership potential and mission contributions early in their research careers. (U.S. Air Force photo/R.J. Oriez)
88th Communications Group participates in AF Cyber focus group
Maj. Venice Goodwine, Secretary of the Air Force Chief Information Security Office security analyst, and Col. Pat Ryan, SAF Chief Information Officer reserve advisor, listen to members of the 88th Communications Group Oct. 25, 2017, during a focus group meeting at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Ryan and Goodwine were part of a team visiting various Air Force bases to get input on the effectiveness of cyber security training and what improvements can be made. (U.S. Air Force Photo / R.J. Oriez)
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The Rapid Development Integration Facility on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base worked with the F-22 program office to develop a lock unlock tool for use during missile ejector system maintenance procedures. The collaborative effort expedited tool development and saved over $370K in cost. (U.S. Air Force photo)
McCook Field Centennial Ceremony
Lt. Gen. Robert D. McMurry Jr., commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and Matt Joseph, City of Dayton commissioner, unveil the new McCook Field historical marker during the McCook Field Centennial ceremony in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 6, 2017. McCook Field began in 1917 under the U.S. Army Signal Corps Airplane Engineering Department and was a key part of the research and engineering of aviation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
McCook Field Centennial Ceremony
Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, delivers remarks during the McCook Field Centennial ceremony in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 6, 2017. When McCook Field closed, the research and development mission moved to what is now Wright-Patterson AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
McCook Field Centennial Ceremony
Matt Joseph, City of Dayton commissioner, delivers remarks during the McCook Field Centennial ceremony in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 6, 2017. When McCook Field closed, the research and development mission moved to what is now Wright-Patterson AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
ACS Internal Medicine keeping pilots flying, improves research
Lt. Col. Dara D. Regn, Aeromedical Consultation Service Internal Medicine branch chief, discusses a waiver recommendation case with a flight surgeon in the Residency in Aerospace Medicine program at Wright-Patterson October 5. Regn’s branch is currently reformatting their database of more than 1.2 million cardiology studies in order to enable more efficient data mining in what is believed to be the world’s largest database of its kind. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Harrington)
ACS Internal Medicine keeping pilots flying, improves research
Staff Sgt. Jonathon Lee, pulmonary technician with the Aeromedical Consultation Service Internal Medicine Branch, conducts a demonstration of a pulmonary function test for forced vital capacity as Staff Sgt. Sean O’Neill sits in a pressurized cabin awaiting the command to exhale. The branch reviews around 700 requests for waiver recommendation cases annually concerning pilots, navigators and other aircrew, with 90 percent of them receiving waiver recommendations. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Harrington)
ACS: Neuropsychiatry helps aviators keep head in the game, stay in the fight
Lt. Col. Kevin Heacock, Neuropsychiatry Branch chief of the Aeromedical Consultation Service, leads discussion on a medical waiver recommendation request case during a branch case review conference October 17. The Neuropsychiatry Branch reviewed 463 cases in 2016 with 80 percent of cases receiving recommendations for medical waivers. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Harrington)
ACS: Neuropsychiatry helps aviators keep head in the game, stay in the fight
Lt. Col. Kevin Heacock, Neuropsychiatry Branch chief of the Aeromedical Consultation Service, leads discussion on a medical waiver recommendation request case during a branch case review conference October 17. The Neuropsychiatry Branch reviewed 463 cases in 2016 with 80 percent of cases receiving recommendations for medical waivers. (Parts of documents are blurred to protect privacy) (U.S. Air Force photo/John Harrington)
ACS: Neuropsychiatry helps aviators keep head in the game, stay in the fight
John Heaton (left), Neuropsychiatry Branch manager of the Aeromedical Consultation Service, and Lt. Col. Kevin Heacock, ACS Neuropsychiatry Branch chief, oversee a demonstration of a psychological test on Master Sgt.Walter Croft, the branches NCO in charge and mental health technician. The test is one of several that are administered to waiver candidates to evaluate cognitive functioning. (The test is not revealed here in order to not compromise its effectiveness in the future). (U.S. Air Force photo/John Harrington)
ACS: Neuropsychiatry helps aviators keep head in the game, stay in the fight
John Heaton, Neuropsychiatry Branch manager of the Aeromedical Consultation Service, briefs flight surgeon students on his branch as part of the Aerospace Medicine Primary Course. The Neuropsychiatry Branch reviews the cases of medically disqualified aviators and flight status Airmen to determine the risk involved with them returning to flight duty and whether or not to recommend a medical waiver to the waiver authority, usually a major command. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Harrington)
Gold Star Family Memorial Groundbreaking
Medal of Honor recipient Hershel 'Woody' Williams along with Gold Star family members participate in the ceremonial groundbreaking for a new Gold Star Family Memorial ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 28. During the ceremony, the crowd heard from several people including Williams and Gold Star parents Jim and Leslie Groves. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wesley Farnsworth)
Aeromedical Consultation Service critical to “Fly, Fight, Win”
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Aeromedical Consultation Service Deputy Chief Dr. Daniel Van Syoc listens during one of four weekly case review sessions in order to determine whether or not a waiver should be recommended for an aviator’s disqualifying medical condition. The ACS reviews approximately 2,000 cases a year with an 88 percent determination of recommendation for waivers, keeping Air Force pilots safely flying. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Harrington)
Aeromedical Consultation Service critical to “Fly, Fight, Win”
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Aeromedical Consultation Service Deputy Chief Dr. Daniel Van Syoc (left in blue) oversees a case review session with flight surgeons and other medical professionals, some of which are the world experts in their fields. The ACS has screened new pilots and made waiver recommendations for existing air crews since the early 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Harrington)