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AFRL personnel connect with creative thinking process to enhance problem solving
AFRL personnel from the Materials and Manufacturing, Aerospace Systems, and Personnel Directorates recently participated in a course on creativity for problem solving to enhance thought processes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Spencer Deer)
Junior force experiences historic AFRL desert site
Members of the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate’s Junior Force Council pose for a photo while visiting Edwards Air Force Base, California in August. The “bluing” trip to the Rocket Propulsion Division allowed the group to get a better understanding of the mission there. (U.S. Air Force photo/Frank Delsing)
Air Combat Command commander visits AFRL
Maj. Gen. William Cooley, AFRL commander (right), and Timothy Sakulich, AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Director (left), join other AFRL officials in welcoming Gen. James M. “Mike” Holmes, Air Combat Command commander during his recent visit to the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Spencer Deer)
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The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Tactical High Power Operational Responder developed for airbase defense. (Courtesy photo/AFRL Directed Energy Directorate)
AFRL reimagines tech development with virtual reality
Dr. Michael Gregg (left), director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate, uses a mixed-reality application to change the tire on a Wright Cycle Company bicycle as Capt. David Eisensmith guides the process. The demonstration, on display at the 2019 Air Vehicles Technology Symposium, is part of the Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Aircraft Maintenance team’s effort to show the technology’s potential for future aircraft maintenance. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
AFRL employees receive Fellow and Early Career Award recognition
Dr. John Russell, Chief Engineer of the Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies Division, is named an Air Force Research Laboratory Fellow for his scientific and engineering achievements. (Courtesy photo)
AFRL employees receive Fellow and Early Career Award recognition
Dr. Michael McConney, research scientist in the Photonic Materials Branch, is an Air Force Research Laboratory 2019 Early Career Award recipient for his significant research achievements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Donna Lindner)
WWII veteran to parachute into history with help of AFRL researcher
Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate employee Kevin Price (left) and World War II veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin look over the C-47 aircraft displayed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force on August 30, 2019. Price will accompany the 98-year-old Martin in September as he travels to the Netherlands to parachute into the region he helped liberate 75 years ago as part of Operation Market Garden. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Holly Jordan)
WWII veteran to parachute into history with help of AFRL researcher
Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate employee Kevin Price (left) and World War II veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin look over the C-47 aircraft displayed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force on August 30, 2019. Price will accompany the 98-year-old Martin in September as he travels to the Netherlands to parachute into the region he helped liberate 75 years ago as part of Operation Market Garden. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Holly Jordan)
AFRL employees receive Fellow and Early Career Award recognition
Dr. Benji Maruyama, Principal Materials Research Engineer and Leader of the Flexible Materials and Processes Research Team in the Functional Materials Division, is named an Air Force Research Laboratory Fellow for his scientific and engineering achievements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Schlesinger)
SkyVision mobile platform
The SkyVision detection system is housed within a mobile recreational vehicle unit envisioning the day when SkyVision will be able to travel to the point of need rather than being restricted to a specific location. The SkyVision RV will be on display in a booth area at the Air Traffic Controllers Association 64th Annual Conference and Exposition in Washington, D.C. in October. (Courtesy photo)
AFRL team invents cargo aircraft tire change tool
Current C-5 cargo airplane tire replacement requires up to five Airmen with a multitude of tools to replace a tire. The Air Force Research Laboratory Junior Force Warfighter Operations Team works on a solution for this awkward and uncomfortable task.(U.S. Air Force photo)
Thermal Imagery of parts additively manufactured with AF-9628 powder
Thermal imagery of parts Capt. Erin Hager additively manufactured with AF-9628 powder. (Courtesy photo/Air Force Institute of Technology)
AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate Open House wows visitors
AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate Aerospace Engineer Chris Marks explains the low speed cascade wind tunnel during the Aug. 19, 2019, Open House. This facility is used to gather data that impacts the efficiency, size, weight, and cost of future Air Force engines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tim Bergeron)
Air Force scientists discover unique stretchable conductor
The Air Force Research Laboratory developed Polymerized Liquid Metal Network rupturing to transform into a highly stretchable design that autonomously increases conductivity with strain. (Courtesy Image/Second Bay Studios.)
AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate welcomes new director
Dr. Michael Gregg officially assumed the role of director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate on Sept. 3, 2019. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
AFRL employees receive Great Minds in STEM Award
Capt. Lisa Fernandez, Air Force Research Laboratory medical entomologist, is selected to receive the 2019 STEM Military and Civilian Hero Award at the 31st Annual Great Minds in STEM Conference in September 2019, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
AFRL employees receive Great Minds in STEM Award
Javier Rodriguez, engineer, of the Air Force Research Laboratory is selected to receive the 2019 STEM Military and Civilian Hero Award at the 31st Annual Great Minds in STEM Conference in September 2019, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
AFRL licenses second technology to local firm
AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Assistant Chief Engineer, Dr. Larry Brott, displays infrared powder used to form pellets in the creation of infrared technologies for battlefield communication and training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Donna Lindner)
AFRL researcher honored with 2019 SASE award
Dr. Vikas Varshney of the Air Force Research Laboratory is one of four AFRL personnel chosen to receive the 2019 Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers award.