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USAFSAM aerospace physiology training optimizes airmen’s performance
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Duane Thompson, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine operational physiology technician, gives the thumbs-up to Airman 1st Class Agnes Cattaneo, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine operational physiology technician, to start the Graveyard Spiral, as part of the Barany chair training for airsickness management program inside USAFSAM classroom at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 26, 2017. The Barany chair is used as introductory spatial disorientation demonstrator and for rotational training as part of the airsickness management program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante)
USAFSAM aerospace physiology training optimizes airmen’s performance
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Duane Thompson, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine operational physiology technician, spins during a Graveyard Spiral, as part of the Barany chair training for airsickness management program, while Airman 1st Class Agnes Cattaneo, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine operational physiology technician stands-by inside USAFSAM classroom at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 26, 2017. The Barany chair is used as introductory spatial disorientation demonstrator and for rotational training as part of the airsickness management program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante)
USAFSAM aerospace physiology training optimizes airmen’s performance
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Tyler, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine operational physiology technician, enters preflight configurations for the school’s Centrifuge from the control room as part of a training program at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 26, 2017. The centrifuge simulates a high-G environment used for training and evaluating aircrew on a properly performed anti-G straining maneuver, in a controlled environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante)
USAFSAM aerospace physiology training optimizes airmen’s performance
U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine operational physiology technicians, Staff Sgt. Mary Longbrake (left), Tech. Sgt. Adam Tyler (middle) and Senior Airman Luciano Cattaneo (right), operate the movements of the Centrifuge from inside the control room as part of USAFSAM training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 26, 2017. Centrifuge training enhances combat capability and safety by optimizing aircrew defense against G-induced loss of consciousness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante)
USAFSAM aerospace physiology training optimizes airmen’s performance
U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine operational physiology technicians, Senior Airman Luciano Cattaneo and Tech. Sgt. Adam Tyler, prepare to climb into the training centrifuge at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 26, 2017. The purpose of the centrifuge is to provide optimum physical conditioning, appropriate functioning of anti-G equipment, and adequate G-oriented situational awareness for aircrew G-tolerance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante)
USAFSAM aerospace physiology training optimizes airmen’s performance
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Luciano Cattaneo, School of Aerospace Medicine operational physiology technician, performs a foreign object debris inspection around the centrifuge in USAF School of Aerospace Medicine at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 26, 2017. Centrifuge training teaches proper anti-G straining maneuver, physiology of high-G flight and awareness factors that affect an aircrew’s G-tolerance.(U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante)
USAFSAM aerospace physiology training optimizes airmen’s performance
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Paul Johal, School of Aerospace Medicine operational physiology superintendent, briefs students in the altitude hypobaric chamber about familiarizing themselves with the oxygen equipment for USAFSAM hypoxia demo training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 26, 2017. The hypobaric chamber provides a training system which replicates the effects of barometric pressure change on the human body. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante)
USAFSAM aerospace physiology training optimizes airmen’s performance
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Darrian Caskey, School of Aerospace Medicine operational physiology technician, performs a seal check on the mask of 1st Lt. Alex Medina, USAFSAM student in the altitude hypobaric chamber for USAFSAM hypoxia demo training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 26, 2017. The exposure to a low barometric pressure environment helps students recognize personal hypoxia symptoms as well as physical effects of pressure change at various training altitudes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante)
USAFSAM aerospace physiology training optimizes airmen’s performance
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jenna Dotson, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine operational physiology technician, monitors the altitude hypobaric chamber prior to the start of hypoxia demo training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 26, 2017. The ability to simulate an aircraft rapid decompression provides valuable training experience for aircrew and parachutists. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante)
USAFSAM aerospace physiology training optimizes airmen’s performance
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Zerbe, (left) School of Aerospace Medicine operational physiology technician and Senior Master Sgt. Paul Johal (right), USAFSAM operational physiology superintendent, observe hypoxia demo training from the outside of the altitude hypobaric chamber during training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 26, 2017. The hypobaric chamber provides a training system which replicates the effects of barometric pressure change on the human body. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michelle Gigante)
AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House highlights a century of success
Capt. Nathaniel Opie (center) and Manny Gonzales (right) instruct visitors at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House on basic aerodynamics and flight. More than 200 guests, family members and friends of the laboratory participated in the inaugural Open House event, held in celebration of its 100 year anniversary this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Dixon) EDITOR'S NOTE: Parental Minor Release signed 12 April 2017
AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House highlights a century of success
A budding scientist explores some research tools on display during the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House, April 7. More than 200 guests, family members and friends of the laboratory participated in the inaugural Open House event, held in celebration of its 100 year anniversary this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Dixon) EDITOR'S NOTE: Parental Minor Release signed 12 April 2017
AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House highlights a century of success
Dr. Christopher Tabor discusses potential applications of liquid metal alloys during the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House, April 7. More than 200 guests, family members and friends of the laboratory participated in the inaugural Open House event, held in celebration of its 100 year anniversary this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Dixon)
AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House highlights a century of success
Dr. Abigail Juhl, a researcher in the functional materials branch,experiments with her daughter in the STEM outreach area during the inaugural Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House, April 7. More than 200 guests, family members and friends participated in the directorate's inaugural Open House event, held in celebration of its 100 year anniversary this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Dixon) EDITOR'S NOTE: Parental Minor Release signed 12 April 2017
Linking form with function: AFRL’s flex team drives future tech capabilities for the warfighter
Dr. Christopher Tabor discusses potential applications of liquid metal alloys. A member of the Flexible Materials and Processes team at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Tabor’s team is exploring possible uses of liquid metals for stretchable and reconfigurable electronics for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Dixon)
AFRL’s Energy and Environment Team wins top Air Force acquisition leadership award
The Air Force Forward Operating Base of the Future demonstration focuses on alternative energy sources such as smart controllers, microgrids, advanced batteries and solar cells to ensure operational energy sources exist to power the Air Force global mission. The project also evaluates energy reduction technologies such as shelter insulation and efficient HVACs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jason Goins)
AFRL engineer inducted into Air Force Safety Hall of Fame
Dr. Jeffrey Calcaterra, the Structural Materials Evaluation Team Lead in the Systems Support Division, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, has been selected as the newest inductee into the Air Force Safety Hall of Fame. The award recognizes individuals who have made contributions of enduring and significant impact to Air Force safety and mishap prevention. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo)
AFRL engineer inducted into Air Force Safety Hall of Fame
Dr. Jeffrey Calcaterra, the Structural Materials Evaluation Team Lead in the Systems Support Division, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, has been selected as the newest inductee into the Air Force Safety Hall of Fame. The award recognizes individuals who have made contributions of enduring and significant impact to Air Force safety and mishap prevention. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Digital Thread laces decision-making, data for Air Force acquisition
Dr. John Wertz, a materials research scientist in the Materials State Awareness Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, demonstrates Digital Thread concept applications to aircraft maintenance activities. Real time aircraft data, checklists and feedback through Digital Thread capabilities can enable better decision making by warfighters on the field, enhancing life cycle sustainment of Air Force platforms. (U.S. Air Force photo / Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
Researchers turn to liquid metals for agile electronics
The oxide skin on gallium-based liquid metals, shown here in suspension, give the materials the ability to hold a shape and to be reconfigured into new shapes that can maintain electrical conductivity. Scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory have demonstrated the capacity for liquid metal alloys to be flowed through embedded material channels to create physically reconfigurable antennas and electronic circuits. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marisa Alia-Novobilski)