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Approximately 39,000 current and former Airmen who were involuntarily held on active duty beyond an approved separation or retirement date as a result of stop loss between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, may be eligible for a Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay compensation of $500 for each whole or partial month they were affected.


Stop Loss Airmen eligible for compensation

Approximately 39,000 current and former Airmen who were involuntarily held on active duty beyond an approved separation or retirement date as a result of stop loss between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, may be eligible for a Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay compensation of $500 for each whole or partial month they were affected.

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Researchers at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, have developed a novel, lightweight artificial hair sensor that mimics those used by natural fliers—like bats and crickets—by using carbon nanotube forests grown inside glass fiber capillaries. The hairs are sensitive to air flow changes during flight, enabling quick analysis and response by agile fliers. (Air Force courtesy photo).
A maintainer removes an air inlet on the underside of the wing of a C-5M Super Galaxy Transport Aircraft during a periodic maintenance cycle. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Power Technology Office is in the process of testing a new, lightweight composite RAM Air Inlet system that is intended to replace legacy air inlets, mitigating corrosion issues while providing a lightweight, cost-effective solution to help maintain the fleet. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Power Technology Office is testing a new, lightweight composite RAM Air Inlet system (right) for the C-5M Super Galaxy Transport Aircraft. The new part is intended to replace legacy air inlets, mitigating corrosion issues while providing a lightweight, cost-effective solution to help maintain the fleet. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
The RAM Air Inlet is located beneath the wing of an aircraft where it takes in outside air to feed cooling systems during flight. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Power Technology Office is in the process of testing a new, lightweight composite RAM Air Inlet system for the C-5M Super Galaxy Transport Aircraft intended to replace legacy air inlets, providing a lightweight, cost-effective alternative to maintain the fleet. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
A next generation F-35 coatings application booth at Hill Air Force Base is set to become initially operational by October 2017. The state-of-the-art coatings booth project, led by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Power Technology Office, is expected to save more than $330,000 annually in energy through the employment of advanced sensors, control logic and sophisticated software analysis tools to monitor and improve performance over the lifetime of the complex. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo)
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)
Less than 100 pounds of rope are twisted together to generate the force needed by Team ETHOS’s pumpkin chucking machine, the Phoenix, to launch pumpkins distances greater than 3,500 feet. (U.S. Air Force Photo / David Dixon)
David Mollenhauer, a senior research scientist in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, surveys the landscape prior to a pumpkin chucking competition. Mollenhauer is the captain of Team ETHOS, a nationally-ranked ‘Punkin Chunkin’ team that uses cutting edge, modern materials and technology combined with advanced scientific analysis and classical Greek engineering to fling pumpkins thousands of feet through the sky. (U.S. Air Force Photo / David Dixon)
Team ETHOS’s pumpkin chucking machine, the Phoenix, launches a pumpkin through the sky during the annual Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Pumpkin Chucking competition, Oct. 21. The Phoenix is a type of torsion machine that generates power through the twisting of ropes at the root of a throwing arm. Team ETHOS uses the Phoenix’s built up torsion power to catapult pumpkins thousands of feet through the sky. (U.S. Air Force Photo / David Dixon)
Team ETHOS assembles their pumpkin chucking machine prior to a competition here, Oct. 21. The team is comprised of researchers, engineers and students from the Air Force Research Laboratory and competes annually in contests across the U.S. The team earned a first-place finish at the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center’s 2016 annual competition with a 3,391 foot pumpkin toss and will compete in the World Championship ‘Punkin Chunkin’ competition in Bridgeville, Delaware, Nov. 4-6. (U.S. Air Force Photo / David Dixon)
Brig. Gen. Cameron Holt, commander of the Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, visits a project team while they analyze Air Force spend using the Air Force Business Intelligence Tool and walk-through the Strategic Sourcing wheel. From left to right: Roger Westermeyer, Damon Roberts, Kristina Vineyard, Master Sgt. Michael Rankin, Gary Koenig, Senior Airman Jessica Carlton, Staff Sgt. Estephon Ramirez, and Saundra Scriven. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jennica Semon)
A researcher at Air Force Research Laboratory demonstrates the ability of a flexible lithium-ion battery to conform under stress. The batteries developed here have proven themselves to maintain steady voltage even after exposure to more than 250 rounds of extreme mechanical manipulations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)