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June 16, 2025
Air Force DASH sprint pioneers human-machine teaming for faster battle management decisions

The Department of the Air Force took a bold step toward future command and control capabilities with the successful completion of its first Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming, or DASH, experiment, recently held at the Howard Hughes Operations Center, or H2O, in Las Vegas, Nev.
April 4, 2025
AFMC top performers set the standard for excellence

Air Force Materiel Command honored its top performers during the 2024 Annual Excellence Awards virtual ceremony at AFMC headquarters.
Aug. 2, 2024
Wright-Patt Fire Department responds to fire on base

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Department responded to a fire in Building 18 on Area B, the evening of July 18.Building 18, a large complex bordered by 5th, 6th and C streets, is part of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory campus. Fire Capt. James
June 21, 2024
Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education visits Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education guided 28 students to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on June 13, aiming to educate students about the 128 mission partners at WPAFB and highlight potential career opportunities once they complete their academic
May 23, 2024
NAMRU Dayton senior scientist honored with prestigious Naval award for excellence in science and engineering

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Dr. Michael Reddix, a senior research psychologist at Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton, was named a winner of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development, and Acquisition 2024 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientist and Engineer Award on May
Feb. 8, 2024
Mentors inspire tomorrow’s innovators through STEM outreach

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- An Air Force Institute of Technology professor and student recently showed how mentoring and workforce development play pivotal roles in nurturing the next generation of scientists, engineers and innovators.Jose Camberos, an AFIT associate professor of
Sept. 12, 2023
AFRL Bluing Trip reinforces community, connections, collaboration in Phoenix

Junior members of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, braved the summer heat to visit Luke Air Force Base and Arizona State University, or ASU, Aug. 8-11, 2023, for AFRL’s annual Bluing Trip.
Jan. 30, 2023
AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate hosts annual awards ceremony

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate hosted its 70th annual awards ceremony at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Hall Jan. 27, 2023. Dr. Jonathan Spowart, master of ceremonies, and Dr. Dalvir Hopkins, co-master of ceremonies, led the event,
Jan. 23, 2023
AFRL researcher guest edits prominent scientific journal

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, researcher Dr. Nick Glavin has teamed with academia to guest edit a special edition of the prestigious scientific journal Matter . The January 2023 issue highlights special reports on the development of a new class of materials known as two-dimensional, or 2D,
Jan. 12, 2023
World-renowned AFRL researcher inducted into Engineering and Science Hall of Fame

Former longtime Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Senior Scientist Dr. Nicholas “Nick” J. Pagano was inducted into the Engineering and Science Hall of Fame at the Dayton Engineers Club in Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2022. The hall honors engineers and scientists whose achievements significantly