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  • Jack Blackhurst, executive director of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will retire from federal service March 31 culminating a career of a combined 46 years of military and civilian federal service. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    AFRL Executive Director Jack Blackhurst set to retire March 31

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Jack Blackhurst, executive director of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will retire from federal service March 31 culminating a career of a combined 46 years of military and civilian federal service. The retirement ceremony will be broadcast live, during a virtual broadcast on Facebook at 2:30 p.m.
  • On the back of a tractor trailer, the fuselage of a Boeing 767 leaves Wilmington Air Park in Wilmington, Ohio, en route to the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. After its three-day journey through Greene and Montgomery counties, this fuselage will join the cadre of seven other fuselages, all used for aeromedical evacuation training at USAFSAM, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

    To train medics to save lives, fuselage travels to WPAFB

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The fuselage of a Boeing 767 is being delivered from Wilmington Air Park in Wilmington, Ohio, to the 711th Human Performance Wing’s U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine around 2 p.m. on March 3. After its three-day journey through Greene and Montgomery counties, this fuselage will join the cadre of
  • To create the virtual event, a studio-like setting was created for the awards ceremony. From left to right are Mr. Timothy Sakulich, Dr. Jonathan Spowart, Mr. Keith Slinker and Col. Michael Warner.

    AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate celebrates annual awards recipients

    The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate recently held their 68th Annual Awards Ceremony to honor its top achievers. Masters of ceremony were Dr. Jonathan Spowart from the Materials Integrity Branch and Mr. Keith Slinker from the Composite Branch.
  • AFRL’s Transformational Capabilities Office began developing new business processes and guiding the S&T portfolio following the release of the Air Force Science and Technology Strategy. This small group of scientists and engineers from across AFRL led a number of initiatives to promote transformational warfighting capabilities including the selection of the first Vanguard programs, a new process called WARTECH, the Air Force Explore 1.0 nationwide opportunity call and the internal Seedlings for Disruptive Capabilities Program. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Patrick Londergan)

    AFRL’s Transformational Capabilities Office reaches Initial Operating Capability

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Air Force Research Laboratory Commander and Technology Executive Officer Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle announced Sep. 11 that the Transformational Capabilities Office, the group responsible for implementing the transformational component of the Air Force Science and Technology Strategy, has reached Initial
  • Air Force Research Laboratory scientist Dr. Saber Hussain views particle interaction with cultured cells. His work on the development of a model to identify the impact of stressors on Airmen is at the center of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement that will establish a new laboratory facility at Wright State University. (Courtesy photo)

    AFRL academic research partnership to investigate operational stressors on Airmen

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory is partnering with Wright State University to better understand stressors that affect pilots and the impacts they have on the mission and well-being of Airmen.The two research partners recently signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to advance the development
  • From left to right: Dr. Derek Bas, Dr. Piyush Shah and Dr. Michael Page examine a potential acoustically driven ferromagnetic resonance material under a microscope in the magneto-optics lab. The microscope is designed to observe magnetic properties on a small scale. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Wolf)

    Air Force research team awarded patent for new tunable radio frequency filter

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Air Force Research Laboratory scientists recently patented a new tunable radio frequency (RF) filter design. The new design is for a smaller, lighter, less expensive device that requires much less power than current technology. As the Air Force moves to smaller, more “agile” flying vehicles such as hand-launched drones,
  • Artistic rendering of AFRL-developed “Polymerized Liquid Metal Network” technology. (U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic/Second Bay Studios)

    Air Force and Nano-Bio Materials Consortium announce RFP and pilot program for AFRL-Industry Partnerships

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with the governing council of the Nano-Bio Materials Consortium (NBMC), has approved a pilot program to enable AFRL researchers to partner with industry collaborators to address key capability and technology gaps in support of human performance monitoring and aeromedical
  • Side by side comparison of the two Light Emitting Diode fixture options. Per Master Sgt. Petersen both LED options were improvements over the legacy metal-halide fixtures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matthew Petersen)

    How the Air Force is making it easier for aircraft maintainers to see at night

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – We all know that working in the dark with insufficient lighting makes the task that much more cumbersome. Good quality lighting is critical for maintainers when repairing an aircraft on the flightline.The U.S. Air Force has an inventory of approximately 5,500 four-wheel diesel light carts that provide
  • Members of the Ceramic Materials and Processing Research Team, from left to right: Ms. Christina Thompson, Dr. Dayton Street, Dr. Kara Martin and Dr. Matthew Dickerson. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Schlesinger)

    Hybrid nanomaterials hold promise for improved ceramic composites

    Researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are seeking to patent a novel process for manufacturing a type of material called preceramic polymer-grafted nanoparticles, or “hairy nanoparticles” (HNP).
  • Flexible transducer prototype determines the location of transducers in a flexible array, so that ultrasound image can be determined without a rigid arrangement of transducers. (Courtesy photo)

    AFRL develops algorithm, flexible device for hands-free ultrasound

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory recognizes the need for remote physiological monitoring during en route medical care. As such, they have conceived a flexible ultrasound device to serve this requirement.Performing medical ultrasound usually requires the use of a hand-held rigid arrangement of transducers
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