Headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, the 711th Human Performance Wing, Airman Systems Directorate (RH) is the heart of Airman-centered science and technology for the Air Force. RH is focused on enduring challenges to enable, sustain, and enhance multi-domain capable Airman and Airman-machine operations. RH leverages five primary Technical Competencies (1) Training, (2) Adaptive Warfighter Interfaces, (3) Bioeffects, (4) Bioengineering and (5) Warfighter Medical Optimization to deliver technology options for future USAF capabilities.

The men and women of the Airman Systems Directorate are responsible for developing the Airman-related technology for systems crucial to continued aerospace superiority. The staff also works to transfer the same or similar technology to civilian applications whenever appropriate. The directorate is organized into five divisions located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH and Joint Base San Antonio - Ft. Sam Houston, TX.

WARFIGHTER READINESS RESEARCH DIVISION (RHA) - The division conducts research on learning and cognitive science methods, models, and technologies for personalized, career-long proficiency-based training and readiness management that provide Airmen the knowledge, skills, and experiences to maximize mission effectiveness across the full range of operations and environments. The division emphasizes research in the appropriate blending of live, virtual, constructive (LVC) technologies, as well as in performance measurement and assessment, cognitive science, and computational and mathematical modeling. 

AIRMAN BIOENGINEERING DIVISION (RHB) - The division aims to discover, demonstrate, and transition capabilities from the full spectrum of biosciences to optimize and safe-guard Airman physical and cognitive performance and maximize the potential of the multi-domain Airman.  The division’s mission is accomplished through three core research areas that collaboratively conduct research to: identify underlying biological mechanisms and expressed biomarkers correlative with physiological and cognitive status; develop molecular-based sensor and analytics platforms to sense and assess Airman performance levels; utilize developed technologies to sustain and augment operator cognitive and physical performance through the use of personalized predictive models of an operator state.  The division matures technologies for transition to the operational community via the Sensing and Assessment Product Line.

WARFIGHTER INTERFACE DIVISION (RHC) - The division is at the heart of Airman effectiveness—seamlessly linking human functionality to the weaponry, information, and environmental complexity of war. It conducts research to discover, develop, and transition advanced interface technology, decision aiding tools and situationally-adaptive augmentation methods to seamlessly integrate Airmen and intelligent machines into maximally collaborative teams. Warfighter Interface Division technologies help mitigate the ambiguities of war, enhance rapid decision making, and foster superior mission performance for our Airmen.

BIOEFFECTS DIVISION (RHD) - The division leads the mission to exploit and protect against bioeffects of battlefield environmental stressors. Specific objectives include facilitating directed energy weapons development and use and preventing mission degradation due to directed energy exposure, enabling our forces to function safely, effectively, and efficiently on the directed energy battlefield. The division has played a key role in understanding the effects of directed energy weapons for more than 50 years, starting with nuclear flash eye protection.

WARFIGHTER MEDICAL OPTIMIZATION DIVISION (RHM) - The division leads the Air Force Medical Service science and technology research that seeks to enable, sustain, enhance, and restore Airman health and performance in operational environments.  The division elucidates the biomedical impact of flight by investigating how the extraordinary environment of flight affects the processes of humans, the ability to maintain their homeostasis, and the potential risk for injury or secondary insult.  In addition, the division seeks to maximize airman readiness by capturing and analyzing diverse attributes of humans and operational environments to drive optimal performance.