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July 15, 2022
AFRL commander welcomes new leader to lab’s Kirtland site

“He entered the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate as an Airman and is leaving as a Guardian,” said Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, as she began the change of command ceremony in which Col. Eric Felt, the Space Vehicles director and
July 14, 2022
AFRL Regional Research Hub makes headway, plans to announce initial projects in near future

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s pilot initiative to establish regional research networks in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic (AFRL Regional Research Hubs) is progressing as operational processes are established by the lead institutions, Purdue and Cornell universities.
July 13, 2022
AFMC celebrates 10th anniversary of a successful major reorganization

The Five Center Construct centered on a fundamental change in the way that AFMC would conduct its primary missions. Instead of location-specific organizational structure that required full support staffs at each location, the new construct would be mission-based. Each major mission would have a
July 11, 2022
Ask-Me-Anything sessions set to demystify Spark Tank process

The Air Force Materiel Command Commanders Accelerated Initiatives team will host a series of virtual “Ask-Me-Anything” events on Microsoft Teams throughout the month of July.
July 11, 2022
AFRL dedicates newest wind tunnel to beloved engineer

The Air Force Research Laboratory hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newest wind tunnel facility, July 7, 2022, and dedicated it to Dr. Greg Parker, a beloved member of AFRL's Aerospace Systems Directorate, who died after a long battle with cancer. The Parker Subsonic Research Facility, or
July 7, 2022
AFRL partners with New Mexico Army National Guard in STEM aviation event

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - The Air Force Research Laboratory New Mexico STEM Academy located on Kirtland AFB recently gave incoming fifth and sixth graders an opportunity to expand their career knowledge by participating in a summer program called DOD STARBASE STEM Camp.
July 6, 2022
AFRL launches online library to advance digital transformation

The Air Force Research Laboratory launched the first Digital Accelerator for Research Transformation effort, or DART 1.0, via the internal AFRL Digital War Room during a hybrid event, June 30, 2022. DART is an online library with new products, capabilities and solutions offered to the workforce on a
July 6, 2022
AFRL spacecraft Recurve launches on Virgin Orbit Space Force mission

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate spaceflight experiment Recurve was launched July 2, 2022, from the Mojave Air and Space Port on the Virgin Orbit space system in California.
June 27, 2022
AFRL Space leader commends team, transitions to new role

“I’ll miss the “ah ha” moments,” said Col. Eric Felt, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, who will depart AFRL for an assignment at the Pentagon in July. Felt became the Space Vehicles director in July 2018 and has a dual-hatted role as commander of AFRL’s
June 21, 2022
AFMC releases $8 million towards accelerating change, innovation

The funded projects support ongoing AFMC We Need efforts with an emphasis on technology, innovation, talent management and infrastructure across the mission.