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AFRL’s Aloha Telescope celebrates 10-year anniversary empowering students through outreach

Aloha Explorations uses an 11-inch Celestron telescope, also known as the Aloha Telescope, to provide students in grades K-12 the ability to view live images from their classrooms and remotely control the telescope via an internet connection. Most of the telescopes at the AMOS site are positioned at 10,000 feet on the summit of the dormant volcano Haleakala and are used for research and development for space domain awareness. The smaller outreach telescope is much more convenient for the students in Maui to access and learn more about astronomy. (U.S. Air Force photo / Shadi Naderi)

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AFRL’s Aloha Telescope celebrates 10-year anniversary empowering students through outreach

From left: Dr. Shadi Naderi, Air Force Research Laboratory research scientist and STEM technical lead; Capt. Charles Schramka, Air Force Research Laboratory research scientist; Scott Hunt, technical director for the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate and 15th Space Surveillance Squadron; and Maj. Keegan McCoy, research flight commander for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate and 15th Space Surveillance Squadron, stand in front of the Aloha telescope in commemoration of the outreach program’s 10-year anniversary, March 29, 2024.The astronomy outreach program has reached 6,000 students and 175 teachers over the last two years with the capability to view the moon and other objects in space. (U.S. Air Force photo / Shadi Naderi)

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New diagnostic system to validate high-power laser weapon performance

From left: Dominick Fasulo, BAE facilities specialist; Chuck Dahl, BAE electrical engineer; Debashis Satpathi, Government Radiometrically-Accurate Instrument for Laser Evaluation Version II, or GRAILE-II, program manager; and Ian Lee, GRAILE-II technical lead at BAE Systems, before transporting GRAILE-II to the Air Force Research Laboratory for system acceptance, ‎Feb. ‎27, ‎2024. The GRAILE-II diagnostic system will be used to validate the performance of the Department of Defense’s most powerful high-energy laser systems. (Courtesy photo / Gina Schreiner)

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New diagnostic system to validate high-power laser weapon performance

Ian Lee, left, BAE Systems Government Radiometrically-Accurate Instrument for Laser Evaluation Version II, or GRAILE-II technical lead and Joseph Cox, center, Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, directed energy directorate’s GRAILE-II technical lead, prepare to clean GRAILE-II’s internal optical components while 2nd Lt. Carson McLaughlin, right, AFRL Directed Energy Directorate research physicist, prepares the cleaning apparatus, Feb. ‎27, ‎2024. The GRAILE-II diagnostic system will be used to validate the performance of the Department of Defense’s most powerful high-energy laser systems. (Courtesy photo / Jason Lu)

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New diagnostic system to validate high-power laser weapon performance

Ian Lee, BAE Systems Government Radiometrically-Accurate Instrument for Laser Evaluation Version II, or GRAILE-II technical lead opens the GRAILE-II enclosure in preparation for system cleaning and alignment ‎Feb. ‎27, ‎2024, at at AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base N.M. The GRAILE-II diagnostic system will be used to validate the performance of the Department of Defense’s most powerful high-energy laser systems. (Courtesy photo / Jason Lu)

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New diagnostic system to validate high-power laser weapon performance

Ian Lee, BAE Systems Government Radiometrically-Accurate Instrument for Laser Evaluation Version II, or GRAILE-II technical lead at BAE Systems and 2nd Lt. Carson McLaughlin Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Directed Energy Directorate research physicist, validate GRAILE-II’s functionality using the computer interface ‎Feb. ‎27, ‎2024, at AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base N.M. GRAILE-II is the result of collaborative efforts between the AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate; Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; Test Resource Management Center; Army Program Executive Officer Simulation, Training and Instrumentation; and BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems, Inc. (Courtesy photo / Jason Lu)

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New diagnostic system to validate high-power laser weapon performance

Ian Lee, BAE Systems Government Radiometrically-Accurate Instrument for Laser Evaluation Version II, or GRAILE-II technical lead at BAE Systems, and 2nd Lt. Carson McLaughlin Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL’s, Directed Energy Directorate research physicist, pose for a photo while discussing the GRAILE-II validation process ‎Feb. ‎27, ‎2024, at AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base N.M, GRAILE-II is the result of collaborative efforts between the AFRL Directed Energy Directorate; Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; Test Resource Management Center; Army Program Executive Officer Simulation, Training and Instrumentation; and BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems, Inc. (Courtesy photo / Jason Lu)

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New diagnostic system to validate high-power laser weapon performance

Carson McLaughlin, Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Directed Energy Directorate research physicist, validates the Government Radiometrically-Accurate Instrument for Laser Evaluation Version II, or GRAILE-II’s optical alignment in preparation for acceptance testing at AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base N.M., ‎Feb. ‎27, ‎2024. The GRAILE-II diagnostic system will be used to validate the performance of the Department of Defense’s most powerful high-energy laser systems. (Courtesy photo / Jason Lu)

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The newly appointed Director of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Dr. Kevin Geiss, arrives in Arlington, Va., for a day of immersion briefings at AFOSR on March 12, 2024. Dr. Geiss comes to AFOSR with many years of experience leading multiple Department of the Air Force and Department of Defense Science and Technology organizations. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Cherie Cullen)

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VENOM arrives

The 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing welcomed the first three F-16 Fighting Falcons ready to take part in the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying Testbed program also known as VENOM. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Shelikoff)

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VENOM arrives

The 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing welcomed the first three F-16 Fighting Falcons ready to take part in the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying Testbed program also known as VENOM. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Shelikoff)

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VENOM arrives

The 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing welcomed the first three F-16 Fighting Falcons ready to take part in the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying Testbed program also known as VENOM. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Shelikoff)

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AFMC commander visits Edwards AFB

Senior Airman Boomer Hearn, 412th Logistics Readiness Squadron, shares a laugh with Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, during a visit to Edwards Air Force Base California, March 26. Richardson personally recognized Hearn and other top performers from across Edwards. (Air Force photo by Lindsey Iniguez)

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Specialized drone testing comes to Travis AFB

The video feed of a drone displayed during a Base Oversight of Autonomous Response demonstration at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 22, 2024. The 60th Mission Support Group hosted the Air Force Research Laboratory as they initiated the testing of the BOAR System on March 16, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenneth Abbate)

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Specialized drone testing comes to Travis AFB

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Clayton Hotaling, 60th Security Forces Squadron drone operator pilot, observes the video feed of a drone during a Base Oversight of Autonomous Response demonstration at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 22, 2024. The 60th Mission Support Group hosted the Air Force Research Laboratory as they initiated the testing of the BOAR System on March 16, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenneth Abbate)

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Specialized drone testing comes to Travis AFB

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Clayton Hotaling, left, and Staff Sgt. Jacob Harlan, 60th Security Forces Squadron drone operator pilots, operate a drone during a Base Oversight of Autonomous Response demonstration at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 22, 2024. The 60th Mission Support Group hosted the Air Force Research Laboratory as they initiated the testing of the BOAR System on March 16, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenneth Abbate)

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Specialized drone testing comes to Travis AFB

A drone deploys during a Base Oversight of Autonomous Response demonstration at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 22, 2024. The 60th Mission Support Group hosted the Air Force Research Laboratory as they initiated the testing of the BOAR System on March 16, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenneth Abbate)

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Specialized drone testing comes to Travis AFB

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Derek Salmi, left, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, asks a question to Staff Sgt. Juan Cortes, 60th Security Forces Squadron drone pilot, during a Base Oversight of Autonomous Response demonstration at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 16, 2024. The 60th Mission Support Group hosted the Air Force Research Laboratory as they initiated the testing of the BOAR System. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenneth Abbate)

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Specialized drone testing comes to Travis AFB

Brandon Nolan, right, Base Oversight of Autonomous Response deputy program lead, briefs Team Travis leadership during a demonstration at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 16, 2024. The 60th Mission Support Group hosted the Air Force Research Laboratory as they initiated the testing of the BOAR System. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenneth Abbate)

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Specialized drone testing comes to Travis AFB

Drones are displayed during a Base Oversight of Autonomous Response demonstration at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 16, 2024. The 60th Mission Support Group hosted the Air Force Research Laboratory as they initiated the testing of the BOAR System. U.S. Air Force photo by Kenneth Abbate)

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