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C-STARS gains new equipment for infectious disease readiness training

The Negatively Pressurized CONEX, or NPC, arrives at the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, or C-STARS, in Omaha, Nebraska June 24, 2023. The NPC will be used in developing a new infectious disease air transport training course on procedures for current and future outbreaks of highly infectious disease (U.S. Air Force photo / Dr. Chris Kratochvil).

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C-STARS gains new equipment for infectious disease readiness training

The Negatively Pressurized CONEX, or NPC, arrives at the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, or C-STARS, in Omaha, Nebraska June 24, 2023. The NPC will be used in developing a new infectious disease air transport training course on procedures for current and future outbreaks of highly infectious disease (U.S. Air Force photo / Dr. Chris Kratochvil)

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C-STARS gains new equipment for infectious disease readiness training

Interior of the Negatively Pressurized CONEX, or NPC at the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, or C-STARS, in Omaha, Nebraska June 24, 2023. The NPC will be used in developing a new infectious disease air transport training course on procedures for current and future outbreaks of highly infectious disease (U.S. Air Force photo / Dr. Chris Kratochvil).

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AFRL leads USSF Continuous Fitness Assessment study

Guardians attend a Continuous Fitness Assessment, or CFA, study informational session hosted by an Air Force Research Laboratory team at a facility near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 8, 2023. The CFA study is a two-year voluntary effort with Guardians to assess the use of wearable fitness devices that measure physical activity. Guardians who pre-enrolled in the study received watches along with guidance on participation requirements. The CFA is part of the U.S. Space Force’s Holistic Health Approach, an initiative that promotes wellness through positive behaviors and seeks to replace traditional military fitness tests with data from continuous monitoring technology. (U.S. Space Force photo / Rick Eldridge).

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AFRL leads USSF Continuous Fitness Assessment study

Guardians attend a Continuous Fitness Assessment, or CFA, study informational session hosted by an Air Force Research Laboratory team at a facility near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 8, 2023. The CFA study is a two-year voluntary effort with Guardians to assess the use of wearable fitness devices that measure physical activity. Guardians who pre-enrolled in the study received watches along with guidance on participation requirements. The CFA is part of the U.S. Space Force’s Holistic Health Approach, an initiative that promotes wellness through positive behaviors and seeks to replace traditional military fitness tests with data from continuous monitoring technology. (U.S. Space Force photo / Rick Eldridge).

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AFRL leads USSF Continuous Fitness Assessment study

A Guardian syncs data from a wearable device to a phone during a Continuous Fitness Assessment, or CFA, study informational session hosted by an Air Force Research Laboratory team at a facility near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 8, 2023. The CFA study is a two-year voluntary effort with Guardians to assess the use of wearable fitness devices that measure physical activity. The CFA is part of the U.S. Space Force’s Holistic Health Approach, an initiative that promotes wellness through positive behaviors and seeks to replace traditional military fitness tests with data from continuous monitoring technology. (U.S. Space Force photo / Rick Eldridge).

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AFRL re-ups affiliation with longtime liquid crystal industry partner to meet DOD needs

The image depicts AlphaMicron Inc., or AMI’s prototype progression over the course of 20 years. AMI’s first dimming proof of principle prototype from 1997 was eventually integrated into a Full Complex Curvature Helmet F-35 Visor prototype for the U.S. Department of the Air Force in 2017 to help mitigate pilots’ difficulties managing light transmission during flight. The initial collaboration between AFRL and AMI resulted in the creation of e-Tint, an electronic tint-on-demand liquid crystal technology that can be applied to flexible plastic substrates, such as pilot visors, instead of traditional glass. e-Tint switches from clear to dark faster than an eye can blink — about 0.1 of a second— and is fail-safe in a power outage. This technology was used to create the world's first electronic switchable eyewear which was field tested by the U.S. Army and is now being issued to soldiers through the Approved Protective Eyewear List.  In addition to current applications, the technology is being developed for augmented reality applications and see-through displays, where simultaneously controlling ambient and display light is important, said AMI’s Chief Technology Officer and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Bahman Taheri.(U.S. Air Force photo)

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AFRL re-ups affiliation with longtime liquid crystal industry partner to meet DOD needs

The graphic illustrates how reorienting liquid crystal (yellow) causes dichroic dye (red) to reorient along with it, which changes the transmission of light. In 1997, the U.S. Department of the Air Force identified a need for controlling visor tint in pilot eyewear. Visor tint was affected by light transmission when pilots would go above or below the clouds, as sudden washes of intense sunlight mid-flight impacted their ability to read and track the data on their aircraft-mounted and head-mounted displays. To address this safety issue, AFRL partnered with Kent State University-based AlphaMicron Inc., or AMI, a global leader in liquid crystal technology, to find a solution based on AMI’s proprietary polarizer-free, guest-host liquid crystal system known as e-Tint. AMI’s Chief Technology Officer and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Bahman Taheri likens this system to a molecular version of a Venetian blind. (Courtesy photo / AlphaMicron Inc.)

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AFRL professionals share inspirational talks during livestreamed event

Dr. Mike Goodson, a research biologist from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, presents his talk, titled “Gut Check: Internal Dialogue,” during AFRL Inspire. AFRL hosted this special TEDx-style event at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Kenney Hall at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Aug. 23, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL professionals share inspirational talks during livestreamed event

Dr. Jayde King, a research psychologist from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, discusses futuristic scenarios of human-machine teaming during her AFRL Inspire talk. AFRL hosted this special TEDx-style event at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Kenney Hall at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Aug. 23, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL Inspire event with TEDx-style talks to be livestreamed

Dr. Melissa Wilson, a nurse scientist and civilian executive officer from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, will present her talk titled “Moral Distress and the Science of Caring” during AFRL Inspire, a special livestreamed event, Aug. 23, 2022, at 1 p.m. EDT. This annual TEDx-style production showcases the innovative ideas and passionate people from across the science and technology enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL Inspire event with TEDx-style talks to be livestreamed

Dr. Jayde King, a research psychologist from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, will present her talk titled “Human Autonomy Teaming: Sci-Fi Dreams Made Reality” during AFRL Inspire, a special livestreamed event, Aug. 23, 2022, at 1 p.m. EDT. This annual TEDx-style production showcases the innovative ideas and passionate people from across the science and technology enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL Inspire event with TEDx-style talks to be livestreamed

Dr. Mike Goodson, a research biologist from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, will present his talk titled “Gut Check: Internal Dialogue” during AFRL Inspire, a special livestreamed event, Aug. 23, 2022, at 1 p.m. EDT. This annual TEDx-style production showcases the innovative ideas and passionate people from across the science and technology enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL nurse scientist selected as American Academy of Nursing fellow

Dr. Melissa Wilson, a nurse scientist and civilian executive officer to the vice director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, has been selected as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Induction into the academy is a significant milestone in a nurse leader’s career. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AE simulators for medical training

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE (AFRL), Ohio – An aircraft simulator in the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, building displays a hospital inside an aircraft, ready to use by medical Airmen for aeromedical evacuation missions. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The simulators are equipped with smoke, sound, fire, cameras and temperature changes, allowing the school to run realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AE simulators for medical training

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE (AFRL), Ohio – Aircraft simulators in the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, building sit empty, ready to be turned into a hospital by medical Airmen for aeromedical evacuation missions. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The simulators are equipped with smoke, sound, fire, cameras and temperature changes, allowing the school to run realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AE simulators for medical training

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE (AFRL), Ohio – Three simulators in the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, building help prepare medical Airmen for aeromedical evacuation missions. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The simulators are equipped with smoke, sound, fire, cameras and temperature changes, allowing the school to run realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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RAC 1 Window

Tech. Sgt. Tyler Wineman sits inside a Research Altitude Chamber during an oxygen system test at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 15, 2022. The chamber is one of three at the base that were certified in March for manned research up to 50,000 feet, a benchmark found nowhere else in the Department of Defense. Wineman is an aircrew flight equipment research technician assigned to the 711th Human Performance Wing, the Air Force Research Laboratory unit that operates the chambers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Schaap)

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AFRL leaders, Kettering Health network celebrate new Enlisted Critical Care Training Center at Soin Medical Center

Master Sgt. Amanda Orvis, right, superintendent, Enlisted Critical Care Course (EECC), U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine; and Maj. Kyle Perry, center, chief of enlisted critical care division, USAFSAM, give officials, including Col. Tory Woodard, left-center, commander, USAFSAM, a tour of the new training space during the official opening of the EECC at the Soin Medical Center April 13, 2022, in Beavercreek, Ohio. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). AFRL and Kettering Health Network partnered to create a training wing at Soin Medical Center, which allows the Air Force to received training as critical care technicians and also give back to the community. There are 10 courses in a year with 10 technicians each, and the four-week course provides didactics, lectures, simulations and real-patient care. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL leaders, Kettering Health network celebrate new Enlisted Critical Care Training Center at Soin Medical Center

Col. Tory Woodard, center, commander, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, helps to reveal the new sign distinguishing the official opening of the Enlisted Critical Care Course (EECC) at the Soin Medical Center April 13, 2022, in Beavercreek, Ohio. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). AFRL and Kettering Health Network partnered to create a training wing at Soin Medical Center, which allows the Air Force to received training as critical care technicians and also give back to the community. There are 10 courses in a year with 10 technicians each, and the four-week course provides didactics, lectures, simulations and real-patient care. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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