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Senior Airman William Oskay, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, uses a power drill to test the capabilities of an ADU-468 as a part of the Project Arc program at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Sept. 16, 2022. Project Arc is a program that consists of scientists and engineers from across the Air Force working with units to tackle problems and challenges using their knowledge to design new tools, widgets or rework a workflow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Tam)

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Project Arc seeks innovators to solve Department of the Air Force challenges

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tejani Bah, a cyber transport technician with the 36th Communications Squadron, plugs in a wireless Air Force network access point on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 15, 2023. The wireless AFNET system allows Airmen to access Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router without plugging in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Allison Martin)

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Beloved former AFRL director honored posthumously for defense manufacturing advocacy

Dr. David E. Walker, center, visited an Air Force Research Laboratory rocket propulsion facility at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 23, 2015. At the time, Walker served as deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for science, technology and engineering in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. As a senior executive for the Air Force, Walker was responsible for preparing policy, guidance and advocacy for the Air Force's science and technology program, which was then estimated at an annual $2 billion.(U. S. Air Force photo / Kenji Thuloweit)

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Beloved former AFRL director honored posthumously for defense manufacturing advocacy

The late Dr. David E. Walker, center, a beloved former Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, director and vice commander, is pictured during a visit to the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 23, 2015. At the time of this visit, Walker served as deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for science, technology and engineering in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. According to his former colleagues, in this role Walker advocated passionately for AFRL and worked tirelessly to maintain and protect its defense budget. (U.S. Air Force photo / Kenji Thuloweit)

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Beloved former AFRL director honored posthumously for defense manufacturing advocacy

Former Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Director and Vice Commander Dr. David “Dave” E. Walker was honored posthumously by the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel, or JDMTP, at the Defense Manufacturing Conference in Tampa, Florida, in December 2022. The late Walker, a beloved former director of AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate and director of Air Vehicles, was a passionate advocate for DOD-sponsored manufacturing technology programs. Walker, who died unexpectedly in January 2020 at the age of 61 following a storied career spent in service to the nation’s defense, was named as a recipient of the JDMTP’s Defense Manufacturing Champion Award in Dec. 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Collaborative Low-Altitude UAS Integration Effort demonstration

AFWERX

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Collaborative Low-Altitude UAS Integration Effort demonstration

AFWERX and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate have installed an Uncrewed Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Equipping Eglin’s Duke Field with the Collaborative Low-Altitude UAS Integration Effort (CLUE) is the next step in AFWERX verifying that current air traffic management systems can ensure complete safety as drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft take flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

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Airmen strengthen medical partnerships through international education and training

Lt. Vasileios Pastamentzas, Hellenic Air Force flight surgeon, and Lt Col. Ra'fat Rahim Rahayfeh Habashneh, the Head of Aerospace Medicine for the Royal Medical Services in Jordan Armed Forces, stand in front of a Soyuz spacecraft at NASA. The two partners attended the Advanced Aerospace Medicine for International Medical Officers course. The course is a six-month education and training program for international students, which supports medical readiness and enhanced interoperability between the United States and partners. (Courtesy photo)

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Airmen strengthen medical partnerships through international education and training

Col. Jeffrey Harris, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Chief of the International Training Branch, Lt. (Dr.) Vasileios Pastamentzas, Hellenic Air Force flight surgeon, and Lt Col. (Dr.) Ra'fat Rahim Rahayfeh Habashneh, the Head of Aerospace Medicine for the Royal Medical Services in Jordan Armed Forces, engage in a cultural experience at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. Personnel from USAFSAM are facilitating a six-month education and training course for international students, supporting medical readiness and enhanced interoperability between the United States and partners. (Courtesy photo)

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Airmen strengthen medical partnerships through international education and training

Lt. Vasileios Pastamentzas, Hellenic Air Force flight surgeon, and Lt. Col. Ra'fat Rahim Rahayfeh Habashneh, the Head of Aerospace Medicine for the Royal Medical Services in Jordan Armed Forces, present an aeromedical case study at the Aerospace Medicine Association scientific conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The two partners attended the Advanced Aerospace Medicine for International Medical Officers course. The course is a six-month education and training program for international students, which supports medical readiness and enhanced interoperability between the United States and partners. (Courtesy photo)

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Airmen strengthen medical partnerships through international education and training

Col. Jeffrey Harris, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Chief of the International Training Branch, Lt. Vasileios Pastamentzas, Hellenic Air Force flight surgeon, and Lieutenant Colonel Ra'fat Rahim Rahayfeh Habashneh, the Head of Aerospace Medicine for the Royal Medical Services in Jordan Armed Forces, load a patient onto a littler in a helicopter simulator at a Joint En-route Care Course facility at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Personnel from USAFSAM are facilitating a six-month education and training course for international students, supporting medical readiness and enhanced interoperability between the United States and partners. (Courtesy photo)

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Airman 1st Class Samantha White, 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs apprentice, trains using a “Street Smarts” Virtual Reality arming and use-of-force simulation trainer at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 12, 2023. Team Yokota Airmen from diverse career fields trained with the VR system, giving practical security forces augmentee experience, should they be called upon to serve other roles during contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Manuel G. Zamora)

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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 demonstrates new augmented reality capability to improve DAF nondestructive inspections

An Airman from the U.S. Air Force’s 19th Maintenance Group prepares to perform a virtual bolt hole eddy current inspection using the Augmented Reality for Nondestructive Evaluation, or ARNE, system at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, in December 2022. ARNE utilizes augmented reality, or AR, a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image onto a user’s view of the real world. The system projects relevant three-dimensional hologram images onto physical aircraft parts and virtually “walks” technicians through the process of performing a BHEC procedure, a critical aircraft safety inspection used to detect the presence of fatigue cracks in DAF fleets. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AFRL demonstrates new augmented reality capability to improve DAF nondestructive inspections

A senior Airman from the U.S. Air Force’s 19th Maintenance Group tests the Augmented Reality for Nondestructive Evaluation, or ARNE, system using a bolt hole eddy current, or BHEC, inspection review module at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, in December 2022. BHEC inspection is used for safety critical structural applications when other methods do not meet capability requirements, said Dr. Eric Lindgren, nondestructive technology lead, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. As the procedure requires removal of fasteners, it is the method of “last resort” to address safety critical applications, and as such is not frequently performed by many U.S. Air Force NDI technicians. ARNE provides airmen the opportunity to review BHEC inspection procedures virtually to increase confidence. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AFRL researcher impacts community with runtime assurance

Cover of the 38-page spread in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Control Systems Magazine, titled Runtime assurance for safety-critical systems: An introduction to safety filtering approaches for complex control systems. Dr. Kerianne Hobbs, safe autonomy and space lead with the Autonomy Capability Team, or ACT3, for the Sensors Directorate at Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, was the lead author for her extensive research in runtime assurance. To view the entire 38-page spread, a subscription is required and can be found at https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10081233. (Courtesy image)

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AFRL researcher impacts community with runtime assurance

An F-35 Lightning II from the 461st Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California, soars over the Mojave Desert on a test sortie. Runtime assurance, or RTA, is used in various systems, most notably the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System, or Auto GCAS, which is used in the F-35 to prevent aircraft from ground collision by automatically controlling the aircraft, saving lives and aircraft. Dr. Kerianne Hobbs, safe autonomy and space lead with the Autonomy Capability Team, or ACT3, for the Sensors Directorate at AFRL, was the lead author of a 38-page spread in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Control Systems Magazine, titled Runtime assurance for safety-critical systems: An introduction to safety filtering approaches for complex control systems, for her extensive research in runtime assurance. (Courtesy photo / Chad Bellay, Lockheed Martin)

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AFRL researcher impacts community with runtime assurance

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Controls Engineer Capt. Christian Potts, left, and Program Manager Amy Burns, right, watch from the simulation control room at AFRL’s Aerospace Systems Directorate while 2nd Lt. Ryan Collins demonstrates automatic fly up maneuvers in a virtual flight simulator generated by the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System, or Auto GCAS, Dec. 6, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Auto GCAS is a software update developed by AFRL, Lockheed Martin and NASA that prevents an aircraft from impacting the ground by automatically pulling the aircraft up before an accident can occur. Kerianne Hobbs, safe autonomy and space lead with the Autonomy Capability Team, or ACT3, for the Sensors Directorate at AFRL, was the lead author of a 38-page spread in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Control Systems Magazine, titled Runtime assurance for safety-critical systems: An introduction to safety filtering approaches for complex control systems, for her extensive research in runtime assurance. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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