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AF ‘Movement’ study could lead to healthier Airmen

Senior Airman Brianna Pitchford, 96th Security Forces Squadron, performs a balance test exercise as Lt. Col. Robert Briggs, AFRL Strong Laboratory research military director, looks on during the Movement Matters study Oct. 17 at Eglin Air Force Base. The study’s goal is to mitigate injuries in military operational teams and achieve mission accomplishment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

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AF ‘Movement’ study could lead to healthier Airmen

Staff Sgt. Don Hawk, 96th Security Forces Squadron, performs a balance test exercise as Lt. Col. Robert Briggs, AFRL Strong Laboratory research military director, looks on during the Movement Matters study Oct. 17 at Eglin Air Force Base. The study’s goal is to mitigate injuries in military operational teams and achieve mission accomplishment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Gaddie)

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Air Force SMART program sustains readiness and currency through tailored training

Maj. Daniel Nguyen, anesthesiologist, center, and Tech. Sgt. Lisette Wright, medical technician, right, observe a mock patient at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada’s Trauma Resuscitation Unit in Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct. 24, 2022. Nguyen and Wright are both part of a cadre of Air Force instructors who are part of the Air Force’s Sustained Medical and Readiness Trained, or SMART, program, which is one of U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s five geographically separated units. The SMART program ensures Air Force medics receive the appropriate clinical currency to retain their readiness. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force SMART program sustains readiness and currency through tailored training

The cadre of Air Force medical instructors who are embedded within University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada, pose for a photo on Oct. 24, 2022. These medical instructors are part of the Air Force’s Sustained Medical and Readiness Trained, or SMART, program, which is one of U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s five geographically separated units. These instructors include operating room technicians, anesthesiologists, emergency room nurse, and administrative specialist to name a few. The SMART program ensures Air Force medics receive the appropriate clinical currency to retain their readiness. (Courtesy photo)

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AFRL STEM unit receives DOD STARBASE’s highest level award

Students from South Mountain Elementary School build a human circuit with instructor Spike at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s STEM Academy instructor, during DOD STARBASE NM, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 15, 2022. The program was recently elevated to Level-III status, the highest level of accreditation.

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AFRL STEM unit receives DOD STARBASE’s highest level award

2nd Lt. Latofat Quick, a volunteer mentor from the Air Force Research Laboratory, assists a student during a rocket build at DOD STARBASE NM, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 8, 2022. The program was recently elevated to Level-III status, the highest level of accreditation.

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AFRL’s version of Academy Awards highlights present and past achievements

Air Force Research Laboratory Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, far left, and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Tim Bunning, far right, pose with the 2022 Early Career Award winners, from left to right, Dr. Nicholas Glavin, Dr. Daniel Dault, Dr. Candice Hatcher-Solis, Dr. Sean McDaniel, Dr. Andrew Metcalf, Dr. Sean Donegan, Dr. Joel Bixler and Dr. Stuart Benton at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Oct. 12, 2022, during the 2022 AFRL Fellows and Early Career Awards ceremony. The Air Force Research Laboratory honored scientists and engineers for outstanding career accomplishments during this annual event. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL’s version of Academy Awards highlights present and past achievements

Air Force Research Laboratory Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, far left, and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Tim Bunning, far right, pose with the 2022 Fellows, from left to right, Dr. Joseph Mabry, Dr. Jason Parker, Dr. David Mollenhauer, Mr. John Brausch, Dr. Tamara Chelette, Dr. Richard “Andy” McKinley, Dr. Greg Reich and Dr. Ashwani Sharma at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Oct. 12, 2022, during the 2022 AFRL Fellows and Early Career Awards ceremony. The Air Force Research Laboratory honored scientists and engineers for outstanding career accomplishments during the annual event. One 2022 Fellow, Dr. Dale Ferguson, is not pictured. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL upgrades rocket fabrication capabilities

Staff Sgt. Kevin Davis, a machinist with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate, operates one of AFRL’s new computer numerical control milling machines in the rocket fabrication shop at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 15, 2022. AFRL recently upgraded its fabrication capabilities with 20 new state-of-the-art machines for designing and manufacturing components for liquid rocket engines and solid rocket motors. The new equipment will increase accuracy, improve operator safety and save money. (U.S. Air Force photo / Joy Alich)

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AFRL’s Ascent satellite marks end of mission objectives

Air Force Research Laboratory technicians work on the Ascent spacecraft in the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate’s small satellite laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico in 2021. Ascent, which analyzed the survivability of electronics in geosynchronous Earth orbit, recently completed all its mission objectives and is currently performing extended operations. (U.S. Air Force photo / Capt. Sunderlin Jackson)

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AFRL, New York Air National Guard enter operational research partnership

From left: Lt. Col. Diego Uribe, 152nd Air Operations Group; Brig. Gen. Denise Donnell, New York Air National Guard; and Col. Fred Garcia, Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, celebrate the partnership between their organizations in Rome, New York, Oct. 5, 2022. The new partnership between AFRL and the 152nd AOG will support U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command needs with state-of-the-art machine-intelligence research and enhanced command and control capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo / Albert Santacroce)

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Take the load off: Exoskeleton to enhance safety, retention for aerial porters, others

Brig. Gen. John Andrus, commander of 711th Human Performance Wing in the Air Force Research Laboratory, pushes a weighted sled while wearing the pneumatically-powered exoskeleton during an AFRL demonstration Oct. 6, 2022, at the Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This technology, supported by AFRL’s Center for Rapid Innovation, was designed to assist aerial porters load and unload heavy cargo and is intended to minimize manpower needed as well as prevent injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo / Patrick O’Reilly)

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Take the load off: Exoskeleton to enhance safety, retention for aerial porters, others

Brig. Gen. John Andrus, commander of 711th Human Performance Wing in the Air Force Research Laboratory, dons the pneumatically-powered exoskeleton with assistance from Dr. Linus Park with ROAM Robotics during an AFRL demonstration Oct. 6, 2022, at the 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This technology, supported by AFRL’s Center for Rapid Innovation, was designed to assist aerial porters load and unload heavy cargo and is intended to minimize manpower needed as well as prevent injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo / Patrick O’Reilly)

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Take the load off: Exoskeleton to enhance safety, retention for aerial porters, others

2nd Lt. Ian Casciola, special warfare electrical engineer with the 711th Human Performance Wing in AFRL, performs a squat while wearing a pneumatically-powered exoskeleton system, developed by ROAM Robotics, during an AFRL demonstration Oct. 6, 2022, at the 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This technology, supported by AFRL’s Center for Rapid Innovation, was designed to assist aerial porters load and unload heavy cargo and is intended to minimize manpower needed as well as prevent injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo / Patrick O’Reilly)

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Take the load off: Exoskeleton to enhance safety, retention for aerial porters, others

The pneumatically-powered exoskeleton, developed by ROAM Robotics as part of a Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant, is displayed during an Air Force Research Laboratory demonstration Oct. 6, 2022, at the Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This technology, supported by AFRL’s Center for Rapid Innovation, was designed to assist aerial porters load and unload heavy cargo and is intended to minimize manpower needed as well as prevent injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo / Patrick O’Reilly)

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Take the load off: Exoskeleton to enhance safety, retention for aerial porters, others

Chief Master Sgt. Sean Storms, aerial port manager with the Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio pushes oversized cargo across the floor of a C-17 Oct. 6, 2022, during an Air Force Research Laboratory demonstration of a pneumatically-powered exoskeleton system developed by ROAM Robotics. This technology, supported by AFRL’s Center for Rapid Innovation, was designed to assist aerial porters load and unload heavy cargo and is intended to minimize manpower needed as well as prevent injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo / Patrick O’Reilly)

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AFRL’s version of Academy Awards to highlight present and past achievements

The winners of the 2022 Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Science and Engineering Early Career Awards are, from left to right, top to bottom: Dr. Stuart Benton, Dr. Joel Bixler, Dr. Daniel Dault, Dr. Sean Donegan, Dr. Nicholas Glavin, Dr. Candice Hatcher-Solis, Dr. Sean McDaniel and Dr. Andrew Metcalf. AFRL will honor these professionals for outstanding career accomplishments, Oct. 12, 2022, from 2:30-4 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (Courtesy photo / U.S. Air Force)

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AFRL’s version of Academy Awards to highlight present and past achievements

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Fellows program recognizes outstanding scientists and engineers in three categories: research achievements, technology development and transition achievements, or program and organizational leadership. The 2022 AFRL Fellows are, from left to right, top to bottom: Mr. John Brausch, Dr. Tamara Chelette, Dr. Dale Ferguson, Dr. Joe Mabry, Dr. Richard "Andy" McKinley, Dr. David Mollenhauer, Dr. Jason Parker, Dr. Gregory Reich and Dr. Ashwani Sharma. AFRL will honor these professionals for outstanding career accomplishments, Oct. 12, 2022, from 2:30-4 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (Courtesy photo / U.S. Air Force)

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EHRM BAMC Tour_ Aug 2022

Students from Angola, Fiji and Nepal tour the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas, as part of the Executive Healthcare Resource Management Defense Institute for Medical Operations resident course held August 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo / Joshua Moreno)

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Col Flores_Peru Malaria and Infectious Disease Management_may 2022

Col. Michelle Flores, director of Defense Institute for Medical Operations, demonstrates a malaria rapid diagnostic test in May 2022, during the Malaria and Other Infectious Disease Threats course held in Lima, Peru. (U.S. Air Force photo / Joshua Moreno,)

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