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Air Force, Space Force observe National Mentoring Month in January

The Air Force and Space Force observe January as National Mentoring Month. The theme for 2022 is “Everyone Wins with Mentoring” and the Department of the Air Force will host multiple virtual events throughout the month designed to foster and promote a Total Force mentoring culture. (U.S. Air Force graphic by John Cochran)

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AFRL detects moon around asteroid with smallest telescope yet

Air Force Research Laboratory senior engineer Dr. Odell Reynolds with AFRL’s Starfire Optical Range telescopes in the background. Odell recorded an image of the asteroid Kalliope and its natural satellite Linus, using AFRL’s1.5 meter telescope on November 29, 2021 – a surprising achievement based on the small diameter of the telescope. (U.S. Air Force photo/Benjamin Herrera)

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AFRL detects moon around asteroid with smallest telescope yet

At left is an unprocessed image of the asteroid Kalliope with its satellite Linus not easily visible taken with the Air Force Research Laboratory's Starfire Optical Range telescope at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico on November 29, 2021 . At right, after fitting Kalliope as a Lorentzian and subtracting the model, Linus shows up in the residuals as a bright spot below where Kalliope was before subtraction. North is up and East is to the left. The scale in km is at the distance of the asteroid. (Image/Starfire Optical Range)

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AFRL detects moon around asteroid with smallest telescope yet

The Kalliope asteroid (large red dot), and it's satellite Linus (small dot), and Linus’ orbit are shown over the Four Corners region of the Southwest United States. The Air Force Research Laboratory recorded an image of Kalliope and Linus, using AFRL’s1.5 meter telescope on November 29, 2021. (US Air Force Drawing/Jack Drummond)

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AFRL detects moon around asteroid with smallest telescope yet

AFRL’s 3.5 meter telescope on Kirtland AFB, N.M. uses its laser to produce a guide star for a reference for adaptive optics, and previously held the record for the smallest telescope to image an asteroid’s satellite. The larger of the two domes to its left houses the 1.5 meter telescope, which now holds the record, without using a laser. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robert Fugate)

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

C1C David Hatfield inoculates overnight cultures of S. aureus (bacteria). Air Force Academy -- (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

Air Force Academy C2C Margaret Warner examines S. aureus (bacterial) growth. Air Force Academy -- (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

Air Force Academy C1C Madelyn Duckworth, the original author of the grant, discusses project progress with Maj. Erin Almand. Air Force Academy -- (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

Air Force Academy C1C Alexandra Weisenburger makes bacterial growth media. Air Force Academy -- (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

Maj. Erin Almand’s Edison Grant research team includes 10 United States Air Force Academy Cadets. “This is the first time they don’t feel like students,” she said. “They are scientists.” U.S. Air Force Academy -- (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

United States Air Force Academy microbiology Maj. Erin Almand is using an Edison Grant to research menstrual products used by military women and advance what is known about Toxic Shock Syndrome. U.S. Air Force Academy -- (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

First Lt. Jeremiah Williams, front, works in the “clean room” of the Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. Lt. Williams is a recipient of an Air Force Edison Grant, which allows active duty researchers to lead short, highly-focused projects, with their own money. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Ross)

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

First Lt. Jeremiah Williams of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Sensors Directorate is using an Edison Grant to lead experiments with Gallium Oxide, a material that may improve the performance of power switches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Ross)

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AFRL takes STEMtoSpace to students in the southwest

Col. Eric Felt, director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate, demonstrates the concept of collecting solar energy on orbit, and then beaming to Earth for usable electricity, to 5th graders at Dorothy Hall Elementary School, in Yuma, Arizona, in his virtual STEMtoSpace presentation. (Courtesy photo)

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AFRL takes STEMtoSpace to students in the southwest

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Lt. Mary Albrecht, a deployable structures engineer (right) and Lt. Chance Baxter, assistant to the Deputy Technology Executive for Space Science and Technology, explain the problems that must be solved before a satellite can be launched into space, to 4th graders at Sandia Base Elementary School. (Courtesy photo)

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AFRL takes STEMtoSpace to students in the southwest

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Lt. Mary Albrecht, a deployable structures engineer (right) and Lt. Chance Baxter, assistant to the Deputy Technology Executive for Space Science and Technology, provide hands-on demonstration of thermal concepts that affect space exploration, to 4th graders at Sandia Base Elementary School. (Courtesy photo)

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AFSOC deploys Rapid Dragon over Emerald Coast

Airmen and Riggers with the 1st Special Operations Squadron Logistics Readiness Squadron load a Rapid Dragon Palletized Weapon System aboard an MC-130J Commando II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Dec. 13, 2021. The Rapid Dragon Program demonstrates the ability to employ weapons using standard airdrop procedures from cargo aircraft anytime and anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)

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AFSOC deploys Rapid Dragon over Emerald Coast

Airmen and Riggers with the 1st Special Operations Squadron Logistics Readiness Squadron load a Rapid Dragon Palletized Weapon System aboard an MC-130J Commando II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Dec. 13, 2021. The Rapid Dragon Program demonstrates the ability to employ weapons using standard airdrop procedures from cargo aircraft anytime and anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)

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AFSOC deploys Rapid Dragon over Emerald Coast

Airmen and Riggers with the 1st Special Operations Squadron Logistics Readiness Squadron load a Rapid Dragon Palletized Weapon System aboard an MC-130J Commando II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Dec. 13, 2021. The Rapid Dragon Program demonstrates the ability to employ weapons using standard airdrop procedures from cargo aircraft anytime and anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)

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