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Dec. 5, 2025
AFRL invention deployed by Maryland State Police

A mobile medical documentation tool developed by Air Force Research Laboratory researchers is now deployed and being tested on Maryland State Police medevac helicopters. This marks the first time medical providers are using BATDOK to document and transfer civilian patients in the U.S.
Nov. 20, 2025
2nd Bomb Wing establishes certified calibration lab to enhance nuclear response capability

Barksdale AFB is on track to establish a certified calibration lab for Ludlum radiation meters, making it the only base in Air Force Global Strike Command with this capability & one of two across the Department of War.
Aug. 26, 2025
Future of readiness: AFMS, partners explore innovative technologies

In a simulated drone-attack scenario at Fort Detrick, Maryland, medics moved quickly - recording vital signs, injuries, and treatments on a tablet before transferring the data with a single scan. The process took seconds, but the implications were far-reaching.
Aug. 12, 2025
AFRL's NTS-3 Vanguard Set for Launch Aboard ULA Vulcan Rocket

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) launches the Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) Vanguard on the USSF-106 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Aug. 12, 2025. NTS-3 is a payload for the first U.S. national security launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Vulcan
July 28, 2025
AFRL welcomes new Space Vehicles director

Col. Richard R. Beckman assumed command as director of the Space Vehicles Directorate and commander of the Phillips Research Site, Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 15, 2025.
June 26, 2025
AFRL welcomes new command chief during change of responsibility ceremony

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) welcomed Chief Master Sgt. Timothey Hodgin as its new command chief during a change of responsibility ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 18, 2025.DVIDS link:
June 5, 2025
New AFRL chamber to enhance human, equipment performance in extreme environments

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the new Research Environmental Chamber (REC), May 27, 2025. The capability, part of AFRL’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, facilitates equipment and human performance evaluations with control over
Dec. 19, 2024
2024 AFMC Year in People

Step into the highlights of 2024 with our Air Force Materiel Command "Year in People" photo spread!
Dec. 17, 2024
AFRL hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony at new FORTRESS facility

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Radiation Tolerance Research on Electronics for Space and Strategic Systems, or FORTRESS, building here. FORTRESS, a Space Vehicles Directorate facility, will
Dec. 16, 2024
AIAA class of 2025 fellows includes four AFRL engineers

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, or AIAA, announced their selections for their class of 2025 Associate Fellows in a news release Sep. 23, 2024. The 2025 list of honorees includes four engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL’s, Aerospace Systems