News - Tag Air Force Research Laboratory

Aug. 2, 2024
AFRL Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems Laboratory officially opens

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate celebrated the opening of the Manufacturing, Industrial Technologies and Energy Division’s Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems, or CAMS, Laboratory during a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 23, 2024. The
July 12, 2024
Air Force Research Laboratory welcomes new commander

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, welcomed its newest commander, Brig. Gen. Jason E. Bartolomei, at a change of command ceremony hosted by Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, July 10, 2024, at the National Museum of
July 5, 2024
AFRL opens International Center at Rice University

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, held a kickoff meeting for the new International Research Innovation in Nanotechnology, or RISING, Center at Rice University in Houston, Texas, May 9. DVIDS Publication Link:
July 3, 2024
AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing welcomes 39th USAFSAM commander

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) — Col. (Dr.) Richard O. Speakman assumed command of the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, at a ceremony held July 2, 2024, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. DVIDS Publication Link:
July 2, 2024
2024 AFRL Commander’s Challenge kicks off; 2 teams entrusted to deliver low-cost solutions by year’s end

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has handpicked some of its most gifted junior force military members and DOD civilians to develop and deliver low-cost solutions to counter slow-moving, high-altitude aerial targets by the end of 2024.DVIDS
June 10, 2024
Department of the Air Force launches NIPRGPT

Department of the Air Force chief information officer and the Air Force Research Laboratory is accelerating initiatives to provide the Air Force and Space Force with the ability to responsibly experiment with Generative AI.
June 5, 2024
AFRL modifies rescue device to improve first responder safety

An Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Center for Rapid Innovation, or CRI, concept to help military first responders lift heavy objects and quickly exit contested environments went from idea to field testing in about four months.DVIDS link:
June 4, 2024
AFRL equipment donation helps prepare emerging STEM workforce

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, recently signed an Educational Partnership Agreement with Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, to donate an ultra-high vacuum scanning tunneling microscope, or UHV STM, to the Corbett Research Group led by Dr. Joseph Perry Corbett, an assistant professor of
June 4, 2024
C-STARS simulation center aims to modernize training, strengthen community partnerships

The Air Force’s 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, partnered with the University of Cincinnati to develop a state-of-the art simulation center for the Critical Care Air Transport, or CCAT, team at the Center for Sustainment of Trauma Readiness, or
May 21, 2024
AFRL scientists, engineers promote STEM careers at WPAFB Spring Job Shadow Day

Scientists and engineers from across the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, helped to inspire the next generation of STEM professionals at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, or WPAFB, Spring Job Shadow Day, March 11, 2024. The program, which is sponsored by WPAFB’s Educational Outreach