WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory issued the following news: Dr. Kerianne Hobbs, a research aerospace engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Aerospace Systems Directorate, recently earned the 40 Under 40 award from the International Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). According to the AFCEA, the Young AFCEA 40 Under 40 award is given to 40 individuals ages 40 and under for their significant contributions in  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, June 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, NASA astronauts who ascended into space in a history-making launch, May 30, were two of the 10 astronauts to undergo testing in early November 2018 in the Air Force Research Laboratory's (https://www.wpafb.af.mil/AFRL/) centrifuge. "It's exciting that our centrifuge was one of several steps along the way to prepare these two astronauts for this upcoming launch," said Brig  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, June 4 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: A 96th Test Wing unit recently helped test a mobile health-monitoring system for COVID-19 patients. The 46th Test Squadron's Datalinks Test Flight tested the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit or BATDOK here April 6-9. The goal of the initial testing in March was to determine the system's medical treatment capability for para-rescue Airmen. The Airmen, seeing the system's be  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 4 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: As Wright-Patterson Air Force Base organizations complete the third week of Phase I of the installation's Return to Full Capacity plan, base operations continue to run smoothly. No significant increase in the number of reported COVID-19 cases has been identified by base or local medical officials within the past few weeks according to reports. Wright-Patterson Medical Center officials conti  more