MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, June 13 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: The COVID-19 restrictions have brought many changes and challenges for the students, faculty and staff of the Air Force Institute of Technology's Center for Space Research and Assurance. One immediate challenge was switching all in-person classes to distance learning; something that has never been implemented before in the history of the Center. Through the use of Microsoft Teams 365, professor  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory is fighting a new enemy with a proven weapon, as it investigates heating aircraft interiors to eliminate the threat of COVID-19 and other biological contaminants on board military planes. Researchers from the AFRL 711th Human Performance Wing are looking into the ability of common ground heaters to raise the interior temperature of a C-17 aircraft enough to  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory and NextFlex recently settled on a seven-year funding agreement worth up to $154 million that includes funding from the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Manufacturing Technology program. The agreement focuses on defense manufacturing requirements to sustain NextFlex's ongoing mission to drive manufacturing technology needs for OSD's research and enginee  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news on June 8: The Air Force Materiel Command has launched a new digital campaign to modernize and streamline the life cycle process of Air Force platforms and systems, ensuring warfighters have the technology required to maintain a competitive advantage over adversaries. "Transitioning to a digital AFMC enterprise is a priority for our command and is foundational to our success in today's adversarial environment,"   more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 10 -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news: Engadget cited aerospace research by the University of Cincinnati in a story examining work by the Air Force Research Lab to create an autonomous drone that can defeat a human pilot in aerial combat. From Engadget: The US Air Force has long been exploring the way artificial intelligence (AI) can assist in its operations -- back in 2016 we saw combat AI beat some of the Air Force's top tactical experts, for ex  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: Afraid. Anxious. Apprehensive. Confused. Despondent. Disconnected. Excited. Exhausted. Frustrated. Grateful. Happy. Hopeful. Isolated. Motivated. Overwhelmed. Purposeful. Delirious. Relaxed. Sad. Strong. Suspicious. Tired. As a volunteer Master Resilience Trainer at Wright-Patt AFB, please know that your moods and feelings, whatever they are, at whatever moment in time, are vali  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, June 12 -- The Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber issued the following news release: The Eastern Ohio Military Affairs Commission (EOMAC) and its Executive Director, Vito Abruzzino, are proud to announce that the Office of Economic Adjustment has awarded Trumbull County $399,725 in grant dollars for the execution and implementation of the recently concluded Youngstown Air Reserve Station Joint Land Use Study (JLUS). This study, awarded and completed over two years, looked at t  more