WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Lt. Gen. Robert D. McMurry, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, retired Sept. 2 after more than 35 years of service in the Air Force. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, officiated the ceremony in Kenney Hall. Covering just some of the highlights of McMurry's career to those in the auditorium and viewing online, Bunch told the story of an i  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) operates, what has remained the same is AFLCMC's focus on reaching out and connecting with small businesses. "We've had to be more creative and expand our outreach in ways that weren't used in the past [prior to COVID-19], and it's paying off," said Luke Schultz, director of AFLCMC'  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory recognizes the need for remote physiological monitoring during en route medical care. As such, they have conceived a flexible ultrasound device to serve this requirement. Performing medical ultrasound usually requires the use of a hand-held rigid arrangement of transducers that send ultrasonic pulses into the tissue and receive resulting reflections from th  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory issued the following news: Brig. Gen. Jeannine Ryder assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing during a virtual change of command ceremony Aug. 31, 2020 at the Air Force Institute of Technology here. Brig. Gen. James H. Dienst, the Wing's outgoing commander, relinquished command and has retired after 24 years of service. "AFRL's 711th Human Performance Wing has such a criti  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory issued the following news: Researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are seeking to patent a novel process for manufacturing a type of material called preceramic polymer-grafted nanoparticles, or "hairy nanoparticles" (HNP). An HNP is a hybrid material consisting of a polymer shell bound to a solid nanoparticle core. The polymer - a chain of repeating molecules - forms the "hair" around the nanoparticle, which i  more

DYESS AFB, Texas, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: A team of research chemists and scientists from the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, worked alongside the 317th Airlift Wing to conduct vapor purge experiments using C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 26, 2020. Typically a vapor purge is a normal process where air exchanges in homes and offices, as well as systems such as aircraft, re  more