WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Brian Brackens Air Battle Damage Repair Engineering (ABDRE) is a crucial Air Force readiness function. It allows deployed engineers to make quick repairs to support assets in field units. "If a major war were to break out and the Air Force was experiencing a lot of aircraft attrition, we would deploy in an ABDR role," said 1st Lt. Michael Asselta, Chief of Air Battle Damage Repair Engineering at   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Brian Brackens Air Battle Damage Repair Engineering (ABDRE) is a crucial Air Force readiness function. It allows deployed engineers to make quick repairs to support assets in field units. "If a major war were to break out and the Air Force was experiencing a lot of aircraft attrition, we would deploy in an ABDR role," said 1st Lt. Michael Asselta, Chief of Air Battle Damage Repair Engineering at   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Brian Brackens The success of any operation, conflict or war relies in part on the ability to move assets from Point A to Point B quickly, efficiently and securely. Since the 1960's, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Packaging Technology and Engineering Facility more commonly known as the Packaging Office, has been helping the Air Force and the U.S. Department of Defense transport asse  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Brian Brackens Ensuring aircrew members can access fully functioning survival kits following ejection is the priority of an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center team that is conducting a test on an ejection seat survival kit. Located in the seat bucket of ejection seats, survival kits contain survival aids for aircrews to use after they reach the ground or water. "These items [survival aids] m  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Stacey Geiger The Air Force Marathon is seeking 2,600 volunteers to help with the race in September and longtime volunteers husband and wife duo Walter and Deniece Chin can attest to how rewarding it is to play a role in this annual event. Looking for something that they could do together while giving back to the community, the Chins, who both retired from the Air Force Inst  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski The Air Force Materiel Command's AFMC We Need initiative continues to make steady progress, with project teams completing phase two visits to AFMC operating locations this week. More than 4,000 surveys and nearly 7,000 interviews are complete at this time, resulting in more than 30,000 comments and data points for review. "This initiative is a first for our command and we   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Todd Barhorst An Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Test Center ground test team set a record for the highest thrust produced by an air-breathing hypersonic engine in Air Force history. "AFRL, in conjunction with Arnold Engineering Development Complex and Northrop Grumman, achieved over 13,000 pounds of thrust from a scramjet engine during testing at Arnold Air Force Base," said Todd Bar  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news: By Holly Jordan Dr. Daniel Garmann of the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate was honored with the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers at a July 25 ceremony in Washington, D.C. Garmann, a senior research aerospace engineer, is an expert in the modeling, simulation, and behavior   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 5 -- The Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news: By Donna Lindner The Air Force Research Laboratory, in partnership with several universities, has investigated the effects of space weather damage to polyimides, materials used extensively in spacecraft construction due to their high heat resistance. The researchers determined the previously unknown chemical and physical effects of electron bo  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news: By Donna Lindner The Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers holds an annual awards banquet to celebrate the successes of SASE members who enhance the scientific and engineering professions through contributions to the global business world, academia, and local communities. Dr. Vikas Varshney is one of four award winners from AFRL to be  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news: By Donna Lindner A research chemist from the Air Force Research Laboratory was recently chosen as a 2019 Fellow of the American Ceramic Society for his exceptional contributions and accomplishments in the science and technology community. Dr. Hilmar Koerner, research team lead in the Structural Materials Division of AFRL, is one of 70 mem  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 9 -- The Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news: By Whitney Wetsig The United States recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's historic walk on the moon. Project Apollo, led by NASA in the 1960s and 70s, achieved this feat following years of research, development and precursor missions. While countless individuals and organizations enabled the space program, the Air Force R  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Bryan Ripple There is a new hangar under construction at Wright-Patterson AFB, but this one will not be made of steel and concrete, but rather digital ones and zeros. The Air Force Research Laboratory's "Digital Hangar," a concept created by Dr. Rick Graves, an Aerospace Research Engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory's Design & Analysis Branch, part of AFRL's Aerosp  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Bryan Ripple There is a new hangar under construction at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, but this will be made of digital ones and zeros rather than steel and concrete. The Air Force Research Laboratory's "Digital Hangar," a concept created by Dr. Rick Graves, an Air Force Research Laboratory's design and analysis branch aerospace research engineer, is a virtual repository containing digital sur  more

FORT LEE, Virginia, Aug. 5 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: The following contracts with a value of over $7 million were awarded last week and will be administered by the Defense Contract Management Agency. The agency currently manages approximately 350,000 contracts with an overall total value of $5.2 trillion. The agency also currently authorizes $678.4 million in contractor payments per business day. NAVY DRS Laurel Technologies, Johnstown, Pennsylvania,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine issued the following news release: The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit with more than 12,000 doctor members, has filed a petition for enforcement with the Department of Defense (DoD), requesting that the DoD immediately investigate the use of live animals in medical training occurring at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP). Emergency medicine residents and other rotating physicians at NMCP practic  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Brian Brackens Connecting Airmen with their heritage is one of the goals of the 72nd Air Force anniversary celebration being hosted by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate. The celebration will be held Sept. 18 at the Wright-Patterson Club from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. The event will feature guest speakers who served in wars and conflicts from WWII t  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Bryan Ripple About 70 student researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate displayed their research objectives, efforts and learning experiences at the directorate's summer student researcher poster session Aug. 1 in the auditorium of Building 653. The students, ranging from high school to Ph.D. candidates, worked within AFRL for   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski and Darrius Parker A one-of-a-kind Air Force Materiel Command employment initiative has entered its second successful year, bringing job opportunities and growth for a unique set of college graduates who might otherwise face challenges when looking for work in today's competitive job market. The Autism at Work program, a collaboration between AFMC and Wright State Universit  more