WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news: In a move the Wright Brothers likely never anticipated but surely would approve, the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate is using a bicycle to demonstrate how virtual and augmented reality could revolutionize aircraft maintenance, as well as collaborative partnerships. At the Air Vehicles Technology Symposium, held   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 7 -- The Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news: An Air Force Research Laboratory team recently delivered version 2.0 of the Survival Health Awareness Responders Kit (SHARK) to U.S. Air Force instructors at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)-Lackland Camp Bullis, a 28,000-acre site in Texas, used to train Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialists. With SHARK, sensors embedded in   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: An Air Force Research Laboratory team recently delivered version 2.0 of the Survival Health Awareness Responders Kit to instructors at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, a 28,000-acre site used to train survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists. With SHARK, sensors are embedded into shirts to transmit key metrics including heart rate and estimated core temperature from smartphones   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed liquid metal systems which autonomously change structure so that they become better conductors in response to strain. Conductive materials change their properties as they are strained or stretched. Typically, electrical conductivity decreases and resistance increases with stretching. The material recently developed by AFRL scientists, called Polymerize  more

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Arkansas, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visited Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Oct. 3-4, to meet with Airmen and take part in the base's Wingman Day. Wingman Day was the culminating event for the first phase of the 19th Airlift Wing's Resiliency Campaign Plan. The RCP is the method of connecting Airmen to not only the mission, but also to the resources and community required for cul  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: The National Commission on Military Aviation Safety visited Wright-Patterson Sept. 11-12 in their effort to understand the man, machine and environment interface and its impact on safety in military aviation operations. During their visit, the commissioners received briefings and tours at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Naval Medical Research Unit - Dayton (NAMRU-D), and the A  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: Dr. Mark T. Esper chose Wright-Patterson AFB as his first Air Force base to visit as Secretary of Defense, Oct. 3-4. The new Secretary of Defense engaged Airmen and commanders during a whirlwind visit, including discussions with Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., commander of Air Force Materiel Command, and visits to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center and National Museum of t  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: As a veteran contract negotiator, Amber Pecoraro, a procurement analyst at the Air Force Materiel Command Contracting Directorate, recognized a disconnect between startup companies and fulfilling the mission-related needs of the Air Force. Despite a shared goal of solving national security problems, challenges persist for startups competing with larger, more established companies that have greater re  more

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Massachusetts, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Patty Welsh A joint government and industry team led by members from the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Directorate headquartered here is providing new collaborative IT tools for Air Force users. As part of the Cloud Hosted Enterprise Services, or CHES, personnel now have the capability to use Office 365 Teams, which is a shared worksp  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Managing base energy and resources is an important mission at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and with October designated as National Energy Awareness Month, the push is on to conserve energy, resources and costs. Ayman Gaballa, 88th Civil Engineering base energy manager, assists organizations in keeping energy usage under control by performing regular facility energy audits. The group is required t  more