WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: AFRL is turning up the heat! A state-of-the-art Air Force Research Laboratory testing capability for new additive manufactured heat exchangers (HX) is now up and running and is already providing AFRL's Maturation of Advanced Manufacturing for Low-cost Sustainment, or MAMLS, program with valuable data on the advantages and limitations of producing fuel-oil coolers, a type of heat exchanger, via additi  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Acoustics researchers in the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing are collecting and delivering acoustics data from hardened aircraft shelters, or HAS, around the world -- data that customers can then use to certify that F-35 Lightning II airframes and the personnel working inside are safe. HAS are reinforced hangars that store and protect military fighter aircraft. Many of th  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory will honor 21 scientists and engineers Nov. 13 for their outstanding career accomplishments during the laboratory's 2019 Fellows and Science and Engineering Early Career Awards Banquet at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. This group, which is the largest in AFRL history, includes 13 AFRL fellows and eight Science and Engineering Early Career Award wi  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Air Force Research Laboratory personnel recently participated in a course on design innovation to learn and practice creativity techniques for enhanced problem solving. Because road blocks often develop in thinking processes, it is helpful to try new methods to spark imaginative solutions. The design innovation course is taught by Dr. Dan Jensen, retired Air Force Academy Professor. He begins the cou  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory demonstrated a new and ultra-responsive approach to turbine engine development with the initial testing of the Responsive Open Source Engine (ROSE) on Nov. 6, 2019, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Aerospace Systems Directorate's ROSE is the first turbine engine designed, assembled, and tested exclusively in-house. The entire effort, from concept initiation t  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 5 -- Clarkson University issued the following news: Civilian researchers completed a two-week field demonstration here Sept. 25 using an innovative plasma technology to degrade and destroy perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, known as PFOS and PFOA, in groundwater. This was the first field demonstration of the Enhanced Contact Plasma Reactor, conducted under an Air Force Civil Engineer Center contract with primary contractor Clarkson  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Civilian researchers completed a two-week field demonstration here Sept. 25 using an innovative plasma technology to degrade and destroy perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, known as PFOS and PFOA, in groundwater. This was the first field demonstration of the Enhanced Contact Plasma Reactor, conducted under an Air Force Civil Engineer Center contract with primary contractor Clarkson   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: Civilian researchers completed a two-week field demonstration here Sept. 25 using an innovative plasma technology to degrade and destroy perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, known as PFOS and PFOA, in groundwater. This was the first field demonstration of the Enhanced Contact Plasma Reactor, conducted under an Air Force Civil Engineer Center contract with primar  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: Civilian researchers completed a two-week field demonstration here using an innovative plasma technology to degrade and destroy perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, known as PFOS and PFOA, in groundwater. This was the first field demonstration of the Enhanced Contact Plasma Reactor, conducted under an Air Force Civil Engineer Center contract wi  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Civilian researchers completed a two-week field demonstration using an innovative plasma technology to degrade and destroy perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid, known as PFOS and PFOA, in groundwater. This was the first field demonstration of the Enhanced Contact Plasma Reactor, conducted under an Air Force Civil Engineer Center contract with primary contractor, Clarkson University an  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Those who aspire to one day become a U.S. Air Force aviator must first meet several requirements, including height, before they are considered for pilot training. For those who fall outside of the Air Force's height requirements, height waivers are available. "Don't automatically assume you don't qualify because of your height," said Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander. "We have an incre  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Those who aspire to one day become a U.S. Air Force aviator must first meet several requirements, including height, before they are considered for pilot training. For those who fall outside of the Air Force's height requirements, height waivers are available. "Don't automatically assume you don't qualify because of your height," said Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander. "We have an incr  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Those who aspire to one day become a U.S. Air Force aviator must first meet several requirements, including height, before they are considered for pilot training. For those who fall outside of the Air Force's height requirements, height waivers are available. "Don't automatically assume you don't qualify because of your height," said Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Academy issued the following news: Those who aspire to one day become a U.S. Air Force aviator must first meet several requirements, including height, before they are considered for pilot training. For those who fall outside of the Air Force's height requirements, height waivers are available. "Don't automatically assume you don't qualify because of your height," said Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander. "We have   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force (49th Air Wing) issued the following news: Those who aspire to one day become a U.S. Air Force aviator must first meet several requirements, including height, before they are considered for pilot training. For those who fall outside of the Air Force's height requirements, height waivers are available. "Don't automatically assume you don't qualify because of your height," said Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander.   more

COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Mississippi, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force (14th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: The journey to become a U.S. Air Force pilot can be a rewarding experience for those willing to put in the effort, unfortunately some may be deterred from this experience because they think they don't meet the Air Force's height requirement. Some aspiring pilot candidates might be under the impression that they are too short, or even too tall to become a pilot. However, by   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story: After moving to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, with her Air Force officer husband, Brianna McKinnon learned just how hard it is to be a professional and a military spouse. She also learned how working with state government can make a difference. ''I knew there would be difficulties,'' McKinnon said of her family's move. ''I thought I was prepared to handle them, but I could not have anticipated the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following decision (Case No. 0-AR-5363): NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES ORGANIZATION, (Union) and UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, (Agency) AMENDED DECISION Before the Authority: Colleen Duffy Kiko, Chairman, and Ernest DuBester and James T. Abbott, Members (Member DuBester dissenting) I. Statement of the Case A provision in the p  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 8 -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news release: Two recent NAE inductees combine with previous honorees joining USC Viterbi faculty this fall. She uses satellites to gaze deep below the soil. His robots may 3-D print homes in a single day. She's a four-star general, a leader in national security programs. He's a leader in higher education, a trailblazer in nanoparticles Together, they represent the fo  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: What kind of emerging, game-changing technologies are being developed at the Air Force Research Laboratory that are vital for meeting our warfighters' needs? That's what Gen. James M. "Mike" Holmes, head of Air Combat Command, wanted to know during a recent visit here. With AFRL Commander Maj. Gen. William Cooley as his guide, Holmes toured facilities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in three diffe  more

FORT LEE, Virginia, Nov. 4 -- 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 Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. - Marine Systems,   more