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  • AFRL personnel from the Materials and Manufacturing, Aerospace Systems, and Personnel Directorates recently participated in a course on creativity for problem solving to enhance thought processes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Spencer Deer)

    AFRL personnel connect with creative thinking processes to enhance problem solving

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – To help overcome road blocks in thinking processes and spark imaginative solutions, personnel at the Air Force Research Laboratory are exploring new methods of problem solving.A select group of researchers recently participated in a course on design innovation to learn and practice creativity techniques for
  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) team members lower the NASA/Army Tiltrotor Test Rig (TTR) into the 40- by 80-foot wind tunnel in the AEDC National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California. The TTR was developed to study advanced tiltrotors and develop databases for design code validation. NFAC craftsmen not only install test articles in the facility wind tunnels, but they also operate and maintain the wind tunnels. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Craftsmen keep largest wind tunnels in the world running at peak conditions

    They are considered indispensable.Those at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, who observe their contributions every day agree the craftsmen employed there are not only integral to the work at NFAC but play a vital role the Arnold Engineering Development Complex mission as a whole.“They are
  • : A worker watches as a 38,000-horsepower motor is lifted by a crane into place at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Engine Test Facility A Plant at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Oct. 14. The motor will replace two motors that had been in service since 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image was cropped to emphasize the subject.)

    Replacing decades-old exhauster motors expected to increase reliability, availability for testing base wide

    Exhauster motors near the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base are being replaced after being in service since at least 1958.The motors, referred to as the A and B exhauster motors, have been used to exhaust up to a combined total of 1,100 pounds of air per second during testing.In the 61-plus years
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    Barrett publicly sworn in as secretary of the Air Force

    David Norquist, deputy secretary of defense, conducted the public swearing-in, which preceded Barrett’s first formal remarks since becoming the secretary. Barrett said her highest priority is protecting – and prolonging – the Air Force’s unrivaled excellence.
  • The Air Force Institute of Technology will update its Fundamentals of Acquisition 103 course, to better prepare students for acquisition challenges (U.S. Air Force photo / by Brian Brackens)

    Growing, complex institution to celebrate centennial Nov. 7

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Institute of Technology, with headquarters located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, will mark a significant milestone next week: the centennial of its functional predecessor and decades of educating Airmen for meeting Air Force missions.With War Department approval, the Air School of
  • The Memphis Belle has been named by the U.S. Air Force History and Museums Program as a recipient of the 2019 Air Force Heritage Award for its restoration by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken LaRock)

    Memphis Belle restoration selected for Air Force Heritage Award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Thirteen years, thousands of hours and exhaustive research have paid off as one of the most recognizable symbols of World War II – the Memphis Belle – has been named by the U.S. Air Force History and Museums Program as a recipient of the 2019 Air Force Heritage Award for its restoration by the National
  • George P. Peterson served as Director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate from 1974-1977 and then again from 1980-1985 and was instrumental in the development of advanced composite materials used across the world today. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

    Former AFRL director inducted into Engineering and Science Hall of Fame

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Engineering and Science Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio, recently named George P. Peterson, former Air Force Research Laboratory Director of Materials and Manufacturing, as one of three inductees for 2019.Peterson was the technical and visionary leader for the development and deployment of a completely new
  • An F-35 pilot prepares for flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Oct. 7. Six F-35s recently left Edwards and were reassigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, following the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron’s completion of the F-35’s initial operational test and evaluation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    Goodbye Edwards, hello Nellis

    Edwards Air Force Base, California, said farewell to six of its F-35 Lightning II’s in October. The F-35s were transferred to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to continue initial operational testing.
  • Air Force Materiel Command employees in the Federal Wage Grade System are invited to participate in a survey to assess developmental needs and opportunities across the cohort. The consolidated results and key findings of this Air Force-wide survey will be used to inform and guide WG employee development and retention efforts. The survey is available online through Nov. 30, 2019 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KV63N7Q.

    WG employees invited to participate in force development survey

    Air Force Materiel Command employees in the Federal Wage Grade System are invited to participate in a survey to assess developmental needs and opportunities across the cohort.

  • Air Force announces NCO Career Status Program for Airmen with 12 years of service

    The change will eliminate the need for Airmen who have 12 or more years of service to continue to reenlist by aligning their separation dates with their high year of tenure dates.
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