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  • Hurricane Florence brought tropical storm conditions to North Carolina and South Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018. This satellite image was captured by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association satellite on Sept. 12, 2018.

    AFCEC initiative targets infrastructure readiness, disaster recovery

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – First, it was Category 5 Hurricane Michael with sustained winds of 155 miles per hour and pure destruction as the eye passed directly over Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 10, 2018. A few months later and nearly 1,000 miles away, it was the icy waters of the Missouri and Platte rivers that engulfed
  • Graphic showing potential impacts of the Installation Resilience Operations Center.

    IROC prototype could revolutionize Air Force energy

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A revolutionary tool for energy managers, civil engineers and others, is being pioneered at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster Recovery Division. The Installation Resilience Operations Center, or IROC, is being tested at Tyndall through a contract with Novetta-Simple Sense. Just as the 1980s “IROC”
  • 1st Lt. Jonathan “Luke” Hill, a researcher with AFRL, poses with his Dean's List certificate he earned while attending the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (Courtesy photo)

    AFRL researcher’s passion for hypersonics propels his success

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – An AFRL researcher's early interest in the applications of math to real-world problems, inspired by a passionate high school teacher, set him on the path to a career in aeronautics and a need for speed.1st Lt. Jonathan “Luke”  was raised by two parents who worked as pharmacists, so he was initially
  • Dr. Stephen Clay, a principal aerospace engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate, was named an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow, April 15, 2021 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

    AFRL engineer named as American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow

    An aerospace engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate was named an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow.
  • Lisa Fitzgerald, a senior technical advisor with the Aerospace Systems Directorate, smiles in her work environment, May 7, 2021. Fitzgerald's diverse career experiences inspired her daughter to attend the Air Force Academy and follow in her mother's footsteps by serving in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rachel Simones)

    AFRL senior technical advisor inspires daughter to follow in her footsteps

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – A senior technical advisor with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate inspired her daughter to embark on a military career full of adventure and multicultural experiences.Lisa Fitzgerald raised four children who all ended up in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
  • Weapons Pitch Day

    Weapons Pitch Day yields new innovative contracts

    Virtual pitches became million-dollar moments.
  • F-15EX Eagle II’s from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, 96th Test Wing, and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, both out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, fly in formation during an aerial refueling operation over Northern California. The aircraft participated in the Northern Edge 21 exercise in Alaska earlier in May. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)

    Eagle II sharpens edge with Alaska testing

    Overall goal was to test the F-15EX in an operationally represented environment.
  • Picture of Chief Stafford

    Test Center champions professional development summit

    Over 160 AFTC Airmen from AEDC, Eglin, and Edwards AFB tuned in to learn more about Test and its strategic importance to National defense.
  • A group of Air Force mentors attend a training session given by Air Force Recruiting Service's Detachment 1 during an Aim High outreach event at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Nov. 15, 2019.

    Air Force recruiting seeks to broaden applicant pool to find best and brightest

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Air Force Recruiting Service is casting a wide net seeking out the best and brightest to become Airmen and Guardians. The goal is to reach out to underrepresented groups which will help diversify the force and tap into some areas that could pay dividends to manning and help inspire youth from all parts of
  • The Air Force Research Laboratory held a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the Space Warfighting Operations Research and Development laboratory May 20 at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Left to right: Ronnie DiCappo of Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Architects; Mark Roverse, AFRL Spacecraft Technology Division chief; Col. Eric Felt, AFRL Space Vehicles director; Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, AFRL commander; Maj. Katrina Johns, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Brian Engberg, AFRL Space Control Branch chief, and Bradley Rieck, AFRL senior facility engineer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jenna Bigham)

    AFRL opens Space Warfighting Operations Research and Development (SWORD) Laboratory

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate held a ribbon cutting ceremony May 20 to celebrate the opening of its newest facility, the Space Warfighting Operations Research and Development, or SWORD, laboratory. Col. Eric Felt, the director of AFRL’s Space Vehicles Directorate, hosted the
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