March 15, 2023 History Flashback: Proving the Four-Engine Bomber: Intercepting the SS Rex On May 12, 1938, three Army Air Corps Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses, attempting to prove the value of four-engine bombers, simulated the interception of the Italian passenger liner SS Rex, 620 miles at sea.
Feb. 23, 2023 A look back....Rockwell Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology During the 1970’s the name of the fighter game was maneuverability. In 1975, the Air Force awarded the $17.3 million contract to Rockwell to build two remotely-piloted vehicles under the Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology, or HiMAT, program
Feb. 22, 2023 When you find something old, who you gonna call? The base historian Recently, while working in one of the warehouses at Arnold Air Force Base, a team member found a box containing some old photos.Looking through the photos, he realized they were from June 25, 1951 – the day then-President Harry Truman dedicated Arnold Engineering Development Center in honor of Gen.
Jan. 18, 2023 Flashback: F-15 Global Strike Eagle Paths The concept of air launching vehicles from carrier aircraft is a concept that has been around for decades.
Oct. 31, 2022 AFRL celebrates unified science and technology enterprise The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, recognized the 25th anniversary of one AFRL at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 28, 2022, with a celebration led by AFRL Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle and Chief Master Sgt. James “Bill” Fitch, AFRL command chief. The event honored the
Oct. 5, 2022 AFRL’s version of Academy Awards to highlight present and past achievements The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, will honor 17 scientists and engineers for outstanding career accomplishments Oct. 12, 2022, from 2:30-4 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force during the laboratory’s 2022 AFRL Fellows and Early Career Awards, or ECA, ceremony.
Sept. 15, 2022 AFIMSC experts: building, maintaining the force since 1947 As the Air Force celebrates its 75th anniversary this month, here are some significant historical milestones from the functions that make AFIMSC the go-to installation and mission support organization it is today.
Aug. 31, 2022 AFRL professionals share inspirational talks during livestreamed event The Air Force Research Laboratory hosted its sixth annual AFRL Inspire, the lab's TEDx-style event, at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Kenney Hall at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Aug. 23, 2022.
Aug. 26, 2022 Flashback: American Heavy Bombers and the Great Air Raids Of August 1943 August 1943, marked two of the most famous U.S. heavy bomber raids of World War II – the August 1 raid by the 9th Air Force on the Rumanian oil fields at Ploesti and the daring August 17 dual raid by the 8th Air Force on the massive Messerschmitt complex at Regensburg and the ball bearing plants at
Aug. 12, 2022 AFRL Inspire event with TEDx-style talks to be livestreamed AFRL Inspire, a three-hour special event presented by the Air Force Research Laboratory with eight TEDx-style talks, will be livestreamed from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Hall, Aug. 23, 2022, at 1 p.m. EDT.