June 6, 2023 AFRL welcomes new commander Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, during a change of command ceremony hosted by Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, June 5, 2023, at the National Museum of the U.S Air Force.
June 1, 2023 AFMC reaches one-year anniversary as Servicing Major Command for U.S. Space Force Air Force Materiel Command today recognized a year of fully providing Servicing Major Command support to Airmen supporting the U.S. Space Force.
May 31, 2023 Gen. Richardson meets with Hanscom personnel, teams (photo gallery) Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, meets with AFMC personnel and receives mission overview briefings during his first visit to Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., since taking command of AFMC.
May 31, 2023 Hill Airman competes in Esports Invitational Staff Sgt. Tristan Biese with the 2d Audiovisual Squadron participated in the Department of the Air Force Esports Invitational 2023 in San Antonio, Texas, May 27-28.Biese, a video production specialist at Hill was one of 12 gamers representing the DAF and one of six on his team in the professional
May 31, 2023 A Mission Out of This World: The Benefield Anechoic Facility tests first space satellite in decades The Benefield Anechoic Facility recently tested its first space satellite in decades. Anticipated to launch in late 2023, Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) will be the Department of Defense’s first experimental, integrated navigation satellite system in nearly 50 years.
May 30, 2023 AFSC commander recounts importance of mentoring during AFCOMA gala Lt. Gen. Stacy Hawkins, Air Force Sustainment Center Commander, gives the keynote speech at the 34th Annual Air Force Cadet Officer Mentor Association’s (AFCOMA) Anniversary Awards Gala to a room filled with ROTC cadets, AFCOMA members and alum, and their families on May 6, 2023, at Joint Base
May 30, 2023 AFRL completes flight tests for directed energy laser system beam director The Air Force Research Laboratory completed a successful flight-test campaign for a new beam director concept that can be used with directed energy laser systems integrated onto aircraft.
May 30, 2023 AFRL to welcome new lab commander during June ceremony Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain will assume command of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, during a change of command ceremony hosted by Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, June 5, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Hangar 2.
May 30, 2023 U.S. Air Force kicks off Radar Modernization for B-52 Stratofortress fleet A B-52 from the 307th Bomb Wing arrived at a Boeing Co., facility in San Antonio, on May 25, to begin receiving the Active Electronically Scanned Array system, also known as AESA, as part of the Air Force’s B-52 Radar Modernization Program.
May 30, 2023 AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II mission The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA worked together over the last two weeks of April 2023 along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, to test the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used in the Orion spacecraft during future