Dr. Stephanie Tompkins, Director, Defense Sciences
Dr. Stephanie Tompkins, Director, Defense Sciences Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, discusses current research with local scientists during a visit to the Materials and Manufacturing Directora... More
Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle is welcomed to the AFRL
Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle is welcomed to the AFRL family during her assumption of command ceremony in Kenney Hall auditorium on June 18.
Staff Sgt. Alexis Shodeke (left) and Renee Mayhon,
Staff Sgt. Alexis Shodeke (left) and Renee Mayhon, both medical laboratory technicians in the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s Epidemiology Laboratory, prepare to load new samples on June ... More
Edwards Air Force Base Propulsion Laboratory tests
Edwards Air Force Base Propulsion Laboratory tests equipment in harsh environments to ensure the Air Force has the best equipment possible.
Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, U.S. Air Force surgeon
Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, U.S. Air Force surgeon general chief of medical operations, was a guest speaker for a podcast from Dover’s Bedrock Innovation Lab, June 26, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Dela... More
Edwards Air Force Base Propulsion Laboratory tests
Edwards Air Force Base Propulsion Laboratory tests equipment in harsh environments to ensure the Air Force has the best equipment possible.
Edwards Air Force Base Atmosphere Laboratory tests
Edwards Air Force Base Atmosphere Laboratory tests equipment in harsh environments to ensure the Air Force has the best equipment possible.
LEGACY (Leadership Experience Growing Apprenticeships
LEGACY (Leadership Experience Growing Apprenticeships Committed to Youth) students enjoy a group activity as part of the program’s Craftsman camp events. AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate volunteers... More
Smart automation, AI to accelerate materials discovery, innovation
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Autonomous Research System (ARES) uses artificial intelligence and machine learning as part of a closed loop, automated scientific res... More
AFRL research engineer receives AFOSI officer of the year award
Maj. TJ Turner was recently awarded the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Individual Mobilization Augmentee of the year award. Pictured left to right are Col. Kirk Stabler, Commander, AFOSI, Maj. TJ Tu... More
Bird’s eye view of AltAir’s Bio-Synthetic Paraffinic
Bird’s eye view of AltAir’s Bio-Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene Refinery in Paramount, California. Title III involvement was instrumental in advancing the manufacturing capacity for Bio-Synthetic Paraffinic Keros... More
The Flexible Arduino Compatible Board was initially
The Flexible Arduino Compatible Board was initially sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory and manufactured at NextFlex. The goal was to develop a flexible copy of the Arduino Mini Microcontroller board... More
Nano-Bio Materials Consortium and AFRL release RFP for Smart MedTech i...
A soft ultrasonic patch that continuously measures blood pressure waveforms is a current project at NBMC in collaboration with the Dr. Sheng Xu research group at the University of California, San Diego, Departm... More
Summer students employed by the Materials and Manufacturing
Summer students employed by the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate presented a culmination of their work at a poster session attended by leadership, mentors, and colleagues.
Kevin McAllister, a civilian with the Air Force Office
Kevin McAllister, a civilian with the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, fires an M-240 machine gun from the turret of an HUMVEE during a combat scenario in Tech Warrior 2017 exercise at the National Cent... More
Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force surgeon general,
Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force surgeon general, talks with Transport Isolation System support team members June 26, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Dover serves as the U.S. East Coast hub for th... More
AFRL 711 Human Performance Wing Epidemiology Lab Working
AFRL 711 Human Performance Wing Epidemiology Lab Working For A Healthier Air Force
Anthony Callaham, Team Kirtland team member, works
Anthony Callaham, Team Kirtland team member, works to repair a broken servo on his team’s radio-controlled, ultra-light aircraft Feb. 27, 2018, prior to Kirtland’s 2017 Air Force Research Laboratory Commander’s... More
Lt. Michael Emard has the movement of his eyes tracked
Lt. Michael Emard has the movement of his eyes tracked and blink rate and pupil dilation measured as he scans a display for data and video feeds. He is participating in the work of Cassandra Stanfill, an Associ... More
Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle is welcomed to the AFRL
Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle is welcomed to the AFRL family during her assumption of command ceremony in Kenney Hall auditorium on June 18.
Chief Master Sgt. David W. Wade visits the Lab Life
Chief Master Sgt. David W. Wade visits the Lab Life pod at the Air Warfare Symposium 2020.
Recent National Academy of Engineers inductee appointed Chief Scientis...
Dr. Richard A. Vaia, Chief Scientist of AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, is a member of the National Academy of Engineering Class of 2020.
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – A maintainer removes
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – A maintainer removes an air inlet on the underside of the wing of a C-5M Super Galaxy Transport Aircraft during a periodic maintenance cycle. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Researchers
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Researchers at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, have demonstrated the ability to print solar cells on three-dimensional surface... More
AFRL Fellows Dinner
AFRL Fellows Dinner
Capt. Daniel Stambovsky, a physicist assigned to the
Capt. Daniel Stambovsky, a physicist assigned to the 32nd Intelligence Squadron at Fort Meade, Maryland, recently received notification that two of patents from his previous assignment at the Air Force Research... More
Michael Cleary presented the directorate’s most prestigious
Michael Cleary presented the directorate’s most prestigious award, the Charles J. Cleary Scientific Achievement Award, to the Flexible Gallium Nitride for High Performance, Strainable Radio Frequency Devices Te... More
Cynthia Patterson, an instructor with the 88th Force
Cynthia Patterson, an instructor with the 88th Force Support Squadron, discusses the similarities and differences of each generation in today's workforce during the Generations in the Workplace course, Jan. 9, ... More
Fabian Pacheco, a member of team Kirtland, helps to
Fabian Pacheco, a member of team Kirtland, helps to prepare the Team Kirtland aircraft for flight Feb. 26, 2018, at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of the 2017 Air Force Research Laboratory... More
Edwards Air Force Base Rocket Test Stand 1-C is the
Edwards Air Force Base Rocket Test Stand 1-C is the sight of the early static rocket tests that were part of the United Stated Ballistic Missile Defense program and led to the Apollo F-1 engine testing.
Capt. Kevin W. O'Brien, left, Operations Flight Commander
Capt. Kevin W. O'Brien, left, Operations Flight Commander of AFROTC Detachment 520 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, walks up Libe Slope on campus with Cadet Sam Lee and Cadet John Pedro, Apr. 15, 2016. O'Br... More
AFRL ADAPTS performance platform supports COVID-19 tracking for Airmen
The Air Force Research Laboratory performance assessment platform ADAPTS, which stands for Airman Data Analysis and Performance Tracking System, is a helpful and flexible tool for COVID-19 data collection and m... More
AFRL, American Semiconductor create flexible system-on-chip for ‘inter...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A collaboration between the Air Force Research Laboratory and American Semiconductor has produced a flexible silicon-on-polymer chip with more than 7,000 times the memory... More
From the left, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force
From the left, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force surgeon general, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, AF/SG chief of medical operations, talk with Senior Master Sgt. Michael Malone, 36th Aeromedical Evac... More
One of the cameras used to track eye movement, blink
One of the cameras used to track eye movement, blink rate and pupil dilation of ISR analysts at the the Intelligence, Surveillance Augmentation and Reconnaissance Branch at the Air Force Research Laboratory at ... More
Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett speaks to
Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett speaks to the Golden Horde team at the Air Warfare Symposium 2020.
Capt. Kevin W. O'Brien, Operations Flight Commander
Capt. Kevin W. O'Brien, Operations Flight Commander of AFROTC Detachment 520 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, where he supervises the cadet wing in the conduct of Leadership Laboratory (LLAB) activities, te... More
US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Morgan Clyde, 377th Security Forces S...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Todd Berenger, CIV, USAF Release S... More
Engineer by day, author by night: AFRL Materials and
Engineer by day, author by night: AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate engineer TJ Turner demonstrates a conformal body armor prototype, part of a project he worked on to develop more comfortable armore... More
AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth test
The Air Force Research Laboratory and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., completed the successful fourth flight of the XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned air vehicle, at ... More
X-60A program conducts integrated vehicle propulsion system verificati...
A recent X-60A hot fire test, conducted at Cecil Spaceport in Jacksonville, Florida. The X-60A, developed through an Air Force Research Laboratory Small Business Innovation Research contract, is an air-launched... More
Side by side comparison of the two Light Emitting Diode
Side by side comparison of the two Light Emitting Diode fixture options. Per Master Sgt. Petersen both LED options were improvements over the legacy metal-halide fixtures.
Brian Engberg, Air Force Research Laboratory Space
Brian Engberg, Air Force Research Laboratory Space Control Technologies Branch chief, speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., June 6, 2019. At the ceremony, construction officially... More
AFRL LASER Research being conducted at Kirtland Air
AFRL LASER Research being conducted at Kirtland Air Force Base.
Erin Sowers, Team Wright-Patterson leader, demonstrates
Erin Sowers, Team Wright-Patterson leader, demonstrates to 2017 Air Force Research Laboratory Commander’s Challenge judges Feb. 26, 2018, in real time, how software produced by her team can help remote warfight... More
Members of Team Hanscom fill a weather balloon with
Members of Team Hanscom fill a weather balloon with helium, Feb. 27, 2018, as they prepare for their 2017 Air Force Research Laboratory Commander’s Challenge demonstration at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville,... More
AFRL bio-signature research may save firefighters' lives
Air Force Staff Sgt. Misty Hobbs, medical technician, Air Force Research Laboratory, 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH), and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew Jimenez, medical technici... More
AFRL Senior Scientist Emeritus elected to National Academy
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Dr. Sheldon (Lee) Semiatin handles metal samples in the Experimental Materials Processing Laboratory. It serves as both a state-of-the-art laboratory for basic and applied re... More
Aleta Yount, a medical laboratory technician in the
Aleta Yount, a medical laboratory technician in the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s Epidemiology Laboratory, processes gastrointestinal panel samples for COVID-19 testing on June 2, 2020.... More
Dr. Ajit Roy, Principal Engineer and Group Lead for
Dr. Ajit Roy, Principal Engineer and Group Lead for Computational Nanomaterials of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate uses a Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) system set up for thin film materials deposi... More
Edwards AFB Historic Test Stand 1C stands on the eastern
Edwards AFB Historic Test Stand 1C stands on the eastern edge of Rodgers Dry Lake Bed. The Apollo engines were tested here and the test stand continues to be an asset to United States space effort.
Dr. Michael McConney, research scientist in the Photonic
Dr. Michael McConney, research scientist in the Photonic Materials Branch, is an Air Force Research Laboratory 2019 Early Career Award recipient for his significant research achievements.
During the series of tests at the High Energy Laser
During the series of tests at the High Energy Laser System Test Facility at White Sands Missile Range, the Demonstrator Laser Weapon System (DLWS), acting as a ground-based test surrogate for the SHiELD system,... More
Air Force Organizational Emblem: Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Fo...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Af Historical Research Agency Release ... More
US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) Paul D. Nielsen (left), Comma...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More
AFRL Celebrates a century of success at Open House celebration
Dr. Abigail Juhl, a researcher in the functional materials branch, experiments with her daughter in the STEM outreach area during the inaugural Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Direct... More
Metals Affordability Initiative brings together Air Force and industry...
Through a Metals Affordability Initiative project, AFRL and industry partners study advanced techniques to reduce cost and lead time for the production of aerospace metallic components. The Air Force Research L... More
The AFRL Supersonic Rain Erosion Facility test chamber
The AFRL Supersonic Rain Erosion Facility test chamber was updated with features including a new lighting and camera system and advanced spray nozzles. This test facility allows researchers to evaluate material... More
Decontamination using the Joint Biological Agent
Decontamination using the Joint Biological Agent Decontamination System on a C-130 airplane interior is being performed to extinguish mold.
AFRL neurotechnology partnership aims to accelerate learning
The Air Force Research Laboratory-led Individualized Neural Learning System project aims to give Airmen the ability to rapidly acquire knowledge and skills through neurotechnology. This project was recently awa... More
A Joint Training and Experimentation Center robot pulls
A Joint Training and Experimentation Center robot pulls a Geophysical mapping trailer at the Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, in Guernsey, Wyo. The Joint Training and Experimentation Center works with the U... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A new type
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A new type of flexible body armor developed through a collaboration between the Air Force and Naval Research Laboratories is 50 percent lighter than current body armor. T... More
BOSTON, Mass. – Amber Gilbert (left) discusses biotechnology
BOSTON, Mass. – Amber Gilbert (left) discusses biotechnology with the Ginkgo Bioworks foundry team during an Air Force Research Laboratory ‘bluing’ trip, April 24. The visit to the Ginkgo foundry exposed the AF... More
On Dec. 21, 2020, The AFRL LASH Lysander XCub stopped
On Dec. 21, 2020, The AFRL LASH Lysander XCub stopped at the Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport in Greene County, Ohio, on its journey to the AFRL 711th Human Performance Wing’s contracted research flight test o... More
Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle is welcomed to the AFRL
Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle is welcomed to the AFRL family during her assumption of command ceremony in Kenney Hall auditorium on June 18.
Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett speaks to
Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett speaks to the Golden Horde team at the Air Warfare Symposium 2020.
US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Paul Fung of the 305th Aircraft Generation...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Staff Sergeant Paul Fung of the 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron operates the AirPlus, a new de-icing system dev... More
The Materials Integrity Branch of the AFRL Materials
The Materials Integrity Branch of the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate was presented with the LEGACY Mentor of the Year award for hosting and mentoring five Leadership Experience Growing Apprentices... More
Capt. Travis Parrot, 3rd Airlifter Squadron pilot and
Capt. Travis Parrot, 3rd Airlifter Squadron pilot and stage representative, escorts Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force surgeon general, onto a C-17 Globemaster III, June 26, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, De... More
Edwards Air Force Base Propulsion Laboratory tests
Edwards Air Force Base Propulsion Laboratory tests equipment in harsh environments to ensure the Air Force has the best equipment possible.
Edwards Air Force Base Atmosphere Laboratory tests
Edwards Air Force Base Atmosphere Laboratory tests equipment in harsh environments to ensure the Air Force has the best equipment possible.
Dedication above the door to the WWI Memorial Shrine
Dedication above the door to the WWI Memorial Shrine at Lyon Hall which commemorates Cornell University's 264 instructors and students killed during WWI, Apr. 15, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)
Capt. Kevin W. O'Brien, left, Operations Flight Commander
Capt. Kevin W. O'Brien, left, Operations Flight Commander of AFROTC Detachment 520 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, talks with Cadet Sam Lee and Cadet John Pedro, left, inside the memorial which connects Ly... More
AFRL is researching game-changing technologies like
AFRL is researching game-changing technologies like autonomy, hypersonics, directed energy, and nanoscience to give Air Force warfighters the edge in any fight.
Capt. Lance Wilhelm creates a prototype design for
Capt. Lance Wilhelm creates a prototype design for a flexible, conformal body armor vest using the computerized sewing equipment available in the AFRL Maker Hub. The prototype will allow the AFRL research team ... More
FAIRBORN, Ohio – Master Sgt. Gary Hasecuster, an
FAIRBORN, Ohio – Master Sgt. Gary Hasecuster, an investigator at the 88th Security Forces Squadron and Tech Warrior instructor, provides hand-to-hand combatives instruction to a participant during training week... More
In conjunction with Luna, Inc. and engineers at the
In conjunction with Luna, Inc. and engineers at the Air Force Corrosion Prevention and Control Office, researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory have created a new corrosion and coating evaluation system... More
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM T. COOLEY addresses SBIR Pitch Day
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM T. COOLEY addresses SBIR Pitch Day
AFRL engineer honored as AIAA Fellow
Air Force Research Laboratory aerospace engineer Dr. Campbell Carter was recently honored as a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for his distinguished career in the study of high-... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s AgilePod is shown mounted on the wing of the Textron Aviation Defense’s Scorpion Light Attack/ISR jet. The AgilePod is an Air Force-tr... More
In conjunction with Luna, Inc. and engineers at the
In conjunction with Luna, Inc. and engineers at the Air Force Corrosion Prevention and Control Office, researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory have created a new corrosion and coating evaluation system... More
Members of the construction crew and Air Force Research
Members of the construction crew and Air Force Research Laboratory officially break ground on the Space Control Laboratory during a groundbreaking ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., June 6, 2019. The ne... More
Dr. Rhett Martineau, UES/Materials and Manufacturing
Dr. Rhett Martineau, UES/Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, visits the Environmental Assessment team demo described by Jerimiah Jackson, UES/711th Human Performance Wing. Dr. Amy Breedon and Jacke Kirsch,... More
Dayton, Ohio –A group of military and civilian scientists,
Dayton, Ohio –A group of military and civilian scientists, staff and engineers from the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate pose for a photo outside the Wright Brothers Mansion during an Aviation Histo... More
AFRL Fellows Dinner
AFRL Fellows Dinner
US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Paul Fung of the 305th Aircraft Generation...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Staff Sergeant Paul Fung of the 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron operates the AirPlus, a new de-icing system dev... More
US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Gregory S. Martin (left), Brigadier ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Melvin A. Baumgardner, CIV, USAF ... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio— Dr. Dan Berrigan
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio— Dr. Dan Berrigan points to an embedded antenna on an MQ-9 aircraft part made possible through functional applications of additive manufacturing. Flexible circuits, embedd... More
AFRL, Air Force Research Laboratory, science, engineering, senior scie...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Sheldon ‘Lee’ Semiatin, the Air Force Senior Scientist for Materials Processing and Processing Science, has been named the recipient of the 2018 ASM International Alb... More
The Halvorsen 25K Loader is a rapidly-deployable, high-reach
The Halvorsen 25K Loader is a rapidly-deployable, high-reach mechanized aircraft loader that can transport and lift up to 25,000 pounds of cargo and load it onto military aircraft. Members of the Halvorsen team... More
Air Force, industry consortium advancing tech for aeromedical evacuati...
These wearable sweat patch prototypes from GE Global Research are among the technologies being explored through an industry-academia partnership managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory and SEMI, a global i... More
Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle is welcomed to the AFRL
Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle is welcomed to the AFRL family during her assumption of command ceremony in Kenney Hall auditorium on June 18.
AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate engineer
AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate engineer Brian Shivers helps develop and test a new visual inspection procedure to determine the difference between acceptable chafing into cold spray-applied protec... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – One of the
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – One of the most notable, recent projects by the Flexible Materials and Processes team is the transition of 3-D printed conformal antennas to enable Link-16 radio communic... More
Mechanical Engineering student, Michael Bunis, a member
Mechanical Engineering student, Michael Bunis, a member of the Cornell University Mars Rover Team, works on a computer-generated model of the mechanical arm for a rover, which the team will enter the University... More
Senior Airman Rob Dome, a member of team Eglin, assembles
Senior Airman Rob Dome, a member of team Eglin, assembles the tail rotor of his team’s radio-controlled helicopter Feb. 26, 2018, at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, while preparing for the 2017 Air... More
AFRL 711 Human Performance Wing Epidemiology Lab Working
AFRL 711 Human Performance Wing Epidemiology Lab Working For A Healthier Air Force
The Air Force Research Laboratory will honor 21 scientists
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... More
Edwards Air Force Base Propulsion Laboratory tests
Edwards Air Force Base Propulsion Laboratory tests equipment in harsh environments to ensure the Air Force has the best equipment possible.
Richard Baker is the Director for Air Force STEM Outreach
Richard Baker is the Director for Air Force STEM Outreach based at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, Jul 21, 2016. While the Air Force has had local STEM outr... More