Researchers use unique wind tunnel to determine impact of hypersonic speeds

Funding provided by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research has resulted in the world's only quiet hypersonic wind tunnel, which researchers are now using to test the performance of vehicles traveling at hypersonic speeds, or approximately 4,000 mph. A team of researchers at Purdue University,

Air Force funds fiber laser research, considers applications

Funding by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research is aiding a project that creates fiber-lasers as thin as a human hair.Dr. Jerome V. Moloney, director of the Arizona Center for Mathematical Sciences in Tucson, Ariz. is conducting the research. In the course of the AFOSR-sponsored program, his

Synthetic fuels certificate

Tim Dues presents a plaque to Gen. Bruce Carlson to commemorate the Air Force's certification of Fischer-Tropsch fuel blends in the B-52H.

AFMC team wins 'hazardous' Air Force competition

Undaunted by six realistic scenarios that tested their capabilities to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear warfare threats, the Air Force Material Command team of bioenvironmental engineering and emergency management professionals won the Air Force's 2nd annual Chemical,

Dorms provide shelter for Tinker families displaced by ice storm

First sergeants and associate units here worked together to keep on-base families warm and in powered environments in the aftermath of a Dec. 10 ice storm. The mission -- providing emergency shelter for Tinker personnel and their families -- began that same evening when the 72nd Medical Group first

Air Force provides Army burn flight team with critical care training

American combat casualties conceivably have a greater chance to survive life-threatening burn and inhalation injuries as a result of the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine's initiative to train U.S. Army burn flight professionals in Critical Care Air Transport Team operations. In December,

Cooperative effort nets C-130 wing for hands-on training

The Field Training Detachment here has been trying to obtain a C-130 wing on which instructors could demonstrate fuel systems repairs and allow the trainees to attempt repair procedures. In the past, the detachment, which is a tenant unit here attached to the 373rd Training Squadron at Sheppard AFB,

New eye exam technology improves productivity

A new piece of equipment at the 72nd Medical Group optometry clinic is eliminating the need to dilate a patient's eyes for an exam, which will save the Air Force lost man-hours.Air Force Materiel Command provided the clinic with an early Christmas present, an Optos 2000, a low-powered scanning laser

Leaders get 'lean' with Green Belt training

The commander for Air Force Materiel Command, Gen. Bruce Carlson, has said that Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO21, is a mindset and a change in behavior. Within the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center here, senior leaders are changing their behavior and the center's culture

Review provides update on Global Logistics Support Center

Over 80 supply chain customers and practitioners from across the Department of Defense and the Air Force came together here in December to participate in the second program management review for the Global Logistics Support Center. The sessions allowed Col. Joan Cornuet, Mobility Air Forces

Lieutenant's oversight mission vital to Air Force testing

In his duties as the air propulsion test project manager at the Arnold Engineering Development Center here, 1st Lt. Josh Frederik plays a key part in numerous multimillion dollar projects. "You're dealing with these big numbers and as the representative on the government side you need to be a good

Air Force honors Airman and Family Readiness Flight civilian

The Air Force has singled out the flight chief at the Airman and Family Readiness Center here as the Airman and Family Readiness Flight Individual of the Year. Jiri Crowder was no stranger to Eglin AFB when she was named the A&FRC chief in 2005. From 1995 to 2002 she had been part of the A&FRC staff

AFMC Airmen honor commander with Order of the Sword

On an evening where medieval symbolism blended with 60 years of U.S. Air Force history, Air Force Materiel Command's enlisted corps pulled a role reversal and "knighted" their leader. Gen. Bruce Carlson, AFMC commander, was inducted into the AFMC Order of the Sword Dec. 6 during a three-hour

3-D imaging research could aid military planning

A group of Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded scientists is developing unique, updateable holographic 3-D displays that can be used in military applications. According to Dr. Nasser Peyghambarian, the holographic 3-D images can be used in command and control for viewing battle space in

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