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  • Laser test conducted with recycled fuel

    The world's first firing of a laser using recycled fuel was conducted here recently by an Air Force and Boeing Company team.During an Aug. 24 test at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate, a chemical laser was supplied with its two main fuels -- basic hydrogen peroxide and

  • Breast cancer run, walk raises awareness

    Amidst looming rain clouds, a rainbow arched across the sky as more than 45 participants clad in athletic attire and running shoes assembled Oct. 5 for the first-ever 5K Fun Run for Breast Cancer Awareness Month here.Runners and walkers, many adorned in pink, met at the Youth Center at 5:30 p.m. and

  • Pharmacists provide valuable link to correct medications

    October is American Pharmacists Month and Talk About Prescriptions Month, and the fourth week, Oct. 22-28, is National Pharmacy Week. The 377th Medical Group will announce one or more periods where pharmacists will be available for questions. The Health and Wellness Center will also be hosting a

  • AFRL installs new mirror-coating chamber

    The Defense Department's largest mirror-coating chamber was installed and testing completed recently at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Starfire Optical Range."This will give the laboratory a safer alternative to transporting the 3.5-meter (11.5 feet) mirror all the way to Kitt Peak Observatory

  • Serving a taste of home

    As a way to help first-term Airmen feel more at home during their birthday, the Thunderbird Inn Dining Facility here hosts a quarterly birthday meal, each uniquely themed to give Airmen an experience to remember.Four times a year, Staff Sgt. Omar Medina, food services accountant, said that the