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  • AFRL showcases key programs at 2023 Space Symposium

    The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, will feature several space-related technologies and programs during the 38th Space Symposium at the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 17-20, 2023.

  • Gen. Bussiere briefs senior leaders on missile community cancer study process

    Recently, Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, along with Col. Lee Williames, AFGSC Command Surgeon, briefed Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall , Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown, Jr., and other key U.S. Air Force and Space Force leaders on the

  • Here Comes Spring!

    As spring’s warmer weather begins to push the gloomy winter weather away, many of us will begin to emerge from our winter shelters and begin those home improvement projects put off because of cold weather. Remember spring has its own safety hazards - in fact, sudden spring showers or foggy mornings

  • AFRL conducts first flight experiments for communications in terahertz band

    Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, researchers successfully conducted flight experiments Dec. 2- 6, 2022, in Rome, New York to prove the viability of communications at radio frequencies above 300 gigahertz, or GHz, known in research communities as terahertz, or THz, band. Over three days of

  • Planned Minuteman III test launches validate reliability of ICBM force

    Members of Air Force Global Strike Command’s missile community regularly participate in intercontinental ballistic missile operational test launches, called Glory Trips, to validate the safety, security and reliability of the Minuteman III ICBM force.The next operational test launch, GT 246, is

  • CCAF operational pause update

    The Community College of the Air Force is completing the data synchronization of the Air University Student Information System.

  • Department of the Air Force transition to DoD HFACS 8.0 early April

    On April 1, the DoD Human Factors Analysis and Classification System will see an upgrade from version 7.0 to 8.0. Human factors describe how our interaction with tools, tasks, working environments, and other people influence human performance. Human error remains the leading cause of DoD mishaps.

  • From AFTEC to AFOTEC: One word made a significant difference

    It's been 40 years since the Air Force Test and Evaluation Center added the word "Operational" to its name on April 4, 1983 to more accurately described the Center’s unique mission of evaluating the operational effectiveness and operational suitability of new systems. It also clearly delineated its