Tag Archives: Airmen

Battlefield Airmen use Science to Beat the Heat

Posted on July 13, 2016 by challer

Dr. Reginald O’Hara and his exercise physiology research team at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, are working to reduce that heat stress.
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Posted in Articles, Featured, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Research, Rotator, Technology | Tagged 711th Human Performance Wing, Airmen, battlefield, Department of Defense (DoD), DoD, DOD and science, heat, Kim Bowden, science | Comments Off

Two SSC Pacific Researchers Receive 2015 Top Scientists & Engineers of the Year Awards

Posted on June 28, 2016 by challer

Mark Owen and Dr. Michael Daly were honored with the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RD&A) 2015 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists & Engineers of the Year Award on June 22 at the Pentagon.
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Posted in Articles, Engineering, Featured, Research, Rotator, Technology | Tagged 2015 Top Scientists & Engineers of the Year Awards, Airmen, ASN RDA, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Delores M. Etter Top Scientist & Engineers of the Year Award, Department of Defense (DoD), Development and Acquisition, DoD, DOD and science, DoD Armed with Science, high-frequency radio, Joint warfighters, Marines, Mark Owen, Michael Daly, Pacific, Pentagon, pioneering research, radar systems, Reasearch, researchers, soldiers, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, SSC, United States sailors | Comments Off

(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

Robots at the Ready

Posted on October 24, 2014 by jtozer

The Air Force is developing autobots that will one day be able to enter dangerous environments without putting human lives at risk.
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Posted in Articles, Robots, Technology, Videos | Tagged AFBlue Tube, air force, Air Force robots, Air Force YouTube Channel, Airmen, armed with science, autobots, autonomous robots, AWS, dod tech, dod technology, robots, robots at the ready, Technology | Comments Off

Dust It Off: Using Science to Keep the Military Clean

Posted on October 3, 2014 by jtozer

Scientists are hoping to find a better way to cut down on bacterial biofouling to reduce the number of pathogens that service members have to face.
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Posted in Articles, Engineering, Life Sciences, Technology | Tagged Airmen, bioanalytical chemistry, biocidal, biointerfacial phenomena, biology, biomedical engineering, biomimetic materials, biosensing, bioseparations, chemical engineering, chemistry, deposition of multifunctional films, diagnostics, Dr. Brian Pate, Dr. Gabriel Lopez, DTRA CB/JSTO, engineering, Escherichia coli K12, Marines, Materials Chemistry B, pathogens, physics, RIR-MAPLE, sailors, soldiers, Staphylococcus epidermidis, warfighters | 1 Comment

Airman Inspires Afghan Children to Discover the Universe

Posted on January 29, 2014 by jtozer

One U.S. Air Force officer is teaching kids in Afghanistan to discover the universe by introducing them to the scientific wonders of the night sky.
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Posted in Articles, Space, Space Matters | Tagged afghanistan, Airmen, Astronautics Department, Big Dipper, Discover the Universe, KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, Maj. Doug Kaupa, navy, space matters, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, USAF | Comments Off

Meet the SpecOps Meteorologists

Posted on September 22, 2013 by jtozer

Did you know that even the special operations team needs a high speed weather report? And in order to make that happen they need the skills and expertise of some unique (and hard core) meteorologists. Meet the Special Operations Weather …
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Posted in Featured, Videos | Tagged air force, Airmen, armed with science, Army Special Operations Forces, Army SpecOps, environmental data, forward deployed locations, high speed weather report, meteorologists, special forces weatherman, SpecOps, SpecOps weatherman, USAF | Comments Off

The Hurricane Hunter

Posted on August 6, 2013 by jtozer

Major Sean Cross is a pilot with the Hurricane Hunters, the world famous Air Force unit that flies directly into hurricanes. He plays a direct role in early hurricane detection and preparation for the United States and other countries around …
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Posted in Earth Sciences, Videos | Tagged 53rd weather reconnaissance squadron, air force, Air Force Reserve, Airmen, armed with science, flying into a hurricane, flying into hurricanes, Hurricane Hunters, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy and the Air Force, into the storm, Jessica L. Tozer, Major Sean Cross, military storm chasers, military weather technology, SSgt Brad Sisson, storm chasing, Twister, USAF, weather | Comments Off

The Military’s Super-Fantastic Supercomputing Research Center

Posted on June 28, 2013 by jtozer

When the first electronic general purpose computer was invented it was, well, pretty super. Called the ENIAC, or Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, this behemoth took up the better part of an entire ROOM. Now, you might be wondering what …
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