Story by Senior Airman Danielle Sukhlall and Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel Tamondong | 354th Fighter Wing | 04.21.2021
Eielson’s Iceman Spark team, in collaboration with the 354th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel and a team of two from Junior Force Warfighter Operations in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (designated “JFWORX”), held a live-fire test to assess the blast wave mitigation effectiveness of snow here last month....
Story by Mary Pacinda | Air Force Research Laboratory | 04.19.2021
In March 2021, a team from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Junior Force Warfighter Operations in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (designated “JFWORX”) led a collaborative, live-fire test with explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnel from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Because the extreme cold of Alaskan winters often makes standard......
Story by Donna M Lindner | Air Force Research Laboratory | 12.12.2019
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Junior Force Warfighter Operations team is at it again.
Story by Donna M Lindner | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.16.2019
How many airmen does it take to change a cargo aircraft tire? Too many, according to J.D. Bales, Air Force Research Laboratory and Junior Force Warfighter Operations team member of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate....
Story by Holly Jordan | Air Force Research Laboratory | 01.30.2019
In support of a Memorandum of Understanding between AFRL and the United States Coast Guard, researchers from the AFRL Junior Force Warfighter Operations in RX team, or JFWORX, are working with a team of engineering students, along with Coast Guard researchers, to design a compact, high-capacity maritime rescue device that can be deployed quickly in case of an emergency at sea.
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Story by Holly Jordan | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.18.2018
Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate are leading a design and prototyping effort to ensure C-5M Super Galaxy flight crew members are able to execute a mission-essential task safely and comfortably....
Story by Marisa Alia-Novobilski | Air Force Research Laboratory | 04.26.2018
Air Force Research Laboratory researchers have developed a new waterproof medical bag for the National Guard’s 103rd Guardian Angel Personnel Recovery Unit, a team of medics trained in high sea personnel recovery. The project, code named “Med S.W.O.R.D.” for “Medical Supply Waterproof Ocean Rescue Duffel,” provided the Angels with quick-turn prototype solutions for a mission critical......
Story by Holly Jordan | Air Force Research Laboratory | 03.10.2017
AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate junior force researchers resolved an issue of critical importance to military pilots and aircrews—portable, reliable, and robust temporary landing zone lighting....
