Story by John Ingle | 82nd Training Wing | 01.26.2022
The 362nd Training Squadron here, home to all of the service’s crew chief technical training, is leveraging today’s technology to provide a near-real experience in a virtual world as Airmen learn their trade. Technical Training Transformation, or T3, introduces a learning platform that is familiar to today’s generation of aircraft maintainers who grew up with technology in their hands at......
Story by Marcus A Morton | Air Force Research Laboratory | 10.28.2021
When the average consumer thinks of cyber-security, the immediate thought usually centers around anti-virus programs, malware protection, or other cyber defense software designed to protect their computer or network from outside threats. A quick check for operating system capability and the star rating from laboratory testing seemingly becomes the deciding factor of purchase. One question that......
Story by Marcus A Morton | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.29.2021
In the complex world of electronic information transfer, inherent vulnerabilities and cybersecurity threats require constant attention and rapid responses to counter potential threats to any company’s cyber infrastructure. Those threats can be extremely crucial to national defense organizations such as the United States Air Force, but its countermeasures can be generated and improved through......
Story by Marcus A Morton | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.23.2021
Over the past 50 years, RTI Innovation Advisors has helped expand the innovation perspectives of hundreds of corporations, foundations, and federal agencies. Through technical agility, innovation expertise, and a collaborative approach, the company brings rigor and clarity to the innovation process. RTI Innovation Advisors helps clients turn insights into new products, services, and......
Story by Marcus A Morton | Air Force Research Laboratory | 04.30.2021
The skies over Colorado have become clearer and the stars more visibly accessible, thanks to a partnership between the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) and the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society. Through what is called an Education Partnership Agreement (EPA), USAFA has donated an observatory dome to enhance the scientific education and research activities conducted by the......
Story by Marcus A Morton | Air Force Research Laboratory | 04.28.2021
Starting up your own business presents its own specialized set of challenges and unexpected headaches. In the past, doing business with the federal government proved to be an intimidating and daunting task to some. Those hurdles were even higher for minorities – a problem the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program has been placing......
Story by Marcus A Morton | Air Force Research Laboratory | 04.09.2021
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) knows a great thing when it sees it. In this case, thanks to the Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program, it saw two. It’s no secret the program has been ramping up outreach efforts to discover, harness and fund some of the best talent at Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). That effort......
Story by Marcus A Morton | Air Force Research Laboratory | 04.06.2021
The need of quality-tested aircraft engines for our nation’s warfighters is ever-present, but when bad weather prevails, sometimes the ability to meet that need comes to a halt. Now, thanks to an innovative idea of a local aerospace engineer, the days of weather-induced delays will become a thing of the past. By signing an Exclusive Patent License Agreement on January 21, 2021, the......
