Video by Keith C Lewis | Air Force Research Laboratory | 02.24.2023
The Air Force Research Laboratory, 711 Human Performance Wing, conducts aerospace physiology research, and test and evaluation at the Centrifuge and Research Altitude Chambers, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio throughout the year. The 711 HPW uses these facilities to evaluate next-generation aircraft pilot life support systems to combat gravitational pull and pressures at varying......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Genevieve Armstrong | 20th Fighter Wing | 11.02.2010
Many different career fields in all the armed services require troops to operate at high altitudes on a regular basis. In that environment there is a distinct danger to the human body: lack of oxygen. Staff Sergeant Gena Armstrong shows us how people learn to deal with the physical stresses of operating in high altitude conditions....