Air Force Research Laboratory

Congratulations to our AFRL Guardians who took bronze in the 2nd Annual Guardian Arena Challenge! Our team of 1st Lt Zach Falter, 1st Lt Dawson Friesenhahn, 1st Lt Isaac Hamblin and 1st Lt Sam Yetsko participated in a series of challenges including: academics, which focused on history and warfighting culture; iron strike challenges, which emphasized physical team competition; the round robin, which comprised seven stations with tactical problems; and physical challenges. Chief Master Sgt. of the United States Space Force John Bentivegna, left, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, right, posed with the winners of the Guardian Arena during the Space Force Association’s 2024 Spacepower Conference in Orlando, Florida. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gP7CpFmA #USSF | #AFResearchLab | #PeopleOfAFMC

Flying ✈ into 2025 after a great 2024! Enjoy some in-flight 🎥 entertainment 🍿 and look back on some of our greatest moments from 2024! #AFResearchLab | #AFRL2024Highlights | #AFRL2024

True ✔️ or False ❌? General Arnold commissioned then famed aerospace engineer and mathematician Dr. Theodore Von Kármán to head up a group of scientists and engineers tasked with surveying the technical advances of friend and foe alike to “make me a report titled Toward New Innovations,” helping launch the postwar Air Force’s R&D program? Like ❤️ and Comment Below: ⤵️ #AFResearchLab | #ThrowbackThursday | #TrivaThursday| #TestYourKnowledge | #AFHistory | #AFRLHistory

Happy New Year!🥳 The Air Force Research Laboratory delivers technologies with speed, building on our strong foundation of scientific research and innovation to support our warfighters in defending our freedoms. #AFResearchLab | #USSF | #USAF | #HappyNewYear | #NewYear

#ICYMI, FORTRESS' are built to protect and maintain vigilance over a specified area - and to test the future of electronic components used in space-based tech. The Radiation Tolerance Research on Electronics for Space and Strategic Systems, or FORTRESS, building held a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this year to launch into just that support of both the United States Air Force and United States Space Force. #AFResearchLab | #SpaceTech | #USAirForce | #USSpaceForce | #RibbonCutting

🔬🎨 Science is art in motion. Ready to showcase your research in a whole new way? The 2025 Basic Research Art of Science Showcase is now accepting submissions! Turn your innovative research into an artistic masterpiece and join a celebration of creativity and discovery. 📅 Submissions Close: January 6th 🌐 Submit here: https://bit.ly/3ZhXB8R Don't miss this opportunity to share your work with a global audience of researchers and art enthusiasts. #AFResearchLab | #ArtofScience | #STEMArt | #pARTnerWithAFRL | #AFOSR | #BasicResearch

As 2024 comes to a close, join us as we celebrate some of the year's highlights! February marked a milestone in space exploration commemorating the 30th anniversary of the “First Light” images captured by the 3.5-meter telescope at the Starfire Optical Range. The telescope is the second largest in the DOD behind its sister 3.67-meter telescope at the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site (AMOS) and has made huge impacts around the world. The 3.5-meter telescope remains a leader in research and innovation in space imaging technology within AFRL’s Directed Energy Space Electro-Optics division. The division continues to support United States Air Force and United States Space Force missions in space domain awareness, imaging and tracing, and plans to continue for the foreseeable future. #AFResearchLab | #STEM | #AFRLSpace | #StarfireOpticalRange | #USAirForce | #USSpaceForce

Which AFRL Materials Lab researcher made a true scientific breakthrough with the discovery of the permanent magnet properties of Samarium-Cobalt compounds in the 1960s? A: Dr. Karl Strnat ❤️ B: Gus Grissom 😃 C: Beatrice Finkelstein 😮 D: Ernest “Cliff” Simpson 👍 Comment Below: ⤵️ #AFResearchLab | #AFRLHistory | #ThrowbackThursday | #TestYourKnowledge | #AFHistory

Celebrating 2024 🎉 and looking forward to 2025 🙌! #2024Recap | #AFResearchLab | #AFRL | #AirForce | #SpaceForce

AFRL 🔬 and Wright State University 🎓 are teaming up! Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base now have access to work throughout Wright State University’s campus thanks to an expanded partnership agreement. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel can now utilize other areas of Wright State University's campus, including labs, classrooms, office space and even on-campus housing if the need arises. “This partnership offers Wright State students and faculty hands-on experience through internships, cooperative programs and research projects while supporting workforce development for AFRL and WPAFB. By linking academic expertise with cutting-edge research and real-world applications, the collaboration creates a robust ecosystem for innovation, talent cultivation and contributions to national security," said Wright State University President Sue Edwards, Ph.D. #AFResearchLab | #AFRLInYourCommunity | #AFRLOutreach | #AFRLPartnerships | #WrightState | #WrightPatt