Latest "Air-Force-Research-Laboratory" stories

Air Force two-star to retire as colonel after sex crime conviction

Maj. Gen. Bill Cooley was found guilty of one of three counts of abusive sexual contact in an April 2022 court-martial.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 days ago

Maj. Kristin Stanford, 15th Medical Operational Medical Readiness Squadron physical therapist and nutritional medicine, demonstrates a treatment on Tech. Sgt. Caleb Chandler, 15th OMRS physical therapy flight chief, for an injury at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 19, 2022. (Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper/Air Force)

Air Force efforts to reduce on-the-job, chronic injuries take root

One way the Air Force is tackling the problem is by dispatching “operational support teams” to units whose missions are particularly taxing.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 months ago

Watch this US Air Force cargo plane launch a cruise missile in Norway

This is the first time the Rapid Dragon "bomb bay in a box" system was tested outside the United States.

By Stephen Losey

7 months ago

US Air Force tests exoskeleton to give cargo-loading porters a boost

They might not be as elaborate as the exosuit Sigourney Weaver used in “Aliens,” but the idea of using tech to bolster human muscles is not far off.

By Stephen Losey

8 months ago

US needs ‘North Star’ vision to stay ahead of China in space: report

For the fourth year in a row, space industry leaders are calling for the U.S. to craft a broad, strategic vision to guide its ambitions in space.

By Courtney Albon

9 months ago

Air Force scientist got his ‘really hot’ prostitute a contractor job, court docs show

Neither Gord nor the woman have faced charges. Gord died of an unknown cause last year.

By Rachel S. Cohen

11 months ago

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