AFRL modifies rescue device to improve first responder safety

by Patrick Londergan | Jun 6, 2024 | Integrated Capabilities, NEWS

WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) — An Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Center for Rapid Innovation, or CRI, concept to help military first responders lift heavy objects and quickly exit contested environments went from idea to field testing in...

AFRL hosts exercise to test search and rescue technology in extreme climates

by AFRL PA | Dec 14, 2021 | AEROSPACE

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Under the Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP), a team of Air Force Research Laboratory researchers recently hosted a Polar Operations exercise to test Search and Rescue (SAR) technology in extreme climates at a technical...

AFRL upholds 20-year tradition of hosting Thanksgiving feast for pararescue students

by AFRL PA | Dec 6, 2021 | NEWS, Space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO (AFRL) – As the nation celebrated the 400th anniversary of Thanksgiving, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy and Space Vehicles Contracting Divisions carried on a 20-year tradition of providing a Thanksgiving...