OCTOBER 24, 2016, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) - The Autonomous Research System (ARES) may not look like “Johnny Five,” the famous robot from the 1986 movie “Short Circuit,” but this robot’s ability to integrate robotics, artificial intelligence (AI) and data science is altering materials research in a big way at Air Force Research Laboratory. The AFRL … [Read more...]
“Dambusters” Excel During Aviation Maintenance Inspection
OCTOBER 24, 2016, PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) - The "Dambusters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 were evaluated by Commander, Naval Air Forces Aviation Maintenance Management Team 5 for the 2016 Aviation Maintenance Inspection (AMI), Oct. 9-11. The AMI is an inspection conducted every two years for each squadron in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps to evaluate the … [Read more...]
DoD Announces Hack the Pentagon Follow-Up Initiative
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2016 - The Defense Department has awarded a contract to HackerOne and Synack to create a new contract vehicle for DoD components and the services to launch their own ”bug bounty” challenges, similar to the Hack the Pentagon pilot program, with the ultimate objective to normalize the crowd-sourced approach to digital defenses, Pentagon officials announced … [Read more...]
Virtual Health Care Will Be Norm in Future Crises, Says Health Chief
OCTOBER 21, 2016, WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - Immediately following the 2009 and 2014 shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, the Army's virtual health care was there, linking the survivors with behavioral health care providers "from Hawaii, D.C. and San Antonio," said Dr. Colleen Rye. Virtual health, also called telemedicine, is currently being used across 18 time zones, 30 … [Read more...]
Sailors Innovate at Cyber Internship
OCTOBER 21, 2016, PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - From wooden ships sailing off the coast to nuclear-powered submarines, the U.S. Navy has made great advances in technology and capability over the past 241 years. These advances resulted in large part from Sailors' cyber internship, imaginations and fleet innovation. From June 13 to Aug. 17, three Sailors from Navy Information … [Read more...]