AFRL Fights On!

Our greatest asset continues to be the people who serve our country. Through biological and cognitive research, we ensure the warfighter’s training and readiness. Every technology we develop is designed with human capabilities in mind.

711TH HUMAN PERFORMANCE WING

We tackle the challenge of improving the lives and operational standing our Airmen and Guardians across the world. Our experts research technologies in the disciplines of biology, cognitive research and more while collaborating with our Defense Health Agency, Air Force Medical Service, university and industry partners.

Publications
Fights On! Issue 76: Spring 2025

Fights On! Issue 76: Spring 2025

The spring issue of Fight’s On features articles highlighting the evaluation of pilots’ autonomous collaborative platform command decisions, the Modeling & Simulation Integration Lab demonstration (MSIL), and how narratives spread in the information environment.

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Fights On! Issue 75: Fall 2024

Fights On! Issue 75: Fall 2024

Issue 75 of the Fight’s On publication features a comprehensive overview of the Warfighter Interactions & Readiness Division (RHW). The following articles highlight the division’s direct impacts on the Human Effectiveness Directorate’s enduring mission of enabling, sustaining, and enhancing multi-domain capable warfighters and integrated operations.

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Fights On! Issue 74: Summer 2024

Fights On! Issue 74: Summer 2024

The articles in this issue highlight only a few of the exciting projects and developments achieved this summer by interns, students, and researchers. Also, Dr. Nandini Iyer highlights international collaborations with the lab by featuring a European Office of Aerospace Research and Development (EOARD) grant provided to European scientists to conduct cutting-edge basic research in support of USAF priorities.

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Fights On! Issue 73: Spring 2024

Fights On! Issue 73: Spring 2024

The spring issue of Fight’s On features the advanced learning technology transition for personalized linguist training at the Defense Language Institute (DLI), an update on “Detecting Implicit Bias in Machine Learning Human Annotators”, the DETHSCAR project releases a speech intelligibility calculator, and RHW welcomes Dr. Wen Dong, a new machine learning researcher.

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Fights On! Issue 72: Winter 2024

Fights On! Issue 72: Winter 2024

This issue highlights work focused on understanding how external noise affects decision-making and cognitive function in the cockpit of the F-35 (Steady-State Operational Noise Impact or SONIC study). The division honors the long career of Dr. “Wink” Bennett as he retires. And the Information Mastery in Cognitive Warfare Line of Effort (LOE) discusses project updates with the auditory deepfakes research.

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Fights On! Issue 71: Fall 2023

Fights On! Issue 71: Fall 2023

This year’s Interservice/ Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) version of the Fight’s On! publication highlights the recent organizational changes of the Warfighter Interactions & Readiness Division (RHW) and the organization’s commitment to ensuring our warfighters’ decision superiority in the near peer fight.

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