Human Performance

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.

INNOVATION AT THE CORE

The 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW) is a combination of the Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH) and the US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), combining ideas, resources and technologies to position AFRL as a world leader in the study and advancement of human performance.

Success Stories
BIOTECH

BIOTECH

FOR HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE What is Biotechnology? Biotechnology is an engineering discipline that works with living systems to...

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RAPID PROTOTYPING CELL

RAPID PROTOTYPING CELL

Air Force Special Operations personnel face a number of challenges in the battlefield. Many of these can be attributed to...

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Synthetic Biology

Synthetic Biology

AFRL is leveraging advances in synthetic biology to optimize Airmen performance and health, and to develop next-generation...

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