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Mhm . Mhm .

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70 years ago a young professor at N . Y .

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U . had an idea an idea that would save

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and protect millions of dollars worth

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of technology and create the strongest

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air force in history . His name was

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joseph Keller . And at his desk he was

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solving certain equations equations

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about how light and radar are reflected

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by objects . At first he wasn't

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sure where his curiosity would lead him .

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He thought perhaps he'd find the key to

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a better radar system , but instead he

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developed the equations that led to

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stealth . There are always men and

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women like joseph Keller pioneers who

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can lead us into a new age . At the Air

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Force Office of Scientific Research ,

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we're making sure they get that chance

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as an integral part of the Air Force

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research laboratory . A FOS are manages

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the entire basic research investment of

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the Air Force and Space Force .

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Our goal is to find the newest , most

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revolutionary ideas in science and

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technology from around the world and

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use them to create tomorrow's air and

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space forces . Our target the

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best scientific minds doing the most

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promising research . Our mission focus

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their research to support Air Force for

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fighters and provide resources . They

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need to do their work at A . F . O . S

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are we're explorers . We're always

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discovering new scientific work to see

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which may have benefits for national

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defense . We keep vigilant watch for

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the joseph Keller's for breakthroughs

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like the one that led to stealth

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technology . We find them and when we

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do we invest in them investments that

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pay big time . A VOS are currently

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sponsors thousands of researchers in

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the United States and around the world

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since 1951 . Af Os

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are a sponsor tens of thousands of

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researchers whose work continues to

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affect our lives daily , helping us to

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communicate and keeping us safe while

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their fields and specialties may be

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different . These researchers have

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always shared two things , curiosity

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and a passion for their work . Basic

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research is the first crucial step in

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the process of scientific discovery .

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It's the step that requires patience

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and confidence

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in

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basic research . One idea inspires

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another one . Discovery raises more

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questions and then new answers

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throughout this pursuit

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of knowledge . We enable technologies

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we hope for and technologies we never

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even dreamed of . Our researchers are

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visionaries as they work . Their

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exploring ways that scientific

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discoveries can be applied to the Air

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Force Space Force and the community ,

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the technology and knowledge we

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discover in basic research keeps

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America and our allies safe and creates

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the next generation of weapons systems

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and the next and tomorrow's tomorrow's

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great idea . Is already waiting .

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Perhaps in the lab in Sydney Australia ,

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a classroom in indiana , an office in

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California or base in Ohio . The Air

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Force Office of Scientific Research

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will find that idea . And when we do ,

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we'll give it wings