Innovation in the classroom and the cockpit: Kamen, 307th Bomb Wing, explore collaboration during immersion tour
Lt. Col. Brandon Wolf, 93rd Bomb Squadron instructor pilot, guides engineer and inventor Dean Kamen, through startup of the Experiential Air Refueling Lightweight simulator (EARL), a virtual-reality, air-refueling trainer designed for B-52 student pilots at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 28, 2025. EARL was one of several places Kamen visited during a 307th Bomb Wing immersion tour designed to help him better understand how to promote his STEM non-profit,For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST). (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)