U.S. Air Force: AFRL DSRC (Bldg 676)

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U.S. Air Force: AFRL DSRC (Bldg 676)

Year Built: 1996
Ownership: U.S. Air Force owns the building.
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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) runs one of the Department of Defense's supercomputing resource centers in Building 676, in Area B of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The center opened in the mid-1990s under the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program and serves defense researchers nationwide. It added 7,000 sq ft of classified space in 2019. In June 2026 AFRL opened its $20 million Flyer supercomputer, joining about nine other AFRL systems at the base.

Site History

  • June 2026: AFRL opens the Flyer supercomputer.
  • 2019: The center adds 7,000 sq ft of classified space.
  • 1990s: The DoD Supercomputing Resource Center opens.

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Operated by: U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force is a military branch within the U.S. Department of Defense, formed as a separate service in 1947. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, hosts the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Air Force Materiel Command. AFRL runs one of the Department of Defense's supercomputing resource centers at the base under the High Performance Computing Modernization Program.

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