About the SABThe SAB provides its independent findings and recommendations to the Air Force senior leadership, principally to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The Board's function is solely advisory. Throughout the more than 70 years since the Board was established, SAB advice to Air Force senior leaders has had strong impacts on the science and technology programs conducted by the Air Force, and on the resulting capabilities that have emerged from these programs to support the Air Force mission. In recognition of the Board's consistent history of providing outstanding advice to the Air Force, in 2012 the Chief of Staff of the Air Force presented the Air Force Association's Jimmy Doolittle Award for Advancing Air Force Research and Development to the SAB Chair who accepted it on behalf of the entire Board.U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory BoardUSAFSAB0a1e033b-5563-44c7-aaa8-abced7fe8f88The U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered by the Secretary of Defense that consists of civilian experts appointed to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of Defense on scientific and technical matters relating to the Air Force mission.Secretary of DefenseSecretary of the Air ForceThe SAB reports directly to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force in performing its duties as detailed in its charter.Chief of Staff of the Air ForceU.S. Air ForceSAB products, including the Board's advice and recommendations, are intended primarily for senior leadership of the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense.Department of DefenseAir Force Research LaboratoryIn accordance with its charter, the Board is tasked to conduct several major studies each year on topics deemed critical by the Secretary of the Air Force, recommends applications of technologies to improve Air Force capabilities, and conducts annual in-depth reviews of the science and technology programs in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)._3097e852-10ee-11e8-8b60-c34f8cec8c5aTo serve as the principal external advisory body for scientific and technical matters relating to the Air Force mission. _3097e938-10ee-11e8-8b60-c34f8cec8c5aStudiesConduct studies on topics deemed critical by the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force._3097ea32-10ee-11e8-8b60-c34f8cec8c5a1Under tasking from the Secretary of the Air Force, the SAB conducts major studies on topics deemed critical by the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Studies typically occur on an annual cycle, though more urgent "quick look" studies are at times also tasked to the SAB. Each study tasking is accompanied by written terms of reference from the Secretary of the Air Force that define the scope of the study. _3097eadc-10ee-11e8-8b60-c34f8cec8c5aTechnical ReviewsConduct reviews of the science and technology (S&T) portfolio._3097eb72-10ee-11e8-8b60-c34f8cec8c5a2Under tasking from the Secretary of the Air Force, the SAB annually conducts in-depth reviews of the science and technology (S&T) portfolio in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Typically, five such reviews are conducted each year, with each review addressing the portfolio in an AFRL Technical Directorate or other program area, so that each Technical Directorate or other program area is typically reviewed every other year. Generally, about half of the S&T portfolio of each Technical Directorate or program area is reviewed every other year, so that essentially the entire AFRL S&T portfolio is reviewed every four years. _3097ec12-10ee-11e8-8b60-c34f8cec8c5a2015-12-312018-02-13http://www.scientificadvisoryboard.af.mil/Portals/73/documents/AFD-151029-021.pdf?ver=2016-08-18-110622-787OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net