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  • AEDC pays tribute to veterans at annual VA picnic

    Sunny skies and warm weather provided the perfect setting for the annual VA Picnic hosted Oct. 6 by Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) at the Arnold Lakeside Center (ALC).Approximately 95 veterans, along with their caregivers, were treated to hot dogs and hamburgers with all the trimmings

  • AAPS sponsors STEM event at Polly Crockett

    Volunteers from the Arnold Association of Professional Societies (AAPS) at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), along with University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) students, sponsored a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) booth Sept. 17 at the Polly Crockett

  • AEDC's LDV technology pioneers meet the future

    A recent gathering at AEDC's laser technology laboratory brought five of the center's pioneers on laser Doppler velocimetry together with Dr. Todd Lowe, whose company's subminiature three-component laser Doppler velocimeter (SM3 LDV) had undergone acceptance testing there."The people we were meeting

  • Air Force Academy engine used for collaborative AEDC test project

    An Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) team of engineers collaborated with officials at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., over the summer to conduct a series of ground tests on one of the school's F109 turbofan engines.The F109 was a small turbofan engine developed for the

  • Posanka embodies public service, volunteerism

    Elaine Posanka has vivid memories of her mother reading to her as a child. Perhaps that experience in her formative years is responsible for her love of books today."When I read books to my children that my mother read to me, I say sentences the same way I heard my mother say them, so I know that

  • ATA to seek more ideas for energy capture and storage

    For ATA General Manager Steve Pearson, it's a sign that people care about reducing energy usage at AEDC.However, he would like to see more."There are 36 people that took the time to think about it, and that is a very good thing," Pearson said. "Probably many more did who couldn't come up with

  • Decreased funding to result in closure of GLC Recreation Area

    Continuing budget reductions will force the closure of the Gossick Leadership Center (GLC) Recreation Area, also known as the Main Recreation Area, on Northshore Road at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC). The recreation area, which includes the beach, playground, restrooms, boat dock and

  • Freeze holiday weight gain with AFMC program

    Looking for a way to maintain your weight and heart health during the hustle and bustle of the upcoming holiday season? Then don't miss the opportunity to enroll in the Air Force Materiel Command Freeze the Gain Holiday Challenge. Online enrollment at www.afmcwellness.com is open from now through

  • Air Force building the future force

    Changes are coming to the Air Force and officials are working with the Department of Defense to prioritize current and future resources as part of a national priority to reduce spending. In the spring of 2010 the Defense Department began a comprehensive effort to increase efficiencies, reduce

  • AEDC POW/MIA event raises nearly $2,000

    It was one of the first cool, wet days of fall. But that didn't stop AEDC workers from spending Sept. 15 recognizing those who have been left behind in the nation's conflicts.Dozens turned out that wet Thursday morning for the start of AEDC's POW/MIA recognition ceremony."It's very special to me,