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  • AEDC junior officers observe flight line operations first-hand

    Recently, 1st Lt. Jason Lackey and 2nd Lt. Drew Miller, junior Air Force officers who are test project managers with AEDC's Turbine Engine Ground Test Complex (TSTB), took full advantage of a unique opportunity. Lt. Col. Brent Peavy, the TSTB commander at AEDC, had suggested that they accompany John

  • New loading dock improves safety and convenience

    The new loading dock recently completed at Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) Warehouse 1 means unloading trucks will no longer have to block lanes of Hap Arnold Drive.That should be welcome news to many employees, who have long complained of traffic congestion during shift changes and

  • Geolocation fad can affect privacy & security for Airmen

    Privacy and security aren't what they used to be. With advancements in technology, enhanced GPS capabilities and smartphones with built-in GPS, managing privacy and security is a full-time job.But with new technologies come new risks. Today, more than ever, it is vitally important that Air Force

  • AEDC’s Tom Best reflects on a rewarding career

    Tom Best, AEDC's director of engineering and technical management directorate, said he is ready to go from a hypersonic to a subsonic pace of life when he retires next month from a career spanning 38 busy years. His career has included testing of the space shuttle to recruiting the next generation

  • AEDC to again participate in Relay for Life

    This year's Relay for Life is being held April 29-30 at the Coffee County Fairgrounds, and AEDC employees will again participate in the fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.At Relay, teams of people camp out and take turns walking or running around a track. Each team is asked to have a

  • Arnold team among those honored with NASA group achievement award

    An AEDC team comprised of engineers, instrument technicians, outside machinists, test program planners and administrative professionals were among a larger group recently recognized with a NASA Group Achievement Award. The team from AEDC participated on an Alternative Aviation Fuel Experiment

  • Holt "deploys" safety in Iraq

    Elements of Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) safety campaign - known on base as "Beyond Zero" - have made it as far as Iraq and may be partially responsible for an entire unit of the Tennessee Army National Guard returning safe and sound from their recent deployment.Aerospace Testing

  • Technical poster winners announced

    The winners of the first Technical Excellence Poster Competition were announced Nov. 18 during the Technical Excellence Lunch and Learn Seminar.The posters, featuring projects by Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) early career engineers, were presented for judging Oct. 21 in a session

  • AEDC's John Claybrook has his sights set on the stars

    For John Claybrook, seeing the movie, "Apollo 13" was a pivotal moment when the now 24-year-old aerospace engineer knew a career in science lay ahead for him.He is AEDC's most recent PALACE Acquire program participant and is currently helping with projects being conducted at Arnold's Space and

  • New Sexual Assault Response Coordinator ready to help

    It's not a prevalent problem at Arnold Engineering Development Center, but when it happens it can resonate throughout a unit and beyond, hindering readiness by the trauma it causes the victim, and the degrading nature it renders to the team. The entire life, in and out of work, is affected for the