State, local leaders visit Arnold AFB

Rachel Garrard, lead test manager for the 717th Test Squadron, speaks about the engine test cell behind her which is used to test aircraft engines at simulated altitudes during a visit by state and local leaders to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Feb. 10, 2023. The 717th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, operates both sea level and altitude test cells at Arnold AFB. At Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., the squadron operates the McKinley Climatic Laboratory to test aerospace systems in a range of simulated climate conditions. Also pictured is State Rep. Rush Bricken, left; Stuart McWhorter, second from left, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development commissioner; and Mark Ezell, left of Garrard, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development commissioner. Also in attendance was State Sen. Janice Bowling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image has been altered by obscuring a badge for security purposes.)

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State, local leaders visit Arnold AFB

State and local leaders pose for a photo in front of a F100-PW-229 engine Feb. 10, 2023, Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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State, local leaders visit Arnold AFB

Randall Quinn, a rocket test manager, speaks about the J-6 Large Rocket Motor Test Facility, during a visit by state and local leaders to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Feb. 10, 2023. J-6 is used to test solid rocket motors at simulated altitudes, such as the stage two and three motors of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles. The facility is operated by the 718th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Also pictured is, from center to left, Stuart McWhorter, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development commissioner; Mark Ezell, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development commissioner; and State Rep. Rush Bricken. Not pictured but also in attendance was State Sen. Janice Bowling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Col. Randel Gordon, Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander, and members of his staff meet with state and local leaders Feb. 10, 2023, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC. Visitors included, from right of Gordon, Stuart McWhorter, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development commissioner; Mark Ezell, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development commissioner; State Sen. Janice Bowling; and State Rep. Rush Bricken. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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State, local leaders visit Arnold AFB

Col. Randel Gordon, Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander, and members of his staff meet with state and local leaders Feb. 10, 2023, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC. Visitors included State Rep. Rush Bricken; State Sen. Janice Bowling; Stuart McWhorter, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development commissioner; and Mark Ezell, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development commissioner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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State, local leaders visit Arnold AFB

Published Feb. 28, 2023
By Jill Pickett
AEDC Public Affairs

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- Rachel Garrard, lead test manager for the 717th Test Squadron, speaks about the engine test cell behind her which is used to test aircraft engines at simulated altitudes during a visit by state and local leaders to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Feb. 10, 2023. The 717th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, operates both sea level and altitude test cells at Arnold AFB. At Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., the squadron operates the McKinley Climatic Laboratory to test aerospace systems in a range of simulated climate conditions. Also pictured is State Rep. Rush Bricken, left; Stuart McWhorter, second from left, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development commissioner; and Mark Ezell, left of Garrard, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development commissioner. Also in attendance was State Sen. Janice Bowling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image has been altered by obscuring a badge for security purposes.)