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  • Area middle school students participate in the Air Force Association CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp June 17-21 at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma. The camp is sponsored by the Arnold Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Program. (Courtesy photo)

    Area students participate in CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp

    Air Force Association CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp was June 17-21 at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma. The camp is sponsored by the Arnold Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Program. Those participating in the CyberCamp were area middle school students ages 11-14. Many of them are members of their school’s
  • Members of the Coffee County Central High School Stellar Xplorers teams celebrate their recent recognition as Region Awards Winners for the Southeast Region of the Stellar Xplorers. CCCHS Air Force Junior ROTC Team #2 received second place and CCCHS Air Force Junior ROTC Team #4 received third place. These teams were part of over 100 teams to participate in Stellar Xplorers competitions across the nation this year. (Courtesy photo)

    Local Stellar Xplorers teams place second and third in Southeast Region

    Two of the three Stellar Xplorers teams from Coffee County Central High School recently placed in the top three positions in the Southeast Region.Stellar Xplorers is an Air Force Association sponsored program designed to inspire and attract high school students to pursue studies and careers in STEM through a challenging space system design
  • Tennessee Robotics Club Team #11161 out of Murfreesboro won the Collins Aerospace Innovate award and finished tenth in qualification rounds at the regional FIRST® Tech Challenge last month at Middle Tennessee State University campus in Murfreesboro. The team was only five points away from advancing to the third semi-final round. TRC Team #1161 was one of six teams supported by the Arnold Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program. (Courtesy photo)

    Teams supported by Arnold STEM compete in regional FIRST® Tech Challenge

    All six robotics teams supported by the Arnold Air Force Base Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program attended the regional Tennessee FIRST® Tech Challenge competition held at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro last month.According to Olga Oakley, Arnold Air Force Base STEM Outreach Program coordinator, this was the
  • Alex Dixon, pictured right, receiving his first place individual award from AEDC Commander Col. Scott Cain, for the skills he displayed during the MathCounts® Competition held Feb. 2 at the University of Tennessee Space Institute. The MathCounts® Competition is sponsored by the Tullahoma Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers. (Courtesy photo)

    Arnold STEM supports the MathCounts® competition at UTSI

    The Arnold Air Force Base Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Outreach Program supported the local MathCounts® Competition held Feb. 2 at the University of Tennessee Space Institute. The competition, which challenges area middle school students to solve math problems, is only one of many engineering activities that led up to the
  • During the 2018 New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Association Career Expo, members of the 846th Test Squadron spoke to students about the F-16 Front Fuselage sled, shown here, which is used for egress testing on the Holloman High Speed Test Track. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    704th Test Group supports STEM Career Expo in Alamogordo, New Mexico

    Members of the 704th Test Group at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, a unit of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, played a notable role in the planning and execution of the 2018 New Mexico Aviation Aerospace Association Career Expo.Middle school through college-level students from throughout the state of New Mexico attended the Sept. 27
  • Leslie Hay, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist at Arnold, along with Sarah Harrison, USFWS Tennessee Field Office biologist, and Shannon Allen, chief of National Environmental Policy Act, Natural and Cultural Resources, join Arnold Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics director Olga Oakley to provide a “Celebration of Bats” to a group of homeschooled students recently visiting the Hands-On Science Center. This presentation was part of an outreach effort during the 2018 International Bat Week. (Courtesy photo)

    Area students, Arnold team members learn how to “Be a Bat Hero”

    As part of an educational outreach effort during International Bat Week held Oct. 24-31, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arnold Air Force Base biologists held presentations at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma and on base to provide information on bats and how they play a vital role in the environment.The 2018 theme for International Bat
  • Brianna Sutton assists Bill Boss, science advisor for the Hands-On Science Center, during his presentation on the different light bulbs and the amount of energy each use. Boss, as well as team members from Arnold Air Force Base, shows students way to conserve as part of the Fall Science, Technical, Engineering and Mathematics Camp at HOSC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Ortiz)

    Students have electric experience at Hands-On Science Center Fall STEM Camp

    As part of the Fall Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Camp at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma Oct. 8-12, engineers with the AEDC Civil Engineer Branch at Arnold Air Force Base gave a presentation on the importance of conserving energy. “Electrifying Electricity and Energy” was the topic for Oct. 10, and Kazi Mamun, Arnold
  • The Air Force Association CyberPatriot CyberCamp was held at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma the week of July 16-20. The CyberCamp teaches area students, from 11 to 16 years old, about Cybersecurity and computer software programs. The camp was sponsored by Arnold Air Force Base Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Program, which is directed by Olga Oakley. (Photo provided)

    Arnold AFB STEM hosts CyberPatriot Cybercamp, teaches students about the importance of Cybersecurity

    With guidance from Arnold Air Force Base Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics director Olga Oakley, members of the Coffee County High School CyberPatriot team led the Air Force Association CyberPatriot Cybercamp held at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma.CyberCamp was held at HOSC the week of July 16-20 for area students 11 to 16
  • Middle school student Christian Davis, right, had the chance to fly recently with the Eagleville Soar Club after completing the Fly to Learn course, which is a 10-lesson curriculum using virtual airplanes to simulate flight. Pictured with Davis is his instructor pilot Jere Matty. The Fly to Learn Aviation Program is sponsored by Arnold Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Program. (Courtesy photo)

    Area students take flight after completing Fly to Learn Program

    A group of Middle Tennessee middle-school students participating in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Aviation Program, sponsored by Arnold Air Force STEM, recently put what they learned into action by flying with the Eagleville Soaring Club.Before taking to the skies, 10 students from East Middle, South Middle and West Middle
  • Participants of the Reach for the Stars competition held June 2 at the Hands-On Science Center work on building and designing their rockets. Students ages 10-18 from across southern middle Tennessee were invited to participate in the event. (Courtesy photo)

    Area youth participate in 2018 Reach for the Stars competition

    Though summer break has started, area students are still finding opportunities to learn while out of the classroom.Thanks to members of the Tennessee Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), volunteers from Arnold Air Force Base, and Olga Oakley, the Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Program
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