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Nov. 23, 2021
AEDC Fellow James Nichols’ contributions to the complex remembered

AEDC Fellow James H. Nichols will be remembered for his contributions to Arnold Engineering Development Complex following his passing on Nov. 8 at the age of 91.Nichols is credited with exhibiting technical and managerial leadership in advancing state-of-the-art wind tunnel facility design,
Nov. 19, 2021
2021 AEDC Angel Tree now underway

Arnold Air Force Base personnel are being called upon to help make the holidays a little merrier for more than 200 less fortunate children in the area.The 2021 Arnold Engineering Development Complex Angel Tree drive is now underway. Master Sgt. Anthony Velez, AEDC senior munitions inspector, is
Nov. 10, 2021
Project Phoenix achieves milestone, delivers capability upgrade to existing AEDC facilities

The renovation of J-5 at Arnold Air Force Base from a large rocket motor test facility to a large-scale, clean air, variable Mach, hypersonic test facility, known as Project Phoenix, recently reached another milestone with the installation of a large, high-pressure air, or HPA, bottle farm.
Nov. 9, 2021
Arnold AFB fire truck finds new life with transfer to emergency responders in Iowa

More than 700 miles separates Arnold Air Force Base and the town of Strawberry Point, Iowa.On any given weekday, the workforce at Arnold AFB exceeds the population of the small Midwestern municipality. Arnold, the headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, is home to dozens of wind
Oct. 28, 2021
New F135 hardware undergoes accelerated mission testing at Arnold AFB

The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is back at Sea Level Test Cell 3, or SL-3, at Arnold Air Force Base for another round of accelerated mission testing, or AMT, to validate new hardware.AMT provides a means to put engines through a full life cycle of
Oct. 12, 2021
AEDC Fellow Dr. Stan Powell remembered for various contributions to the Complex

AEDC Fellow Dr. Eldon “Stan” Powell will be remembered for his contributions to Arnold Engineering Development Complex following his passing on Oct. 5 at the age of 72.Powell is credited for outstanding contributions in leadership, sustained technical excellence and innovative application of
Oct. 5, 2021
Arnold AFB home to more than 20 snake species

Twenty-one species of snakes are known to reside at Arnold Air Force Base.The rarest of these is the Northern pine snake, which is listed as a threatened species in Tennessee. The pine snake is a large-bodied snake that can grow up to 6.5 feet long. It is not venomous, but if threatened will coil,
Oct. 3, 2021
Arnold Fire and Emergency Services urges base personnel to learn sounds of fire safety

“Hear a beep, get on your feet.”“Hear a chirp, make a change.”Fire officials across the country, including those in Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services, want everyone to be able to distinguish between these sounds and heed their warnings.Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 3-9. The theme of
Sept. 28, 2021
Motorists urged to drive cautiously as peak deer-vehicle collision season returns

Every year, there are more than one million deer-vehicle collisions, or DVCs, in the United States resulting in more than 200 human deaths.State Farm lists Tennessee as a medium-risk state for DVCs, with their nationwide analysis of data from July 2019 through June 2020 showing that Tennessee
Sept. 27, 2021
Congressman John Rose visits Arnold AFB

1st Lt. Adam Doyle, second from left, a test manager in the Propulsion Test Branch, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), briefs Rep. John Rose, of Tennessee, about the engine testing conducted using the Sea Level Test Cell 3 (SL-3) as they tour the facility during the

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