Biographies

Arnold Air Force Base

Colonel

WAYNE K. DIRKES

Colonel Wayne Dirkes is the Commander at 704th Test Group, Holloman AFB, New Mexico. He is responsible for flight and ground testing of advanced air capabilities for lethality, speed, survivability, and stealth. These include avionics and weapon systems flight tests, inertial navigation and Global
Chief Master Sergeant

Evan T. McCoy

Chief Master Sergeant Evan T. McCoy is the Senior Enlisted leader of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, headquartered at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The Complex employs more than 3,000 people and comprises more than 90 aerospace test capabilities across eight states. With facilities at
Colonel

Grant A. Mizell

Col. Grant A. Mizell is commander of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, headquartered at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The Complex employs more than 3,000 people and comprises more than 90 aerospace test capabilities across eight states. With facilities at Arnold Air Force Base in middle
Ms. Sarah Beth Morgan

Ms. Morgan is Chief of Complex Support at Arnold Engineering and Development Complex, headquartered at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The complex employs more than 3,000 people and comprises more than 90 aerospace test facilities spanning eight states. AEDC capabilities are unmatched in span and
Mr. Kevin M. Muckerheide

Kevin M. Muckerheide is the Deputy Director of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), headquartered at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The complex employs more than 3,000 people and comprises more than 90 aerospace test facilities spanning eight states.
Colonel

Jack W. Rhodes

Colonel Jack Rhodes is Commander, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex. The Test Group employs nearly 2,000 people to execute test activities across all domains and develops, sustains, and operates more than 40 test facilities across five states. He oversees operations located at
Colonel

Dalbert R. Shaw

Colonel Dalbert R. Shaw serves as the Senior Materiel Leader and AEDC Program Manager at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. He leads a Group-equivalent Division of 61 personnel
Colonel

AARON T. STEVENSON

Colonel Stevenson serves as the Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) to the Commander of Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), advising on strategic and operational planning for reserve support across the DoD’s largest flight simulation test enterprise. He supports full-spectrum
Mr. Edgar K. Tucker

Mr. Edgar “Ed” Tucker is the Senior Technical Director of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, headquartered at Arnold Air Force Base, TN. He serves as the principal technical advisor to the commander and is responsible for providing technical direction for the planning, execution, analysis
Lieutenant Colonel

EVAN VALDEZ

Lt Col Evan Valdez is the Test Support Division Chief at Arnold Engineering Development Complex on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. He executes $100 million in funds and leads 950 military, civilian, and contractor personnel to provide medical, civil engineering, communications, security, logistics, and