Biographies

Arnold Air Force Base

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

DEREK G. SPEAR

Colonel Derek Spear is the Commander of the 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
JEFFERY STAINES

Jeffrey “Jeff” T. Staines 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 $20B in defense infrastructure and 95 aerospace test facilities spanning eight
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