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  • Gifts dropped off for the 2018 AEDC Angel Tree program fill a storage room at the Arnold Air Force Base Medical Aid Station. This year, all 140 children on the Angel Tree list provided to Arnold Air Force Base were sponsored. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brad Hicks)

    Arnold Air Force Base personnel provides gifts for 140 area children through AEDC Angel Tree program

    The gifts flowed into the Arnold Air Force Base Medical Aid Station so rapidly on the morning of Dec. 6 that the space remaining in the storage room used to house them not already claimed by bicycles, LEGO sets, action figures, board games and other toys was quickly filled. As presents continued to roll in, additional space was needed. The hallway
  • Bunch official photo

    Bunch nominated to command AFMC

    Lt. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. has been nominated by the President for a fourth star to become the next commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
  • Hypothermia can be dangerous.

    Dressing for cold weather

    Hypothermia is defined as abnormally low body temperature caused by prolonged exposures to very cold temperatures. When exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins to lose heat faster than it’s produced. Lengthy exposures will eventually use up your body’s stored energy, which leads to lower body temperature.Body temperature that is too low
  • Mechanical Design Engineer Troy Wetherholt (third from left) receives the Engineer Analysis of the Year Award during the National Aerospace Solutions, LLC Salute to Excellence Annual Award Ceremony Nov. 14, 2018, at the Arnold Lakeside Center, Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Also pictured from left is NAS Deputy General Manager Michael Belzil, NAS General Manager Richard Tighe and NAS Mission Execution Director Roderick Cregier. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

    National Aerospace Solutions leadership honors 2018 Salute to Excellence Annual Award winners

    On Nov. 14, NAS team members with the AEDC Test, Operations and Support Contract received awards during the Salute to Excellence Annual Awards Ceremony at the Arnold Lakeside Center, Arnold Air Force Base.Presentations were given for the: Quality Award, Safety Award, Security Award, Innovation Award, Customer Service Excellence Award,
  • Daryle Lopes, left, chief of Arnold Fire and Emergency Services, receives a certificate recognizing his 15 years of service from Eugene Mittuch, project manager of the Facility Support Services contract at Arnold Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Ortiz)

    Arnold Fire and Emergency Services team members achieve 135 years of service

    Six members of Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services recently achieved milestone years of service. They are: William Odell Crutchfield, firefighter crew chief, 25 years; Billy King, firefighter, with 25 years; Thomas Anthony King, firefighter, 25 years; Kenneth Yarbrough, firefighter crew chief, 25 years; Joe Lee Brassfield,
  • Stephen Maccarino assists 1st Lt. Karlie Madden in loading one of the food baskets donated as part of the Junior Force Council’s Thanksgiving Food Basket Program. With help from AEDC team members across base, JFC members at Arnold collected donations for 51 food baskets for Coffee County families in need of Thanksgiving meals, surpassing the number of baskets that have been collected in years past. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Ortiz)

    Arnold Junior Force Council leads effort in record-setting food donation collection for local families

    With help from AEDC team members across base who donated canned food items, the Arnold Air Force Base Junior Force Council members collected enough donations for 51 food baskets for Coffee County families in need of Thanksgiving meals. Stephen Maccarino, JFC president, stated that this year’s effort was impressive and thanked everyone who supported
  • 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
  • Julie Gesell, granddaughter of the late Wilmer Adam Anderson, an AEDC concrete laborer, sketches the name of her grandfather when visiting the memorial outside the Administration and Engineering Building Nov. 16. Anderson was among four AEDC team members who tragically lost their lives in an accident Dec. 17, 1962, at the J-4 liquid rocket test cell. The memorial is dedicated to all individuals who have lost their lives in service to AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Ortiz)

    Family of Wilmer Adam Anderson visits Arnold AFB

    The family of the late Wilmer Adam Anderson, an AEDC concrete laborer, visited Arnold Air Force Base to see the memorial outside the Administration and Engineering Building that is dedicated to individuals who have lost their lives in service to AEDC. Anderson was one of four AEDC team members who tragically lost their lives in an accident on Dec.
  • Jeff Youngblood, machinist, operates a lathe in the Base Civil Engineering machine shop at Arnold Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Ortiz)

    Outside machinists providing critical support to facilities at Arnold Air Force Base

    Machinists at Arnold Air Force Base are essential to the AEDC mission, making sure that the facilities and test cells are running efficiently and effectively to meet the needs of test customers. Though rarely in the spotlight for their work, the outside machinists working in the shop at the Base Civil Engineering Building complete tasks that are
  • The top two AEDC Turkey Trot finishers from each group pose with their prizes. Pictured from left is Paul Wright, who finished first overall, 1st Lt. Johnathan Gutierrez, who finished second among male runners, Johanna Hay, who placed first among female runners and finished the race second overall, and Laura Burke, who finished second among female runners and third overall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brad Hicks)

    Arnold Air Force Base Thanksgiving tradition continues with 33rd Annual AEDC Turkey Trot

    When 1st Lt. Johnathan Gutierrez began planning this year’s AEDC Turkey Trot, the first-time organizer learned through his research that turkey trots are the most popular footraces in America. And more than 30 years after the first one was held at Arnold Air Force Base, the Thanksgiving holiday tradition continues to draw a crowd. More than two
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