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April 10, 2017
AIAA Tennessee Section accepting award nominations

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Tennessee Section is accepting nominations through April 14 to present annual awards recognizing significant technical accomplishments, outstanding achievements and support to AIAA Section activities.This is
April 10, 2017
Project Management Institute presents ‘Earned Schedule’ at April 27 luncheon

TULLAHOMA, TENN. – The Project Management Institute (PMI) Southern Middle Tennessee Branch is holding a luncheon meeting at the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) April 27, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.The guest speaker will be Rodger Oren, PhD, PMP, who will be discussing “Earned Schedule – A
April 10, 2017
Prescribed fire sustains Arnold land management goals

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. – Proper utilization of prescribed fire is both art and science, as it takes a combination of fuel conditions, weather conditions, smoke management, ignition techniques and timing to result in the appropriate fire intensity to accomplish site specific management
March 23, 2017
AEDC team supporting the development of Towed Airborne Plume Simulator

A team of engineers at AEDC are supporting the continued development and testing of the Towed Airborne Plume Simulator (TAPS), a simulator that can be towed behind aircraft for testing missile warning and infrared countermeasure systems.Most recently the AEDC TAPS team assisted the Air Force
March 20, 2017
Team members’ barricades and signs reporting efforts improve safety conditions

During a Safety Condition Campaign in February focused on barricades and signs, AEDC team members identified 257 instances of needed corrections throughout the Complex.Barricades at AEDC are used to minimize exposure to personnel hazards that exists due to maintenance, construction or test
March 20, 2017
AEDC JA Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 2-8

Arnold Air Force Base Legal Office, in commemoration of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 2-8, 2017, is raising awareness about crime victims’ issues and rights and introducing the community to the important resources and services available. Last year, over 5 million individuals were a
March 20, 2017
Local school receives aid for STEM initiatives

Richard Skipper (second from left), director of Career and Technical Education for Coffee County Schools, accepts a donation from an Arnold Engineering Development Complex contractor, National Aerospace Solutions, LLC, General Manager Cynthia Rivera for Science, Technology, Engineering and
March 20, 2017
Remain ‘Alert,’ register your information

It has floated up through the grapevine that there is some confusion, or maybe more correctly put, “consternation” regarding the Emergency Mass Notification System (EMNS) we use here at AEDC.As you can see below in an excerpt from AFMC guidance on the EMNS dated Dec. 19 2016, Head Quarters has taken
March 17, 2017
AEDC White Oak site director receives 2017 AIAA Ground Test Award

Dan Marren, director of the Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9, AEDC White Oak site at the Federal Research Center in White Oak, Maryland, has been selected to receive the 2017 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Ground Testing Technical Committee’s Ground Testing Award.Dan Lewis, Tunnel 9
March 17, 2017
Area students get glimpse into the day of an AEDC engineer

AEDC engineer Tom Hartvigsen, right, discusses AEDC inspection capabilities to prospective engineering students attending Engineers Week Engineer for a Day Feb. 22 at Arnold Air Force Base. Pictured with Hartvigsen is Coffee County Central High School student Andrew Godwin, far left, and

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