AEDC Fire-Rescue participate in base emergency training

During a recent base emergency training exercise, the AEDC Fire-Rescue personnel responded to an emergency simulation involving a chlorine incident as part of the exercise. The simulation included a truck, which was carrying chlorine, catching on fire near the AEDC Fitness Center where one person

Study during Arcs upgrade results in major cost avoidance for AEDC

AEDC engineers performed a study during the Mid-Pressure Arc Heater (MPAH) upgrade project that led to a cost savings of approximately $3 million for AEDC.The MPAH project is a Central Test and Evaluation Investment effort to upgrade the materials test capability of the H2 Arc Heater Altitude Test

AEDC F135 Test Team receives AFMC award

The AEDC Aeropropulsion Ground Test team, who performed engine tests on the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, recently received an Air Force Materiel Command Test and Evaluation Award.The award recognizes a team for superior test and evaluation achievements

Butler receives William M. Dunne People’s Choice Award

Kirk Butler, a scramjet test engineer at AEDC, recently received the William M. Dunne People’s Choice Award.The award nomination cited that Butler’s technical skills ensured that 13 tests performed in the Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit Facility were successful from the period of April 1

OSI provides prevention tips for scams to team members

There are many common scams out there today by many different names, but all are attempts to ultimately obtain your hard earned money, and possibly your identification and financial account information.These scams are floated in various forms through misrepresented calls and emails, online, and even

Tunnel 9 efforts in data reduction to benefit Air Force

A member of the AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 staff in White Oak, Md., has optimized the data reduction process to expedite calculations and display of all data products, an improvement that will be of great benefit to the U.S. Air Force.The person leading the effort is Mick Marana, a test data

AEDC Advanced Missile Signature Center Team receives Gossick Team Excellence Award

Members of the AEDC Advanced Missile Signature Center Team received the Semi-Annual General Gossick Team Excellence Award for January-June 2016.AEDC Advanced Missile Signature Team members accepting the award are Nicolas Henson, the team’s lead, and David Cox, Henry Horne, Capt. Paul Malone and Bart

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Some IDs may be invalid starting Aug. 15

Individuals will no longer be able to access Air Force installations with a state-issued identification card or driver’s license from Minnesota, Missouri, Washington or American Samoa beginning Aug. 15. This new change aligns the Air Force’s installation access policy with requirements of the Real

Author documents historic significance of Camp Forrest

Before the establishment of AEDC and its unique aerospace testing facilities, part of the land Arnold Air Force Base sits on was used as one of the Army’s largest training bases during World War II.The camp, named Camp Forrest after Civil War Cavalry Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, was