New partners, new missions

The National Radar Cross Section (RCS) Test Facility (NRTF), the premier Department of Defense facility for RCS testing located near Holloman AFB on White Sands Missile Range, N.M., is now part of the 704th Test Group and was aligned under AEDC Dec. 1.Formerly known as Radar Target Scatter

Southern Middle Tennessee Branch of PMI names Marilyn Graves 2016 Project Manager of the Year

Marilyn Graves, a Capital Improvements project manager for the AEDC Aeropropulsion Combined Test Force, was named 2016 Project Manager of the Year by the Southern Middle Tennessee Branch of the Project Management Institute Chattanooga Chapter.Graves said she is truly honored to receive this

Team AEDC gives to Angel Tree program

AEDC team members (left to right) Senior Master Sgt. Charles Hoyt, Artious Walker and Tech. Sgt. Kristopher Boal organize gifts Dec. 13 for the Angel Tree program which were donated by AEDC team members. The drive was sponsored by the AEDC Air Force Sergeants Association and the collected items are

Local students participate in FIRST® LEGO® League Regional Qualifier Tournament

Sean O’Gorman and Jamison Norton (left to right at table), on the LegoTronics team from East Middle School, Tullahoma, prepare their team’s robot to complete a FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) mission. Twenty-seven teams gathered at Tullahoma High School Dec. 17 to compete in the FLL Regional Qualifier

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AEDC is ‘a key testing resource’ for GE Aviation

Altitude performance and operability testing of the General Electric Passport 20 engine, used in the Bombardier Global 7000 and 8000 business jets, was recently completed in an engine test cell at AEDC. According to Ben Frisby, Passport 20 evaluation and test program leader for GE Aviation, the

704th Test Group activated under AEDC

In a ceremony at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 6, the 96th Test Group was deactivated and the 704th Test Group was activated under the commander of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Christopher P. Azzano, Commander of the 96th Test Wing, Eglin

New partners, new missions

The 586th Flight Test Squadron, part of the 704th Test Group at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, is a unit of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.The 586th FLTS plans, analyzes, coordinates and conducts flight tests of advanced weapons and avionics systems primarily on the White Sands Missile

746th Test Squadron: Guidance and Navigational Test

The 746th Test Squadron (TS), also known as the Central Inertial and GPS Test Facility (CIGTF), is the designated lead test organization for the Department of Defense chartered to test and evaluate Global Positioning System user equipment and integrated GPS based guidance and navigation systems.The

AEDC team members make donations to Gatlinburg Fire Victims

Kevin Brown, Propulsion Wind Tunnel mechanical system engineer, collects donations in the Administration and Engineering building at Arnold Engineering Development Complex Dec. 8 for Sevier County officials, in efforts to help the Gatlinburg fire victims. Donations requested include items such as