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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • AEDC Model Shop steps up to fulfill customer request

    The AEDC Model and Machine Shop recently stepped up to meet a short notice need for the warfighter by fabricating test articles critical to meeting an accelerated Air Force Test Center rapid fielding schedule.In an effort to meet a tight execution schedule for the needed test articles, the Advanced

  • B-52 testing conducted at AEDC continues to pay off

    Testing performed at AEDC proves critical to validate safe separation of new munitions from the B-52 Stratofortress, which has recently flight-demonstrated a joint direct attack munitions drop from the internal bay for the first time.“The B-52 Stratofortress continues to deliver strategic

  • Flight dynamics, hypersonics create major increase in workload at AEDC

    AEDC could see record-breaking increases in testing for some of its facilities over the next several years as a result of Air Force plans to recapitalize large portions of its aircraft fleet.Col. Timothy West, who oversees the AEDC Test Operations Division, predicts challenging times ahead – but a

  • AEDC contributions to Viking ensures Mars first landing

    The NASA Viking Lander 1 successfully reached the surface of Mars in July 20, 1976, due to the testing AEDC conducted on the launch vehicle and the entry vehicle parachute system.The Titan III/Centaur launch vehicle for the lander was tested in the Propulsion Wind Tunnel in the mid-1960s and the

  • AEDC STEM Aviation Program attendance soars

    With participation of more than 60 students, the AEDC Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Aviation Program had a record number of attendance during the last school year and during the recent graduation aviation flights with the Eagleville Soaring Club.The aviation program began

  • AEDC White Oak tours offer rare look at Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9

    A tight work schedule did not keep the dedicated professionals on the leading of edge of science and technology at AEDC White Oak from recent opportunities to share some of their work with the outside world.In two separate tours held within days of each other, the staff at AEDC Hypervelocity Wind

  • AEDC contributions to Viking ensures Mars first landing

    The NASA Viking Lander 1 successfully reached the surface of Mars in July 20, 1976, due to the testing AEDC conducted on the launch vehicle and the entry vehicle parachute system.The Titan III/Centaur launch vehicle for the lander was tested in the Propulsion Wind Tunnel in the mid-1960s and the