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

Tunnel 9 director addresses hypersonic workforce development

Dan Marren, director of the AEDC White Oak site home of Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9, spoke to fellow AEDC teammates in a technical seminar July 21 at Arnold Air Force Base regarding the revitalization of the workforce at his test site. “Several things came together over about a decade of time to

Project Management Institute presents “Conflict Resolution Training”

The Project Management Institute Southern Middle Tennessee Branch is hosting a luncheon meeting at the University of Tennessee Space Institute on Aug. 18.Join local project management professionals for a time of networking and learning from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The guest speakers will be Alicia Page

Students get excited about science

The students in the AEDC Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Camp hold their certificates showing they completed three days of fun, hands-on science activities at AEDC. This year’s STEM Summer Camp was held July 12-14 for children of AEDC employees. Funded through the Air Force