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  • Arnold AFB’s economic impact exceeds $1 billion in fiscal year 2023

    The economic impact of Arnold Air Force Base across the state of Tennessee was $1.06 billion for the 2023 fiscal year.Arnold AFB impacted the local areas through payroll, secondary jobs created through local spending, and other expenditures for supplies, utilities, fuel and services and the spin-off

  • Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering visits Arnold AFB

    Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, is greeted by Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Randel Gordon and other installation leadership as she arrives for her Dec. 11, 2023, visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. During her visit to Arnold,

  • AEDC welcomes high school students for Engineers Week

    Students from neighboring high schools will have the opportunity to learn more about the engineering profession as Arnold Engineering Development Complex gears up to host the long-held Engineers Week, Feb. 18-24.This event, which coincides with National Engineers Week, will provide students with the

  • AEDC Safety advises caution when it comes to earthquakes in Tennessee

    Growing up in California, we experienced earthquakes from time to time and learned what to do when one hit.The last one I experienced before moving to Tennessee was a 6.0 earthquake that shook things up and caused some damage. Moving to the south, I worried about tornados but thought earthquakes

  • Snowfall seen across Arnold Air Force Base as winter front moves through

    Snow accumulates at the Administration and Engineering building, located at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Jan. 15, 2024. The area saw snow accumulations of several inches as a winter storm moved across Middle Tennessee bringing heavy snowfall and frigid temperatures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith

  • AEDC team members mark completion of 16S honeycomb

    The designers of the 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base recognized when their work began in the 1950s that continuous improvements to the test facility would eventually be needed to keep pace with advancements in technology that were sure to transpire over the ensuing

  • Air Force conducts second Sentinel static fire test

    The Air Force and Northrop Grumman conducted a static fire test today for the Stage-2 solid rocket motor of the LGM-35A Sentinel weapon system at the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee.