AFMC promotes awareness of heart attack warning signs

February is American Heart Month. The National Institutes of Health reports that more than one million people in the United States have a heart attack each year. Of the people who die from heart attacks, about half die within an hour of their first symptoms and before they reach the hospital. When a

AEDC tunnel back online after $33 million upgrade

The AEDC wind tunnel 4T, known for store separation testing as well as conventional sting-mounted force and pressure model testing, is now back online after a $33 million facility upgrade effort. The work was funded by the Test Investment Planning and Programming (TIPP) and the Direct Budget

AEDC sponsored FIRST® LEGO® League teams compete

The FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) of Middle Tennessee, which is sponsored by AEDC, recently held its second Tullahoma Regional Qualifying Tournament.Roughly 400 people were at Tullahoma High School volunteering, watching or participating in this year's qualifying tournament Dec. 6, an event that's

Combined Test Forces take shape at AEDC: New process meant to be more 'customer-centric'

"It's not about fixing something that's broken but about taking something that works and making it work better," Col. Tim West, Senior Materiel Leader and Chief of Test Operations Division at AEDC, said regarding the transition to a team-centric Combined Test Force (CTF) structure with greater

ATA Suggestion Program begins New Year with savings

ATA personnel submitted suggestions which provided $129,024 in savings for the start of the 2015 fiscal year through the ATA Employee Suggestion Program.For the 2014 fiscal year, ATA employee suggestions provided a total cost savings of $546,040 for AEDC. The ATA employees that submitted suggestions

Engineers announce National Engineers Week plans, preparing local students for new horizons

Committee members with various professional engineering societies are completing arrangements for scheduled events that will prepare local students in "Engineering New Horizons," which is the theme of the 2015 Engineers Week, Feb. 22-28.Local events for the week include a MathCounts® competition, a

Cowan Football program receives ATA donation

ATA makes a donation to Huntland High School

AEDC personnel walk to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

F135 test demonstrates success of AEDC workshare initiative

"The workshare initiative is an example of how Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) consistently improves the test experience," said Dan Blaettler, program manager of U.S. Air Force Engine Component Improvement.Blaettler's comment is in reference to the Accelerated Mission Testing (AMT) of