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  • Dr. Mark Mehalic selected as executive director of AEDC

    A new executive director has been chosen to assist in leading the mission of Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC).It was announced recently that Dr. Mark Mehalic accepted the position, officially beginning in his new role earlier this month.Mehalic stated that he's glad to be at AEDC and is

  • Framed prints donated to AEDC in remembrance of 9/11

    In recognition of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., two framed prints of fighter jets flying over the Pentagon and the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, were donated to Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC).Dean and Judy Mohler presented the prints to AEDC Commander Col.

  • AEDC support for NASA's Orion aids in first launch preparation

    Testing at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) has assisted NASA in preparing the Orion spacecraft for its first trip into space, anticipated in December.It was announced this month that the spacecraft has completed several milestones at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Engineers

  • AEDC Services Office hosts NAF sale

    Services is reorganizing and cleaning out storage and a large quantity of items is now eligible for a Nonappropriated Funds (NAF) Sale.The sale, open to the public, will be at 8 a.m. on Sept. 26 and 27 at the Arnold Golf Course. All items will be displayed on site and sold cash and carry. Only cash

  • Wolfenbarger notified of Order of the Sword induction

    In an emotional ceremony Sep. 3, Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, learned she has been selected for induction into the AFMC Order of the Sword.The surprise notification was made in front of hundreds of Airmen from Wright-Patterson as well as senior leaders from

  • Arnold AFB holds Prescription Medication Take-Back event

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Detachment 106 will provide Arnold Air Force Base personnel with an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs through a Prescription Medication

  • PMEL advances turbine flow meter calibration

    The AEDC Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) pioneered the use of propylene glycol and water blend as a surrogate calibration fluid and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently adapted the use of the blend.The calibration fluid is used for turbine flow meters

  • ATA donates to area LEGO League teams

    As a partner to the Tullahoma Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE), the Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) Employee and Community Activities Committee (ECAC) recently provided a $3,300 donation for the purchase of robot kits for local FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) teams.FLL,

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a