AFTC hosts Air Force small business event: Bringing the warfighter’s needs to small business partners

Mark your calendars - the Air Force Test Center (AFTC) Small Business Industry Day will be held Nov. 18-20 at the Huntsville Marriott in Huntsville, Ala.The Air Force is pioneering a new type of Industry Day - Air Force Small Business Industry Day (SBID) - that focuses on small business product

ATA awards Vocational Technology Scholarship to Shelbyville student

Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) continued a commitment to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) support in 2014 by awarding a $1,000 Vocational Technology Scholarship to Tyler Cooper, a Shelbyville resident and son of ATA employee James Melton.Cooper is enrolled at the Tennessee

AEDC pioneer visits wind tunnels he helped design

Eighty-nine year old Robert Tatro had the opportunity to return to Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) to see the developments made since he was employed at the base in the mid-to-late 1950s.Though now residing in San Diego, Tatro once worked at Arnold Air Force Base as an engineer for

AEDC employees get the ‘Antiques Roadshow’ experience

How many antique items do you have lying around your house, garage or storage that could be valuable? You just need the right venue to tell you the value of those Civil War pieces or of those Chinese rhinoceros horn cups from the 1700s.And by the way, Chinese rhinoceros horn cups were appraised at

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam tells ACC crowd – AEDC is important to our state

Governor Bill Haslam recently told members of the Arnold Community Council (ACC) that he wants to increase the aerospace and defense footprint in the state of Tennessee. He also said he thinks Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) provides the state with a "critical advantage."The governor

AEDC Fire Department reminds you ‘working smoke alarms save lives: test yours Every Month!

In an effort to better educate communities throughout the U.S., firefighters and safety advocates nationwide are joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in promoting "Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!" as the theme for this year's Fire

Desktop icon offers quick access to helping agencies

It is now even easier to gain access to the online directory to all helping agencies available to base personnel through the Helping Agencies icon on all AEDC personnel's desktops.The helping agencies are available through the Arnold AFB homepage in the Employee Resource Guide under AEDC Links.

Lutz’s love for Jaguars ‘trending’

Ron Lutz, an engineer in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Test Technology Branch and Manchester resident, has a love for Jaguars but not of the animal kind. His interest in Jaguar automobiles was recognized by Motor Trend magazine in the special summer issue titled "Motor Trend

ATA donation supports local arts

Glenn Liston heads hypersonic branch at AEDC

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) formed the High Speed Experimentation Branch at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), with Glenn Liston selected to head the new venture.As chief of the branch, Liston will oversee the operations of the government and contractor team that will