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  • It happens on Wattendorf Highway

    You are stopped in traffic waiting for things to start moving in front of you. You see movement in your rearview mirror. Looking up, you watch a car run into the back of your car, totaling both vehicles.You are driving the speed limit. The truck behind you is following so closely that you cannot see

  • AEDC leaders induct community leaders as Honorary Commanders

    Arnold Engineering Development Complex personnel and community leaders came together for an induction ceremony March 8 to further the relationship between Arnold Air Force Base and the community.The gathering officially launched the Arnold Air Force Base Honorary Commander program. The first of its

  • New equipment in Arnold AFB Model Shop helps cut project time in half

    Precision machinists in the Arnold Air Force Base Model and Machine Shop wasted no time getting their new vertical turning center up and running.Since installation was completed shortly after the calendar rolled into 2024, the machine has operated virtually nonstop both day and night.The vertical

  • Local students participate in Engineers Week events

    Neighboring middle and high schools participated in Engineers Week activities that took place at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, or UTSI, and Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex.Engineers Week ran from Feb. 18-24 and included a MathCounts

  • AEDC Fellow Martha Simmons remembered for her contributions

    AEDC Fellow Martha Simmons will be remembered for her contributions to Arnold Engineering Development Complex following her passing on March 8, 2024, at the age of 69.Simmons is credited for making notable and valuable contributions to the nation’s aerospace capabilities in numerous areas relevant

  • Air Force conducts third Sentinel static fire test

    The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Northrop Grumman and Aerojet Rocketdyne conducted a static fire test March 16, 2024, for the Stage-3 solid rocket motor of the LGM-35A Sentinel weapon system at the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee.

  • AEDC awards new Test Operations and Sustainment contract

    The Contracting office at Arnold Air Force Base awarded the Test Operations and Sustainment (TOS) II contract valued at more than $3.7 billion on March 14.  This contract will ensure continuity of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) ground test mission for the next several years.Beyond