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April 24, 2013
AEDC team members prepare for a future in engineering

Two recent college graduates employed at AEDC prepare for their future engineering careers by participating in a Jacobs Future Weekend event.Nathan Sindorf, an electrical controls engineer, and Billy Stack, a systems engineer, with the prime contractor ATA, were selected to attend the event held in
April 24, 2013
First STEM team sponsored by AEDC and ATA headed to FIRST Tech World Championships visits Arnold AFB

When a high school robotics team recently visited AEDC's Fitness Center to share their experiences and demonstrate the technology they have learned to master, Jere Matty, AEDC's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) educational and outreach coordinator, was thrilled.Team R.P.G
April 24, 2013
AEDC Fire Department joins community first responders to conduct mutual aid exercise training

When the Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department recently hosted the 2nd Annual Multi-County Live Burn Weekend at the Hillsboro Park, firefighters had a busy day."The event brought more than 100 firefighters from every surrounding city and county to train in Putnam County's mobile live fire trainer,"
April 24, 2013
AEDC's Rick Trull graduates from prestigious FBI National Academy course

AEDC's Manager of Emergency Services, Rick Trull recently graduated from the 252nd Session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy Program at Quantico, Va. He was the first Arnold Police Department officer to graduate from the 78-year-old academy's program."It was a
April 11, 2013
AEDC team supports testing of CASTOR® 30XL rocket motor ahead of Antares flight testing

Testing is complete on an Alliant Techsystems, Inc.'s (ATK) CASTOR® 30XL developmental rocket motor in AEDC's J-6 Large Rocket Motor Testing Facility."AEDC is the only place to test this motor, due to their unique capability of being able to simulate upper atmospheric conditions," said Jeff Winter,
April 8, 2013
AEDC’s Melissa Miller: When triathlons became her passion

When she first arrived at AEDC to work, Melissa Miller, an aerospace engineer, who recently had graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology, recalls being overwhelmed.She looked around in awe at the wind tunnels, space chambers - all of the massive infrastructure at AEDC - and met her coworkers,
April 8, 2013
Everett completes training at the Southeastern Command and Leadership Academy

Lt. Dave Everett of the Arnold Police Department recently received a certificate for completing the Southeastern Command and Leadership Academy (SECLA), a law enforcement leadership development program hosted by the UT Law Enforcement Innovation Center and the criminal justice department at UT
April 8, 2013
Air Force Network migration coming to Arnold

The Arnold AFB Unclassified Network (AUNet) computer users and computers will soon migrate into the centrally managed Air Force Network (AFNet).As the Air Force continues to transform its cyber operations, the Air Force Network Integration Center and 24th Air Force have established a centralized
April 8, 2013
AIAA Tennessee Section accepting award nominations

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Tennessee Section presents annual awards to recognize significant technical accomplishments, outstanding achievements and support to AIAA Section activities.This solicitation is an opportunity for individuals to recognize colleagues,
April 5, 2013
United Launch Alliance conducts test of the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle in AEDC's 16 foot transonic wind tunnel

A team of engineers, technicians and outside machinists at AEDC played a key role in conducting transonic wind tunnel testing in support of NASA's upcoming Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), the first planned, flight test of the Orion Multi-Purpose Vehicle without a crew. A United Launch Alliance

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