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Sept. 17, 2013
Level I and II acquisition certification now automated

As of August 2013 the acquisition certification system will review personnel records daily to determine if an individual meets Level I or II acquisition certification standards. If a personnel record shows that an individual meets all required standards, he or she will automatically be granted
Sept. 17, 2013
Budget uncertainties force AFMC to eliminate flu shots for some civilian employees

As command officials make tough budget decisions with fewer dollars to spend, Air Force Materiel Command civilian employees who are not beneficiaries of the TRICARE health program will no longer receive Air Force Materiel Command-provided flu shots in advance of the upcoming flu season. Civilian
Sept. 13, 2013
ATA awards vocational technology scholarships to personnel's dependents

Aerospace Testing Alliance's (ATA) focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is opening new doors for ATA personnel's dependents by awarding scholarships in a different educational area - vocational technology.ATA awarded three ATA Vocational Technology Scholarships with a
Sept. 12, 2013
AEDC focuses on the human elements of maintenance and reliability

Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) professionals and engineers attended workshops and a lunch and learn sponsored by the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) Middle Tennessee Chapter and Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA). The events focused on factors least
Sept. 11, 2013
Arnold Community Council announces annual dinner Oct. 10

The Arnold Community Council (ACC), a community support group for AEDC, will host its annual dinner Oct. 10 at the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center. The guest speaker is retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula. After a distinguished military career, Deptula became the dean of the Mitchell
Sept. 11, 2013
ATA receives certificate of ISO 9001:2008 Recertification

Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) was recently certified ISO 9001:2008 compliant after an audit performed by external registrar Det Norske Veritas (DNV.)ATA received the DNV Business Assurance Management System Certificate plaque certifying that ATA has been found to conform to the Management System
Sept. 10, 2013
Doolittle Raiders' final toast ceremony slated for Nov. 9 at Air Force Museum

The U.S. Air Force will host the famed Doolittle Tokyo Raiders' final toast to their fallen comrades during an invitation-only ceremony on Nov. 9, 2013, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. On April 18, 1942, 80 men achieved the unimaginable when they took off from an aircraft carrier on a
Aug. 30, 2013
VKF modernization program reaches a milestone, ready to pave the way for next-generation flight simulation testing

A team comprised of engineers, outside machinists, schedulers and other specialists at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) have focused their ideas, energy and time over the past four years on completing the first major modernization program on the 1950s-era von Kármán Gas Dynamics
Aug. 29, 2013
AEDC engineers display innovation ideas

A display of AEDC engineer's ATA Innovation Grant ideas were recently viewed at an AEDC Technical Excellence Seminar Poster Session Aug. 15 where there were 18 posters displayed.The posters displayed innovation ideas that may be implemented at AEDC and were developed by individual ATA engineers and
Aug. 28, 2013
Are you ready for Global Harmonization?

No, we're not talking "world peace" or an agreement end to all war, but we are talking a global agreement - developed by the United Nations and adopted by over 65 countries. It standardizes information found on chemical material safety data sheets and product labels between countries, and it could

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