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July 20, 2012
AEDC Fitness Center offers customers a new exercise asset, the Crossfit program

The staff at AEDC's Fitness Center is excited about a new program they are offering to those who use their facilities.Kevin Duncan, AEDC's Health and Wellness Center (HAWC) fitness assessment monitor, said the program, called Crossfit, is a strength and conditioning regimen founded in 2000 by Greg
July 20, 2012
Aerospace Testing Alliance announces voluntary reduction

The lead contractor at Arnold Air Force Base, Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA), announced it will offer a voluntary reduction in force (VRIF) to its employees this week.The VRIF allows interested employees to voluntarily request a layoff, often meaning the company faces fewer involuntary or forced
July 20, 2012
Jeremy Winters named paratriathlon national champion

Jeremy Winters has one word he lives his life by: perseverance. Winters, the son of Joe and Patricia Winters, was recently named the Men's Paratriathlon (Tri 6) National Champion. Jeremy, who is legally blind, competed in the USA Paratriathlon National Championship in Austin, Texas, in May."It was a
July 20, 2012
Cope chosen for State Department defense trade advisory group

Steve Cope, vice president for Arnold Community Council (ACC) and director of business development and marketing for Avion Solutions, Inc. in Huntsville, was recently selected for membership in the U.S. State Department's Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG)."This is not only an honor for Steve and a
July 20, 2012
AEDC's Airman Eric Ball is aiming for the future

One of the military's most effective recruiters is often a person's older brother.Senior Airman Eric Ball is the first to acknowledge that joining the Air Force was not on his mind, until his brother enlisted in the Air Force's security forces and told him about the work and the educational
July 12, 2012
Limited Seats Available in FAM 103--Register Now! Upon Completion Earn 114 CLPs & Fulfillment for Acq 101!

The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) offers a myriad of resources and options available to those needing acquisition Continuous Learning Points (CLPs). Course offerings are open to officers, enlisted, and civilians alike and are delivered through both live instruction and student-paced web
July 11, 2012
AEDC’s STEM spokesperson speaks about national educational challenges and how to tackle them

U.S. education statistics for 2012 paint a discouraging, if not an almost grim picture, according to Jere Matty, AEDC's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) educational outreach specialist."The Department of Defense has an ever-increasing need for employees in scientific,
July 11, 2012
Registration open for Arnold Tri-City Medal Play Championship

The Arnold Tri-City Medal Play Championship will be held July 21-22 with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The field will be flighted depending on the number of participants. Second round play will be flighted based on first round scores. Second round score improvement limit will be 7-15 percent as
July 11, 2012
AEDC instrumentation technician Randall Moon enjoys staying busy at work and home

Randall Moon discovered early on that he had a gift for working with electronics."I started when I was 10 years old [when] I built a super heterodyne vacuum tube [amplifier]," said Moon, an ATA instrument technician in AEDC's Aerothermodynamic Measurement Laboratory (ATML). Moon's older brother, who
July 11, 2012
AEDC's Graham Brandon joins the Air Force

When Graham Brandon came to work at AEDC's base services two years ago, he already knew that joining the Air Force might be a path he wanted to take."About eight months ago, I started talking to Erik Wineland," recalled the 22-year-old Manchester native. "I was asking about his experiences in the

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