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  • AEDC contractor award fee announced

    The Air Force announced an award fee rating of 92 for the Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) operating contractor, Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA), for the period October 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012. The award fee determining official, Randall Culpepper, gave the contractor high

  • AEDC's Sharon Butcher: an interesting journey

    Sharon Butcher, an Information International Associates (IIa) Inc. resource librarian at AEDC's Technical Library, loves to travel.She recently returned from a 10-day vacation to Machu Picchu and Nazca, Peru and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, satisfying a long-time desire to visit those "special

  • AEDC Power Control workers stay busy 24/7

    To say that electrical power at AEDC is a big deal is an understatement.When Joe Migliaccio, ATA lead test engineer at the Large Rocket Test Facility J6, flipped the switch to fire a CASTOR rocket motor for a well-attended test at AEDC, he had a lot on his mind, including whether there would be

  • SBIR workshop at AEDC considered a sucess

    Organizers of AEDC's first Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Transition Workshop say they garnered positive feedback about the event, and that it may lead to several new capabilities being developed at the center."Everyone thought it was very productive," said Dhruti Upender, AEDC's SBIR

  • AEDC's Capt. John Dayton brings home first place in Air Force swimming event

    Most swimming pools are just starting to fill up for the summer, but one AEDC Airman has already spent plenty of time in the water.Capt. John Dayton, Assistant Operations Officer in AEDC's Turbine Engine Ground Test Complex, competed April 19 in the Headquarters Allied Air Command Ramstein Swimming

  • Defense Acquisition University registration to open in May

    Defense Acquisition University registration will open around May 17, 2012, and students should apply as soon as possible since classes fill quickly. Members' applications will be processed by priority, supervisor approval date and class start date, with Priority 1 students taking

  • Deadline is May 3 to enter Miss AEDC Pageant at Arnold Lakeside Center

    Arnold Air Force Base Services Youth Programs will host a Miss AEDC Pageant for ages 5-18 at Arnold Lakeside Center May 5.The event is open to the public and will be held from 12-6 p.m. Cost to enter is $25 and each division winner will receive a crown, sash and flowers. Second, third and fourth

  • AFMC to promote Employee Physical Fitness Month in May

    May is National Employee Physical Fitness Month, a time for all us to focus on developing and / or maintaining a fit and healthy workforce. Air Force Materiel Command will be promoting its Be Active: Physical Fitness and Activity Initiative throughout the month. According to the Centers of Disease