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  • AEDC firefighters train in West Virginia University training unit

    Members of the AEDC Fire Department spent March 27-29 training on how to fight fires using a state-of-the-art training facility on wheels.The West Virginia University Fire Service Extension trailer allows firefighters to train in a controlled environment. The trailer is set up with two

  • AEDC hosts Air Force International Affairs "outreach" briefing for engineers

    Maj. Zachary Owen, Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs office, recently presented a briefing on collaborative foreign research and development (SAF/IA) opportunities to AEDC's Air Force and contractor engineer and scientist workforce. "I came down to Arnold to talk to AEDC's engineer

  • AEDC shows changes in workplace at local Smithsonian exhibit

    Over the last 60 years, Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) has continued to perform its primary mission: develop, test and evaluate weapon, propulsion, aerodynamic and space systems at realistic conditions for the nation.But many things regarding the way AEDC employees worked have changed,

  • Contaminated soil cleanup moving into next phase

    Environmental workers at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) are calling ongoing efforts to clean contaminated soil on the base a success.At the end of January, CH2MHill and subcontractor TerraTherm finished work behind AEDC's Model Shop, where a high concentration of perchlorethylene (PCE)

  • Tech Transition workshop looks to find business opportunities

    Representatives from 40 companies have been invited to Arnold Air Force Base later this month to talk about business opportunities that could be beneficial to both sides.Dhruti Upender, AEDC's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program manager, invited businesses from Tennessee and all over

  • Explosives clearing goes underground at Arnold AFB

    While the surface may look clear in the woods off Wattendorf Highway, there are still crews out clearing up Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) in the woods at Arnold Air Force Base.The difference between the work done last year and now is this time they're going underground.The Military Munitions Response

  • Committee officers help lead OSHR safety efforts

    Dave Everett, Otis Eady and Mitch Kendrick would be the first to tell you it's a team effort. But Catherine Plunkett, director of the Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) Safety and Health Group (SHG), recently singled out these men for spearheading a number of successful safety initiatives by the

  • AEDC engineers support 'airstart' testing at Edwards Air Force Base

    Test pilots at Edwards AFB, Calif., have successfully performed "airstarts" on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter over the last few weeks, an important milestone in opening up the aircraft's test syllabus, according to a Lockheed Martin test pilot.During an in-flight "airstart" the pilot secures power to

  • Daddy-Daughter Dance proves to be popular event at AEDC

    Dozens of fathers and daughters turned out for the first ever Daddy-Daughter Dance at Arnold Engineering Development Center, March 23. The event was held at the Arnold Lakeside Center and was hosted by Arnold Youth Programs. Although the event was limited to base employees who sponsored a child, the