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  • Memories for the 60th anniversary

    I was fortunate to start work at AEDC when the Air Force decided to add space testing to their complex of test facilities. I studied the physics of condensation and published a paper on the topic. It was read by Ken Templemeyer who was in charge of developing the space chambers. At issue was the

  • AEDC employee coaches LEGO® League teams

    These aren't your father's LEGOs®, but your father probably didn't participate in LEGO League.FIRST® LEGO League (FLL®) is a robotics program for ages 9-14, which is designed to get children excited about science and technology and teach them valuable employment and life skills. FIRST represents the

  • Another major TEDAC milestone met

    Officials from on and off base attended the construction kickoff ceremony for the Turbine Engine Dry Air Capability (TEDAC) Phase II Sept. 20 at the C-Plant Airside building at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC).The $49.7 million contract is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

  • Memorabilia illustrates Bowden's military heritage

    A couple of old bugles, a worn Army jacket and a gold pan may not mean much to the average observer.But to Jeannie Bowden, facility security officer (FSO) for Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), they represent her family's rich military service that goes

  • Force structure announcement impacts at Arnold AFB

    Two force structure announcements were made Nov. 2 by the U.S. Air Force and the Air Force Materiel Command. Arnold Air Force Base leadership expects minimal impacts as a result of the announcements.Air Force civilian workforce restructure/Global Base SupportThe first announcement, made by the

  • AFMC restructures to cut overhead, make command more efficient

    Providing greater military capabilities, improving readiness and operating effectively in the current fiscal environment is the purpose of an Air Force Materiel Command-wide restructure announced by Air Force officials today. AFMC will reduce the number of its centers from 12 to five. This will cut

  • Air Force announces civilian workforce restructuring

    Air Force officials announced several adjustments to the civilian workforce. In response to direction from the Secretary of Defense for DoD to stop civilian growth above fiscal year 2010 levels and the need to add 5900 positions against the Air Force's top priorities, the Air Force eliminated

  • AEDC pays tribute to veterans at annual VA picnic

    Sunny skies and warm weather provided the perfect setting for the annual VA Picnic hosted Oct. 6 by Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) at the Arnold Lakeside Center (ALC).Approximately 95 veterans, along with their caregivers, were treated to hot dogs and hamburgers with all the trimmings

  • AAPS sponsors STEM event at Polly Crockett

    Volunteers from the Arnold Association of Professional Societies (AAPS) at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), along with University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) students, sponsored a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) booth Sept. 17 at the Polly Crockett

  • AEDC's LDV technology pioneers meet the future

    A recent gathering at AEDC's laser technology laboratory brought five of the center's pioneers on laser Doppler velocimetry together with Dr. Todd Lowe, whose company's subminiature three-component laser Doppler velocimeter (SM3 LDV) had undergone acceptance testing there."The people we were meeting