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  • 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

  • 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