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  • Record amount of material disposed of on ‘shred day’

    More than 33 tons of material were shredded June 18, resulting in AEDC's largest bulk shred of non-printed media to date. As part of ongoing recycling efforts, and in support of Information Protection Program requirements, AEDC hosted a bulk shred day to properly dispose of sensitive materials, to

  • AEDC tackles upgrade project to VKF compressed air system

    An Energy Conservation Investment Program-funded modernization project at the von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility at AEDC will save energy and money in the long run, according to John McInturff, ATA program manager on the project. "The savings are estimated to be around $162,000 and [the upgrade will

  • AEDC biologists help with effort to save bats

    Bats throughout the country are in serious trouble as a deadly disease has rapidly spread from state to state, wiping out whole colonies of the flying mammals. According to U.S. Fish and Wildlife agency officials, in 2006, a caver photographing hibernating bats approximately 40 miles west of Albany,

  • Tour group from Huntsville sees world-class testing facilities first hand

    Twenty-five engineers from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in Huntsville, Ala., had an opportunity recently to learn about the world's largest complex of ground testing facilities."The objective was to get a firsthand look at the equipment being used at AEDC and so that we could better understand

  • AEDC to host boating safety class

    Tennessee law requires everyone born after Jan. 1, 1989, to pass a boating safety class presented by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) before operating a vessel on state waterways.Thanks to the Arnold Police Department (APD), area residents can take that course May 14 at Arnold

  • AEDC Fire Department among best in AFMC

    The Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Fire Department has been selected as the Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC) Small Fire Department of the Year for 2010.The department will now compete in the same category among the various major commands at the Air Force level. The winners at that

  • AEDC earns StormReady status from National Weather Service

    When a deadly tornado rolled through Franklin County Feb. 28, Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) employees took shelter as the storm passed just south of the base. They were alerted through their computers and base communication system speakers in base facilities.But employees who carry

  • AFMC commander assesses state of the command

    Continued focus on the command's five priorities remains paramount in 2011, Air Force Materiel Command commander Gen. Donald Hoffman told his senior leaders in a memo sent Mar. 1, 2011.According to the memo, AFMC's top priorities for 2011 are largely unchanged from 2010:Continue to Strengthen AFMC's

  • AEDC provides mutual aid emergency assistance during tornado

    When the warning sirens went off on Arnold AFB on Monday, fire and police department first responders from the base were already en route to provide mutual aid assistance in Estill Springs, a nearby community, due to adverse weather affecting much of middle Tennessee.Approximately 14 first

  • Arnold Air Force Base families could hear new housing plan details soon

    As negotiations continue for a private company to take over housing at Arnold AFB and three other bases in the Southeast, Arnold's housing manager says he expects they will meet with families soon to discuss how the change will affect them."A town hall meeting is planned in mid-March, pending