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  • AEDC workers meeting challenge of returning wind tunnel to service

    A look at the photos shows the scope of the damage: two-inch thick steel plates cracked and peeled away from stabilizers as easily as peeling the shell off of a boiled egg.The daunting task of repairing the damage in the Von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility (VKF) Wind Tunnel A is kind of like putting

  • AEDC employee uses woodworking skills to give to others

    If you're ever in a meeting with Daryl Justice at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), you might see him run his hand over the wood on the table where you're sitting. He admits it's a habit; one that he says many people who love working with wood have."I'll see a table or something in a

  • ATA subcontractor CEO receives Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award

    Mark Isom, the founder, president and CEO of Knoxville-based Premiere Building Maintenance Corp., was honored this year at the 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission's Leadership Awards Banquet in Knoxville Jan. 13.One of the commission's goals is to work with community

  • Second annual Bridal Fair at ALC moved to Feb. 19 open to public

    Arnold Lakeside Center (ALC) at Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base, has rescheduled the Second Annual Bridal Fair for February 19. The event is open to the public and will be from 1-5 p.m. with multiple vendors expected. The ALC staff will be available for menu planning and

  • AEDC team runs final TACS systems checkout for VKF wind tunnels

    A test team at AEDC recently concluded a successful operational checkout of the new Test Article Control System (TACS) at the von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility's (VKF) Tunnel B.According to Simon Choi, AEDC's project manager for the effort, the objective of this test project was to validate the

  • AEDC junior officers observe flight line operations first-hand

    Recently, 1st Lt. Jason Lackey and 2nd Lt. Drew Miller, junior Air Force officers who are test project managers with AEDC's Turbine Engine Ground Test Complex (TSTB), took full advantage of a unique opportunity. Lt. Col. Brent Peavy, the TSTB commander at AEDC, had suggested that they accompany John

  • New loading dock improves safety and convenience

    The new loading dock recently completed at Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) Warehouse 1 means unloading trucks will no longer have to block lanes of Hap Arnold Drive.That should be welcome news to many employees, who have long complained of traffic congestion during shift changes and

  • Geolocation fad can affect privacy & security for Airmen

    Privacy and security aren't what they used to be. With advancements in technology, enhanced GPS capabilities and smartphones with built-in GPS, managing privacy and security is a full-time job.But with new technologies come new risks. Today, more than ever, it is vitally important that Air Force

  • AEDC to again participate in Relay for Life

    This year's Relay for Life is being held April 29-30 at the Coffee County Fairgrounds, and AEDC employees will again participate in the fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.At Relay, teams of people camp out and take turns walking or running around a track. Each team is asked to have a

  • Arnold team among those honored with NASA group achievement award

    An AEDC team comprised of engineers, instrument technicians, outside machinists, test program planners and administrative professionals were among a larger group recently recognized with a NASA Group Achievement Award. The team from AEDC participated on an Alternative Aviation Fuel Experiment