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  • "Johnson Junction" creator honored for contributions to AEDC

    Arlis Johnson retired as an engineering specialist around 1997, but his legacy at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) lives on.The Tullahoma resident was recognized for a couple of his contributions in a casual ceremony Sept. 29.One is the "Johnson Junction" box, which he developed in 1986

  • Program can help AEDC military personnel transition to classroom

    Troops to Teachers is a U.S. Department of Education and Department of Defense program that helps eligible military personnel begin new careers as teachers in public schools where their skills, knowledge and experience are most needed.According to Cliff Yager, director of Tennessee Troops to

  • Retired general speaks of "lessons learned," AEDC, at AAPS event

    Retired Maj. Gen. Robert Dickman treated luncheon guests to some of the wisdom he has gained during his distinguished career. General Dickman, the executive director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), spoke to the Arnold Association of Professional Societies (AAPS)

  • Arnold Police K-9 team medals in Olympics

    The Arnold Police Department's K-9 team, Bikkel and his handler Officer Jason Layne, was among the top finishers at the American Working Dog Police Academy Olympics.The Olympics are held annually at Vohne Liche Kennels in Denver, Ind. More than 100 local, state and federal agencies had teams at this

  • F-15 engine tested on tri-fuel blend for first time

    Continuing the march toward certifying the entire Air Force fleet on alternative fuels, an F-15 Eagle engine is undergoing performance testing here using a unique blend of three different fuel types.The F100 engine is being tested withJP-8 conventional aviation fuel, a bio-fuel derived from tallow,

  • Joel Reynolds is enjoying the ride

    Not long ago, Joel Reynolds finally saw the light, or in his case, the lights.Reynolds, who has been with AEDC's police department for 23 years, had purchased his "dream machine," a new GL1800, a Goldwing three-wheeled motorcycle in 2005, but it was only recently that he decided to take it to the

  • AEDC's Prebola redefines "soccer mom"

    Cindy Prebola sort of backed into her role as the recreational soccer director for the Tullahoma Soccer Association. Growing up in the South - first in Tullahoma, then in Mississippi - she was not exposed to the sport as a child. That changed when she and her husband, John, who is from the

  • Q&A with long-time AEDC worker, aerospace expert

    The Tennessee chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) recently hosted a space and missiles lunch and learn presentation at the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) with a guest speaker who has a long history with Arnold.Sam Dougherty is a former AEDC employee

  • Employees lauded for response to fire

    Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) officials are congratulating a group of employees who quickly reacted to a recent refrigerator fire in the von Kármán Facility (VKF).In fact, Wayne Jennings, the safety engineer with Aerospace Testing Alliance's (ATA) Safety and Health Group who