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  • 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

  • Air Force selects an offeror to privatize housing at Arnold AFB

    The U.S. Air Force announces it has selected Forest City Military Communities, LLC (Forest City) as the Highest Ranked Offeror (HRO) in its effort to privatize military family housing at four installations in the continental United States, including Arnold AFB. The other installations include Shaw

  • Upgrade already saving more than $534K annually

    A project to replace the original compressed air supply system at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center is nearing completion and is already paying significant dividends, literally, according to an AEDC project manager."Add this energy savings to the money saved by not having to

  • AEDC whitetail deer under “surveillance”

    The whitetail deer that motorists see dart across Wattendorf Highway, and sometimes collide with their vehicles, are a natural part of the ecosystem around Arnold Engineering Development Center. As such, the deer require monitoring and attention just like many other animal and plant species on the

  • Arnold riders raise $1,700 for local sergeant's association

    On Aug. 13, Arnold Engineering Development Center's Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) chapter hosted their second annual bike-a-thon on base to raise funds for projects that include a number of quality-of-life initiatives.About 17 employees at AEDC took part in the bike-a-thon, which was

  • Arnold's first civilian deployer reflects on time overseas

    Long before Joshua Johns first came to Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) in 2005, he already knew the best path in life was not always straight nor the easiest one."I grew up reading biographies and attempted to model my life after what they did, thinking I would get to those same

  • Top aerospace minds discuss career lessons learned

    A recent American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics(AIAA)-hosted presentation on "lessons learned during a career in aerospace" provided a forum for aerospace engineers from around the country to meet and discuss ongoing challenges.Guest panelists for the event, held at the University of

  • IIa makes donation to Special Olympics

    Information International Associates (IIa) Inc., a subcontractor for Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA), made a $500 donation to Special Olympics Area 13 Aug. 11 at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC).In addition to a giant check, the star of the presentation was Shawna Eifert, a Tullahoma