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  • AEDC supports more than 50 years of testing for T-38 Talon

    Air Education and Training Command celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first operational T-38 Talons' arrival at Randolph Air Force Base (AFB), Texas March 17.Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) tested the T-38 before it flew and has supported upgrades to the aircraft throughout the

  • Arnold AFB observes 60th anniversary in June

    AEDC turns 60 years old June 25, and High Mach is planning a series of features to help the center celebrate its years of critical contributions to the defense capability of the United States military as well as commercial aerospace ventures.President Harry Truman dedicated Arnold June 25, 1951, in

  • New baler reduces cost, time and improves recycling capability at AEDC

    AEDC's 704th Mission Support Group's Base Services recently acquired a new major asset - a state-of-the-art baler that will process approximately 2,000 pounds of recyclable materials, including paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and aluminum cans, every 20 minutes.According to Robbie Evans, the base

  • 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