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  • J.D. Sons credits grandmother with opening doors to a rich life

    John David "J. D." Sons, Aerospace Testing Alliance's cooling water lead operator at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), credits someone special in his life with opening the door to a long and rewarding career at the world's leading ground testing complex. "If it

  • Annual Tennessee AIAA section awards recognize 'best of the best'

    The local American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Tennessee Section held their 2009 awards luncheon Tuesday at the Arnold Lakeside Center. Awards presented included the Gen. Henry H. "Hap" Arnold Award, a Billy J. Griffith Award, two Special Awards and an AIAA Section Booster

  • Local play brings awareness and hope for a cure

    Those who have suffered or know of someone who has suffered from Alzheimer's knows it is a debilitating, sometimes long-term disease. There are still a lot of unknowns about the disease and any awareness is only helping the cause and research. Although Weldon Payne, author and playwright, has not

  • AEDC display aircraft dedicated to fallen naval aviator

    Oct. 3 was the kind of day a naval aviator loves -clear blue skies and gentle breezes, ideal for visual flight rules (VFR) flying. Arnold Air Force Base officials chose what Navy Cmdr. Todd Wilson, commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three Seven (VFA-137) at Naval Air Station (NAS),

  • Team AEDC pays tribute to veterans by hosting annual VA Picnic

    Blue skies and seasonably cooler weather greeted approximately 100 military veterans who came to Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Oct. 1 to enjoy the annual VA Picnic, which Arnold Air Force Base has hosted since 1992. Rick Orzino, an Arnold Community Council (ACC) member and a former

  • Ribbon-cutting ceremony marks debut of new Tunnel 9 test control room

    The staff and leadership of the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development's (AEDC) Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 at White Oak near Silver Spring, Md., opened the facility's doors to members of the community and customers to celebrate the completion of a new test control room Sept. 18. The newly

  • Summer turnaround turns out to be the center's most successful

    This summer Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) craftsmen and engineers saw the successful completion of a major turnaround project in the Engine Test Facility (ETF). There were a number of jobs involved in this effort including refurbishment of the RC2 cooler, removal and installation of a

  • Botanist sees a different side of AEDC's environment

    Kevin Willis doesn't have just any ordinary job. He spends his time outside, wading through briars, land and water researching current, new and unique plant species that are housed on Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) property. As the AEDC botanist for the past four years, Willis is

  • New ETF service air system is now more energy efficient for AEDC operations

    Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) is always looking for ways to conserve the cost of energy. Although it was not initiated as an energy-cost savings project, replacing the Engine Test Facility (ETF) Service Air System has already seen energy-cost savings. The new system will implement a

  • McCarthy makes first visit to AEDC

    William J. McCarthy visited Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) for the first time recently. McCarthy is the deputy director of Net-Centric, Space and Missile Defense systems, from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E). His visit had a dual purpose