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  • Air Force lieutenant hopes to one day return home to Africa

    Growing up the son of missionaries, 2nd Lt. Wes Meredith considers Africa his homeland.Other than being born in Atlanta and going to college in Nebraska, Lieutenant Meredith has spent most of his life in Africa. "Since I grew up there, I never had anything to compare it to. So Africa is home as far

  • Model Shop upgrades decrease production time and lower cost

    Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) Model Shop recently finished a $5.5 million new equipment upgrade that is projected to reduce production time and cost by up to 80 percent.According to Dave Simmons, branch manager of the Model Shop, the Model Shop supports AEDC test, investment, plant

  • Charles Easley: a man of integrity with an inventive mind

    When Charles Easley graduated from high school, he already knew the military would be the gateway to the world beyond his home in Jackson, Tenn. He originally thought the Army was the way to go, but when the time came to enlist, the Air Force won out.Easley said almost from the beginning he loved

  • Assistant fire chief takes service to his country and community seriously

    George DeShields III, the newest Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) assistant fire chief, can remember as a little boy watching his dad fight fires as a volunteer firefighter in Kennett Square, Pa."I thought it was a cool job," he explained. "Now, I know it's the best in the world. You get

  • AEDC works to warm up children in need

    Each year, the Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) Top 3 Council, Air Force Sergeants Association and Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) strive to make a difference to local communities with fund drives and donations.As part of this effort, the local chapter of the Top 3 Council will donate

  • AEDC’s 2009 economic impact exceeds $760 million

    Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) economic impact - which includes AEDC and its remote operating locations - the Hypervelocity Tunnel 9 at White Oak in Silver Spring, Md., and the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field, Calif. - exceeded $760 million. This represents

  • P&W at AEDC - no on-the-job injuries in 10 years

    Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine test operations at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) achieved a major environmental health and safety milestone. On Nov. 11, P&W reached a 10-year, no lost-time injury milestone at the site. It has also been five years and five months since the last

  • AEDC employee knows 'Wounded Warrior' program changes lives

    Chief Master Sgt. Erik Wineland said May 26, the day he was medically discharged from the Air Force, was one of the darkest days of his life.He had to leave a way of life that he loved. Financially, Wineland and his wife Paula also faced an uncertain future.That was when a lady named Sharon Roark

  • Turkey Trot raises $1,800 for local charity

    AEDC's annual Turkey Trot gobbles up $1,800 for a local nonprofit organization.More than 180 participants ran to benefit the Good Samaritan organization in Tullahoma, Tenn. Good Samaritan is a nonprofit organization that provides social services to local citizens in need by assisting with

  • Local fifth graders teach, learn how 'to make a better world'

    The fifth grade energy team at Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Tullahoma wants to make a difference in their community.So teacher advisers Kathy Hagler and Sherry Roepke contacted Aerospace Testing Alliance's (ATA) Kathy Nichols, section manager, design technical support, to initiate a