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  • AEDC squadron commander gets career opportunity of a lifetime

    When Lt. Col. L. Najeeb Ahmed entered the Air Force as a commissioned officer in 1992, he had two goals he wanted to accomplish. One was to deploy to help support the warfighter, and the second was to get an assignment overseas. He accomplished the first goal in 2006 when he deployed to Bosnia. The

  • Limbaugh, Pickering and Bowling named newest AEDC Fellows

    Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) will induct a new AEDC Fellow and two Lifetime Achievement Fellows June 25 at the annual Fellows banquet at the Arnold Lakeside Club. The newest AEDC Fellow is Dr. Charles Limbaugh. He joins 58 others selected for this honor since the program began in

  • AEDC hosts community tour to educate, build support for Air Force

    More than 20 civic leaders from communities around Arnold Air Force Base departed June 11 for a two-day community relations tour to Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., and nearby Robins Air Force Base (AFB). AEDC Commander Col. Art Huber, who was stationed at Robins prior to AEDC, hosted the event and

  • AEDC Services team tackles a big job

    Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) Resource Recovery and Recycling Program (RRRP) involves some heavy lifting inside, but occurs mainly outside the 225-plus buildings on AEDC's approximately 40,000 acres, including the Tennessee National Guard firing range, Gossick Leadership Center,

  • Change of Command ceremony planned

    AEDC will hold a Change of Command ceremony July 13 at the 718th Test Squadron, Building 1088, to welcome the 26th commander, Col. Michael Panarisi and family. Colonel Panarisi is currently the commander of the 412th Operations Group at Edwards AFB, Calif. He deployed to Prince Sultan AB, Saudi

  • ATA work force may decrease next fiscal year

    The President's 2010 budget request documents a $24 million reduction in funding for contractor services at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC). This reduction would go into effect Oct.1. Consistent with Aerospace Testing Alliance's (ATA) philosophy of only using an involuntary reduction in

  • NASA astronaut reflects on career in Air Force and space

    Arnold Engineering Development Center has had the privilege not only once, but twice this year to host a NASA astronaut with retired Col. Rick Searfoss speaking recently at the center's annual Safety and Health Week. Safety and Health Group Director Catherine Plunkett enjoyed Searfoss' speech and

  • Pearson named ATA deputy general manager

    Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) General Manager Dr. David Elrod recently announced that ATA's Board of Directors has appointed Steve Pearson to be to be the contract's next deputy general manager. "His prior experience outside of AEDC [Arnold Engineering Development Center], his broad role as