AEDC leads the way with new testing capability for smaller gas turbine jet engines

A small, but dedicated team of engineers, machinists and craftsmen have completed a reactivation project on Arnold Engineering Development Center's T-3 engine test cell, significantly expanding the center's test capabilities. "We're very excited about having T-3 ready for test operations," said

AEDC Honor Guard available for flag retirement services

Two Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) Air Force Honor Guard members salute an American flag while it burns during a flag retirement ceremony held at Camp Arrowhead, a Boy Scout camp on the base near Woods Reservoir. One of the honor guard's duties is to destroy unserviceable flags in a

New AEDC Fellows to be inducted June 25

Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) will induct two new AEDC Fellows June 25 at the annual Fellows banquet at the Arnold Lakeside Club. The new Fellows are Dr. David Elrod and Wade Stevenson. They join 56 others selected for this honor since the program began in 1989. The AEDC Fellows

Arnold munitions expert serves country on two fronts

In 1992, Navy recruiters had Mike Brumer firmly in their sites, or so they thought. The young man liked what he heard and found the prospect of going into the specialized nuclear technical field aboard submarines hard to resist. "I qualified for the nuclear program and that looked really

Fighter engine fuel test ends, prepares for first flight

The first fighter jet engine completed alternative synthetic fuel testing at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., in May. The fuel was tested on a Pratt & Whitney F100 engine, the powerplant for the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon in a

AEDC tackles another complex store separation test from the Navy’s Super Hornet

Arnold Engineering Development Center is the U.S. Navy's choice for flight simulation testing on the next generation of ordnance carried on board the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, according to Frank Taverna, the Naval Air Systems Command store separation lead for the F/A-18E/F, P-3, S-3, EA-6B, among

Young technician brings safety to every aspect of life

Justin Weibert, Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) technical specialist for the safety and health group at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), is like many young adults after graduating high school--uncertain about what direction life is taking them. Weibert really enjoyed the outdoors and

Jim Johnson returns to AEDC to share unique experience

Retired Air Force colonel and former Sverdrup director, Jim Johnson, visited Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) last week to share his experiences with more than 30 people in the AEDC Chapel about the highlights of his three-week study in Israel in January. Since his final retirement in

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Mark to be guest speaker at Fellows banquet

The 13th Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. Hans Mark, will be the guest speaker at the 2008 Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Fellows Banquet June 25 at the Arnold Lakeside Club. Dr. Mark's experience ranges from academia and research to senior positions within NASA and the Department of