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  • Intern lobbied for F-14 static display

    Lipscomb University student and Tullahoma-native John Lominac got the honor of a lifetime at the dedication ceremony of the F-14 Tomcat static display March 30 on base. Ever since he was a little boy, he said he has been fascinated with the F-14. During his internship in the base legal office in

  • Nashville Air Guard unit 'deploys' to Arnold

    Members of the Tennessee Air National Guard's 118th Airlift Wing "deployed" to Arnold Air Force Base March 31 as an exercise to train for deployment overseas. Arnold is "a gold mine for us," said Lt. Col. Shawn Anderson, commander of the 118th Operations Support Flight, because it's close to

  • Firefighters honored for heroism

    AEDC firefighters' quick response and rescue of a trapped workman here in September landed them the annual Firefighter Heroism Award for Air Force Materiel Command April 2. AEDC Assistant Fire Chief George Chambers and nine members of his shift responded to a 911 call to rescue a worker trapped by a

  • Arnold AFB team conducts first test in specialized space chamber

    The U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineer Development Center (AEDC) scientists and engineers are leading the way in finding solutions on Earth to complex problems satellites can encounter in space. A team at the center's space chamber research lab has conducted the first system checkout for the lab's

  • Arnold environmental scientists plan week-long Earth Day observance

    Environmental scientists at Arnold Air Force Base have planned a week-long observance of Earth Day. For starters, second graders from Broadview, Decherd and East Lincoln Elementary Schools are invited to participate in an environmental awareness project. The students will decorate brown paper

  • Arnold journalists win command media awards

    Two members of Arnold Engineering Development Center's Public Affairs Office earned journalistic and photographic awards. Philip Lorenz III, a 20-year Navy veteran who now works for Aerospace Testing Alliance, was the first-place winner in the Stand-Alone Photograph Category in the Air Force

  • Reservist marks ending career with last flight at Arnold

    Feb. 23 marked the end of era for one man at AEDC. Jim Crawford, an Aerospace Testing Alliance machinist, flew his last C-130 mission flight over Arnold Air Force Base, which signified his retirement. The Lynchburg, Tenn., native had served more than 30 years combined in the Air National Guard and

  • Tree harvesting debris clean-up to begin soon

    Travelers will soon see workers and more heavy equipment along several base roadways. After an 11-month tree harvesting project that ended in late October, civil engineers and environmental managers from Arnold are preparing for clean up sooner than expected. Keeping safety and the environment at

  • New vice commander on board

    Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) new vice commander reported for duty Feb. 26. Navy Capt. Robert "Bob" Roof succeeds Navy Capt. Christopher Flood who left AEDC in July 2006 for Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Md., as the chief of staff for the Navy's Program Executive