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  • Prahl charged with leading Space Test Branch

    Col. Lincoln Bonner, left, chief of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Division, passes the guidon to incoming Space Test Branch chief, Lt. Col. Dayvid Prahl, after leadership of the Branch was relinquished by Lt. Col. Adam Quick, right, during a Change of Leadership ceremony June 24,

  • Blount promoted to first lieutenant

    Lt. Col. Michael Knauf, left, administers the oath of office to newly-promoted 1st Lt. Ryan Blount during a promotion ceremony May 25, 2021, in Manchester, Tenn. (Courtesy photo)

  • Gill, Vaught promoted to first lieutenant

    Lt. Col. John McShane, right, materiel leader of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Aerodynamics Test Branch, administers the oath of office to newly-promoted first lieutenants Ryan Gill and Riley Vaught during a promotion ceremony, May 25, 2021, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. (U.S. Air

  • Allen undertakes 26.3-mile hike to fulfill a wish

    A beautiful vista or a crashing waterfall is often the reward sought by hikers, but Shannon Allen undertook a recent hike to grant a wish for a child.Allen, the National Environmental Policy Act, Natural and Cultural Resources planner for Arnold Air Force Base, and hundreds of others trained for

  • Flyover debuts new paint scheme for 586 FLTS jet

    The timing couldn’t have been better.It just so happened that one of the T-38 jets flown by the 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, was in need of a new paint job as the 70th anniversary of both the Air Force Test Center and Arnold Engineering Development Complex

  • AEDC Commander applauds community STEM event

    To coincide with the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 70th anniversary celebration at Arnold Air Force Base, the Coffee Airfoilers Model RC Club invited youngsters in the community to come out and try their hand at flight.The club hosted a children’s airplane toss competition June 26 at Coffee

  • AEDC celebrates 70 years with open house

    The AEDC “Hap Arnold Day” 70th Anniversary Celebration Open House on June 26 afforded members of the community a rare opportunity to see behind the fence and learn about the contributions the men and women of Arnold Engineering Development Complex have made to national defense and the advancement of

  • Space Test Branch helps change the world with decades of testing

    With the first ballistic missile being introduced in 1944 during World War II, the newest threat to the nations of the world was realized.At this time, the V-2 rockets, the world’s first long-range, guided, ballistic missiles, were not very accurate, but this new capability created new urgency for

  • Propulsion Test Branch at Arnold AFB helping power the Air Force since 1950s

    The Engine Test Facility (ETF), which is part of the AEDC Propulsion Test Branch at Arnold Air Force Base, was the first facility on base, with its construction completed in 1953.Equipment making up the ETF test cells, such as the motors and compressors, were confiscated from a Bavarian Motor Works

  • AEDC’s past lays solid foundation for future

    Arnold Engineering Development Complex has repeatedly been referred to as the U.S. Air Force’s “best kept secret,” but its role in supporting national defense since the site was dedicated on June 25, 1951, has been anything but hushed.For the past 70 years, the test capabilities offered by AEDC have