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Jan. 12, 2022
Innovative ideas sought for new AEDC Spark Tank program

Arnold Engineering Development Complex personnel with innovative ideas – no matter how big or small – to improve AEDC are invited to share their suggestions. Doing so could lead to funding to progress their implementation. The new AEDC Spark Tank is underway and open to military, DOD civilians and
Dec. 21, 2021
Members of Team AEDC remember two of their own on the 50th anniversary of their passing

Two weeks before Christmas a little more than a half-century ago, John T. Hill and Alvin D. Overman were charged with carrying out a routine job inside a small building behind the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Model Shop at Arnold Air Force Base.It was there that both of their lives
Dec. 20, 2021
Virtual reality capability used during sensor validation in AEDC test cell

When performing sensor validation tests in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Sea Level Test Cell 1, or SL-1, this summer, AEDC engineers at Arnold Air Force Base had the opportunity to view in nearly real-time a three-dimensional representation of the test hardware and support systems using
Dec. 14, 2021
Arnold AFB workforce serves more than 200 local children through AEDC Angel Tree

An old adage warns against judging a book by its cover.This expression certainly applied to the nondescript garbage bags that by the morning of Dec. 6 had lined the floor and shelves of the former barber shop at Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex.On the
Dec. 9, 2021
Innovation Center opening soon for engineers at Arnold AFB

Engineers at Arnold Air Force Base will soon have a place to play around with their innovative concepts.This figurative “playground,” referred to as the Innovation Center, is being established to offer engineers a venue to break away from the confines of their desks and cubicle walls to brainstorm,
Nov. 30, 2021
AEDC Turkey Trot draws dozens for pre-holiday jaunt

Even as it nears its 40th year, a longstanding pre-Thanksgiving tradition at Arnold Engineering Development Complex shows no signs of slowing down.The 36th annual AEDC Turkey Trot was Nov. 10 at the Arnold Lakeside Complex, the third consecutive year the race has been held at the ALC since its
Nov. 29, 2021
Junior Force Council Booster Club’s Thanksgiving Food Basket Program has most successful year yet

The Arnold Air Force Base Junior Force Council Booster Club was unable to conduct its annual Thanksgiving Food Basket Program in 2020, but this year its members rallied together to get the word out and collect food items.Altogether, 62 food baskets were collected, making 2021 the most successful
Nov. 24, 2021
Web-based enrollment to streamline visitor pass process at Arnold starting Dec. 1

Annually, the Arnold Air Force Base Visitor Control Center processes over 9,000 contractor and visitor Defense Biometric Identification Systems, or DBIDS, cards and passes.While these numbers are unlikely to decrease in the coming years, the VCC will be implementing a new web-based enrollment
Nov. 24, 2021
Investment prepares AEDC to test next-gen engines

As the Air Force develops engines for next-generation aircraft to fly faster and stay in the air longer, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, an Air Force Test Center organization, is preparing ground test facilities to prove their worthiness. The Next Generation Turbine Engine Test Capability
Nov. 23, 2021
AEDC Fellow James Nichols’ contributions to the complex remembered

AEDC Fellow James H. Nichols will be remembered for his contributions to Arnold Engineering Development Complex following his passing on Nov. 8 at the age of 91.Nichols is credited with exhibiting technical and managerial leadership in advancing state-of-the-art wind tunnel facility design,

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