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  • Arnold Fire and Emergency Services offers tips for safe Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving is a happy occasion for most, one filled with the joys of family, friends and, of course, food. Members of the Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services team want base personnel to have a memorable Thanksgiving and not for the wrong reasons.”Obviously, nobody wakes up saying,

  • AEDC machinist keeps pedal to the metal during leisure time

    Life in the fast lane suits Daniel Jones just fine.Jones’ work and his pastime both center on achieving extreme speeds. As the inside machinist lead at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Model and Machine Shop at Arnold Air Force Base, Jones works to support the high-speed testing that

  • New sign installed at Main Gate of Arnold Air Force Base

    Workers install a new sign at the Main Gate at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., on Oct. 22, 2020. The new sign, located alongside Wattendorf Highway before entering the base, was necessary after an accident occurred in February 2020, in which a car ran off the roadway and collided with the previous

  • F135 testing resumes in J2

    Testing of the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine has resumed in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex J2 Engine Test Cell at Arnold Air Force Base.The test team is seeking to validate the structural integrity and aerodynamic characteristics of a new fan rotor design for the F135, the powerhouse of

  • Engine sensors testbed being stood up in SL-1

    Sea Level aeropropulsion test cells at Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, typically serve as testbeds to put engines through their paces from the relative safety of the ground. But now in SL-1, a F404 engine is becoming the testbed.This effort will

  • AEDC at forefront of hypersonic test, evaluation

    Hypersonics is considered a critical field for national defense, and the Arnold Engineering Development Complex is critical to the success of the Department of Defense in that field.“Effective test and evaluation is key to the rapid fielding of hypersonic systems,” said Col. Jeffrey Geraghty, AEDC

  • AEDC Turkey Trot returns to offer respite in a COVID-19 world

    Despite the current chaotic times, an Arnold Engineering Development Complex tradition lives on.The 35th annual AEDC Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run at Arnold Air Force Base will take place this year on Nov. 13 beginning at 4 p.m. at the Arnold Lakeside Complex, or ALC. The Company Grade Officers’ Council at

  • Arnold AFB Carroll Building hits the big 3-0

    For a time, those at Arnold Air Force Base responsible for engineering analysis and computer operations were spread far and wide across the installation.They either worked out of one of the dozens of “fish camp” trailers, as they were then described, set up across the base or occupied available