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  • Long-tenured AEDC employees share memories, observations

    Among the thousands of employees who have forged careers across Arnold Engineering Development Complex are scores of engineers, craft personnel, managers, supervisors, administrative assistants and others who possess decades of experience in their respective fields.A number of these long-time

  • AEDC is a family affair for Garrards

    Nearly 60 years ago, Jim Garrard made a decision to work at then-Arnold Engineering Development Center, now Arnold Engineering Development Complex, that has had a ripple effect for both his family and AEDC.He is the first of three generations that have worked for AEDC. His son, Doug;

  • Arnold AFB home to bald eagles

    Previously only overwintering here, a pair of bald eagles began nesting at Woods Reservoir at Arnold Air Force Base for the first time in 2009. They have built two additional nests since then, but only use one at any given time.Two or three eaglets have fledged from nests around Woods Reservoir

  • Mental Health Awareness Month: Resources available for those in need of help

    Each May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month to raise awareness for mental health, as the name implies, but also to promote mental illness education and support.Lee Smith, Arnold Engineering Development Complex Community Support coordinator, said the goals of Mental Health Awareness Month

  • Continuous Evaluation program in place to ensure secure operations

    Military personnel, government employees and contractors across Arnold Engineering Development Complex are subject to enrollment in Continuous Evaluation, or CE, which is an ongoing screening process to review the background of individuals tasked with sensitive duties or those eligible to access

  • AEDC announces 70th anniversary open house

    Members of the community are invited to help the men and women of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex celebrate the organization’s 70th anniversary.The “Hap Arnold Day” 70th Anniversary Celebration will take place at Arnold Air Force Base, where AEDC is headquartered, on June 26 from noon to

  • Kangas hopes STEM outreach buds greater interest among area students

    Heather Kangas has made it her mission to take science, technology, engineering and math - otherwise known as STEM - beyond photos, charts and text and bring it to life for children living in close vicinity to Holloman Air Force Base. “I think it’s important just because not everybody’s been exposed

  • Wildflowers bloom at Arnold AFB

    The first week of May each year is recognized as National Wildflower Week, a celebration started by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. According to the center’s website, the observance began in 1987 “to celebrate the beauty and importance of native wildflowers across the United States.”The