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April 21, 2020
Arnold FES team rescues five people trapped 300 feet underground at J-4

Saturdays at Arnold Air Force Base are typically quieter days, with most of the workforce at home spending the weekends with their families.But on Saturday, Feb. 29, it wasn’t so quiet for the Arnold Fire and Emergency Services crew.A call came into the FES station around 11:30 a.m., informing the
April 17, 2020
Critical national defense mission keeps AEDC open amid pandemic

Ground testing for critical Department of Defense projects will continue at Arnold Engineering Development Complex while mitigating the risks during the Coronavirus pandemic.That means some employees will stay on-the-job and the Complex will remain open. Tunnel 9 in Maryland temporarily halted
April 17, 2020
Ribbon cut on Tennessee Department of Veterans Services field office at Arnold AFB

An office providing resources and guidance to help ensure area veterans receive the benefits to which they are entitled officially opened March 12 at Arnold Air Force Base. State and local officials, joined by base personnel, cut the ribbon on the new Tennessee Department of Veterans Services
April 17, 2020
AFMC mission operational under ‘new norm’

With a focus on high priority, critical operational needs and ensuring the health and safety of Airmen, the Air Force Materiel Command continues to maintain support to the Air Force across all mission areas in the face of COVID-19.
April 9, 2020
Arnold AFB Exchange, Commissary patrons must wear face coverings beginning April 10

In an effort to continue to slow the spread of the Coronavirus and protect the workforce at Arnold AFB, the installation Commander, Col. Jeffrey Geraghty has determined that all Base Exchange and Commissary patrons will be required to wear a face coverings while shopping in either facility. The
April 7, 2020
Jolly Green II taken to extremes

HH-60W enters intense heat, cold, wind and rain testing to prove the new aircraft’s sustainability in any operational environment.
April 3, 2020
Arnold AFB moves to a new operating posture

To further protect the health of the workforce at Arnold Air Force Base during the Coronavirus pandemic, while completing test missions critical to the nation’s defense, Col. Jeffrey Geraghty, commander, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, has directed the base move to an “Operationally Urgent”
April 3, 2020
Arnold AFB announces first COVID-19 case

An Arnold AFB team member is being treated and evaluated by health care professionals following the first confirmed case of COVID-19 at the base.
April 3, 2020
AEDC Innovation Grant research generates tactical solution for test facility security

Engineers at Arnold Air Force Base have researched the use of a Cross-Domain Solution, or CDS, interface to allow plant operations systems outside of the plant control room to remain unclassified during classified test programs.Scott Howard and Greg Halliburton, Department of Defense team members
April 1, 2020
Tunnel 9 avoids downtime with Containerized Vacuum System

After a compressor in their facility went down, personnel at Arnold Engineering Development Complex Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, moved swiftly to install a system capable of picking up the slack.From the initial conceptualization to the finalization of operating procedures,

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