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March 16, 2020
Efforts of many keep ‘Project Phoenix’ moving forward

Numbers help tell the tale of how a major milestone was recently achieved in the refurbishment of the former J-5 Large Rocket Motor Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base.On Nov. 21, the final concrete pour was performed for the Block 1 heater pit which will house the heaters that will allow for
March 16, 2020
Hypersonics pioneer Marren retiring from AEDC

Early in his career, Dan Marren was among those at what was then known as the Naval Surface Warfare Center in White Oak, Maryland, charged with improving offensive and defensive systems on sensitive national defense programs.Their success had historic implications.“The Pentagon program manager
March 14, 2020
Statement by the Department of Defense on Domestic Travel Restrictions

New travel restrictions for service members, DoD civilians, and their families assigned to DoD installations, facilities and surrounding areas within the United States and its territories.
March 5, 2020
COVID-19 updates for AEDC, Arnold AFB

Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Arnold Air Force Base has established a web page for all decisions and directives associated with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). AEDC will continue monitoring major command (MAJCOM) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s policy and
March 2, 2020
NFAC wind tunnel testing demonstrates successful integration of refueling, monitoring systems

It turns out two systems developed to serve separate purposes were made for each other. The pairing of an aerial refueling apparatus and instrumentation that could be used to boost its functionality was successfully tested recently in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex National Full-Scale
March 2, 2020
F-35 store separation test completed ahead of schedule, under budget at AEDC facility

Store separation testing on a 1/15th scale model of an F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 4-foot transonic wind tunnel, or 4T, at Arnold Air Force Base was completed weeks ahead of a scheduled facility maintenance outage, saving the test customer
March 2, 2020
Arnold Fire and Emergency Services team gets up-close look at military helicopters

As U.S. Army helicopters one-by-one landed in the center of the running track outside the Administration and Engineering Building at Arnold Air Force Base Dec. 20, several passersby stopped to watch the aircraft, sending a cyclone of leaves flying as they maneuvered to the ground. The helicopters -
March 2, 2020
Robotics teams supported by Arnold STEM compete, win awards at FIRST® Tech Challenge at MTSU

Five robotics teams sponsored by the Arnold Air Force Base Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program attended the regional Tennessee FIRST® Tech Challenge, or FTC, competition in February at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.The Tennessee Robotics Club from
March 2, 2020
AEDC personnel honored at annual awards breakfast

Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership honored military and civilian government annual award winners and nominees during a breakfast Feb. 21 at the Arnold Lakeside Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.The award recipients are:Maj. Wesly Anderson, Field Grade Officer of the YearCapt.
March 2, 2020
Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services building expansion consolidates functions, storage

Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services equipment that once had to be stored and serviced in outbuildings is now more readily accessible after the completion of a roughly 1,500 square foot addition to the FES building.Arnold Engineering Development Complex Civil Engineering Branch oversaw

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