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June 4, 2018
Air Force Research Laboratory spearheading VKF Tunnel D return to operations

Until recently, the last period of sustained activity at von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility (VKF) Wind Tunnel D at Arnold Air Force Base was more than four decades ago.Today, Tunnel D is humming once again, as more than 50 checkout runs have been conducted so far this year. The complete resurrection
May 29, 2018
Air Force strengthens partnerships through International Enlisted Engagements Program

The Air Force educates and trains more than 11,800 international partner air force members each year. Historically, enlisted airmen have made up a relatively small subset of this total. But the U.S. Air Force believes there is an opportunity to apply the world-class skills and expertise of the
May 29, 2018
Command meets its cost-savings objective for second fiscal year in a row

Air Force Materiel Command captured more than $2.5 billion in cost savings for fiscal year 2017, the second fiscal year in a row the command has achieved its strategic savings objective.
May 22, 2018
Arnold AFB Company Grade Officer Council assists Habitat for Humanity during Veterans Build

Members of the Arnold Air Force Base Company Grade Officer Council recently lent a hand during the Habitat for Humanity 2018 Veterans Build to support a local veteran and an area family on the verge of homeownership. On April 20, CGOC members volunteered with the Rutherford County Area Habitat for
May 21, 2018
Arnold team members volunteer at Special Olympics Summer Games in Tullahoma

Arnold Air Force Base Staff Sgt. Richard Griffin marches in the procession with the teams at the Area 13 Special Olympics on May 1 at the Tullahoma High School stadium. (U.S. Air Force photos/Jacqueline Cowan)
May 21, 2018
Col. Briggs honored at retirement ceremony

During a retirement ceremony held for Col. Raymond Briggs, right, May 11 at Arnold Lakeside Center, Maj. Gen. David Harris, left, Air Force Test Center commander, pins the Legion of Merit medal onto Briggs’ lapel. The Legion of Merit is an award given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the
May 21, 2018
Free-jet engine test at AEDC facility sets record

Transonic speeds with large volumetric flow rates were recently achieved during free-jet testing of a high-bypass engine in the AEDC C-2 test cell at Arnold Air Force Base, setting a record for free-jet mode engine testing at Arnold.According to Doug Hodges, test engineer with the Propulsion
May 21, 2018
Robotics team sponsored by Arnold STEM competes at World Championship

After qualifying at the regional competition in Knoxville, the robotics team from Central Magnet School in Murfreesboro recently competed in the FIRST® Robotics World Championship in Houston, Texas.The team, Central Magnet Robotics, which is sponsored by the Arnold Air Force Base Science,
May 18, 2018
Forest management essential to base land use

The priorities of Air Force land use are sustainable mission support and stewardship.As a result, its forest management is not primarily dictated by traditional commercial forestry practices that emphasize optimal yields of forest products. Instead, the AF strives for ecologically-sustainable
May 11, 2018
AFMC releases accident board findings on McKinley Climatic Laboratory fire

Contractor workers were performing structural repairs when a fire broke out on July 5, 2017, resulting in an estimated $30 million in damage to an air-mixing facility at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory, located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, according to a recently released Air Force Materiel

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