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  • Mustache March affects CGO growth

    The Arnold Air Force Base Company Grade Officers recently held a monthly meeting where some received awards for their mustaches they grew during Mustache March.Mustache March is an Air Force tradition that recognizes Vietnam triple ace Brig. Gen. Robin Olds for his bravery and leadership.According

  • AEDC retirees offer advice on 16S return to service

    After the initial construction of the Propulsion Wind Tunnel facility at Arnold Air Force Base, it was one thing for the engineers and project managers charged with bringing the 16-foot Supersonic (16S) wind tunnel online to have the facility design parameters.Forcing the air to accelerate to four

  • Shop personnel assist PWT in completion of blade spacer testing

    When engineers at Propulsion Wind Tunnel 16T needed assistance on a recent test, personnel at the Arnold Air Force Base Model and Machine Shop quickly responded by lending equipment and expertise to ensure the test was completed on time and at a nominal expense. The Flight Systems Combined Test

  • AEDC Team members join in supporting Coffee County Relay For Life

    Department of Defense and contract employees of Arnold Air Force Base joined together, along with their families, in participating in the Coffee County Relay For Life event April 21 at the Coffee Raider Academy as a way to raise money for the American Cancer Society.According to Shawn and Dee Wolfe,

  • Col. Briggs reflects on leading the Test System Sustainment Division

    Col. Raymond Briggs, chief of the Test System Sustainment (TSS) Division at Arnold Air Force Base, is retiring from the Air Force in May and will be leaving his position with AEDC.Briggs came on board at Arnold as chief of TSS in July 2016, and in reflecting on his time here, said the job has been a

  • Col. Cain motivates FIRST® Robotics Competition youth

    U.S. Air Force Col. Scott A. Cain, Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander, gives the opening speech at the 2018 FIRST® Robotics Competition Rocket City Regional at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2018. Cain motivates the competitors with an inspirational account of

  • Arc improvements help test teams meet growing workload

    Changes are being implemented at the AEDC High Temperature Laboratory (HTL) at Arnold Air Force Base to assist the test teams in meeting their continuously increasing workload. The HTL houses the arc heater units – H1, H2 and H3 – that provide aerothermal simulation environments for high-speed

  • Rectifier upgrade paying off for Hypervelocity Tunnel 9

    The team at AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, is now putting to use equipment installed several years ago - a move that is bringing enhanced safety and greater longevity to the facility. An electrical rectifier unit, first delivered and installed in 2011, was recently put into