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  • 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

  • Team members promote Arnold AFB at Franklin County Business Expo

    Cindy Dixon and Travis Killen, both seated, listen to an attendee of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Business Expo April 5 at the Monterey Station in Cowan. Dixon and Killen are AEDC acquisition professionals at Arnold Air Force Base with the Test Operations and Support contractor. They

  • Arnold AFB hosts annual meeting of AFRL chief engineers

    Arnold Air Force Base marked a first in its nearly 70-year history last month. For the first time ever, Arnold AFB hosted the Systems Engineering Program Management (SEPM) meeting, an annual gathering of Chief Engineers across the Air Force Research Laboratory. During their time at Arnold, these