Arnold Air Force Base Services hosts inaugural SummerFest

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Randel Gordon, left, offers some encouragement as the teams participating in the cardboard boat race prepare to take their creations to the water during the first-ever Arnold Air Force Base Services SummerFest Aug. 12, 2023, at the Gossick Leadership Center on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Along with the cardboard boat race, the event featured pie eating contests, a car show, a dunking booth, bounce houses and food trucks, among other activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jodee George)

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Arnold Air Force Base Services hosts inaugural SummerFest

A contestant receives a little extra encouragement during the adult pie eating contest held as part of the first-ever Arnold Air Force Base Services SummerFest Aug. 12, 2023, at the Gossick Leadership Center on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Along with both a children’s pie eating contest and adult pie eating contest, the event featured a car show, a cardboard boat race, a dunking booth, bounce houses and food trucks, among other activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jodee George)

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Arnold Air Force Base Services hosts inaugural SummerFest

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Randel Gordon is likely searching for a napkin following his participation in the adult pie eating contest held during the first-ever Arnold Air Force Base Services SummerFest Aug. 12, 2023, at the Gossick Leadership Center on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Along with both a children’s pie eating contest and adult pie eating contest, the event featured a car show, a cardboard boat race, a dunking booth, bounce houses and food trucks, among other activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jodee George)

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Arnold Air Force Base Services hosts inaugural SummerFest

Jordan Teal takes a well-earned rest after winning the children’s pie eating contest during the first-ever Arnold Air Force Base Services SummerFest Aug. 12, 2023, at the Gossick Leadership Center on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Along with both a children’s pie eating contest and adult pie eating contest, the event featured a car show, a cardboard boat race, a dunking booth, bounce houses and food trucks, among other activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jodee George)

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Arnold Air Force Base Services hosts inaugural SummerFest

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Randel Gordon is soaked after taking a turn in the dunking booth at the first-ever Arnold Air Force Base Services SummerFest Aug. 12, 2023, at the Gossick Leadership Center on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Along with the dunking booth, the event featured pie eating contests, a cardboard boat race, a car show, bounce houses and food trucks, among other activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jodee George)

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Arnold Air Force Base Services hosts inaugural SummerFest

The “Wild Thing” was among the vehicles on display during the car show portion of the first-ever Arnold Air Force Base Services SummerFest Aug. 12, 2023, at the Gossick Leadership Center on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Along with the car show, the event featured pie eating contests, a cardboard boat race, a dunking booth, bounce houses and food trucks, among other activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jodee George)

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Arnold Air Force Base Services hosts inaugural SummerFest

The NAS Design Team, winners of the cardboard boat race, display the trophy earned for their top finish during the first-ever Arnold Air Force Base Services SummerFest Aug. 12, 2023, at the Gossick Leadership Center on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Along with the cardboard boat race, the event featured pie eating contests, a car show, a dunking booth, bounce houses and food trucks, among other activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jodee George)

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Arnold Air Force Base Services hosts inaugural SummerFest

Allen Layne shows off the Best in Show plaque he earned during the car show for the first-ever Arnold Air Force Base Services SummerFest Aug. 12, 2023, at the Gossick Leadership Center on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Along with the car show, the event featured pie eating contests, a cardboard boat race, a dunking booth, bounce houses and food trucks, among other activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jodee George)

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Arnold Air Force Base Services hosts inaugural SummerFest

Dalton Mai shows what it takes to be declared a pie eating contest champion, as he was during the first-ever Arnold Air Force Base Services SummerFest Aug. 12, 2023, at the Gossick Leadership Center on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Along with both a children’s pie eating contest and adult pie eating contest, which Mai won, the event featured a car show, a cardboard boat race, a dunking booth, bounce houses and food trucks, among other activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jodee George)

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Arnold Air Force Base Services hosts inaugural SummerFest

Published Aug. 21, 2023
Arnold Air Force Base Services

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Randel Gordon, left, offers some encouragement as the teams participating in the cardboard boat race prepare to take their creations to the water during the first-ever Arnold Air Force Base Services SummerFest Aug. 12, 2023, at the Gossick Leadership Center on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Along with the cardboard boat race, the event featured pie eating contests, a car show, a dunking booth, bounce houses and food trucks, among other activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jodee George)