Parmentier receives AEDC Technical Achievement Award Published Dec. 1, 2014 By Raquel March AEDC/PA ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. -- First Lt. Michael Parmentier, a project manager with the AEDC Space and Missile Test Branch, recently received the AEDC Technical Achievement Award for the third quarter of 2014. Parmentier, who is a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was recognized for his outstanding leadership of a test measurement team. Col. Timothy West, the Test Operations Division director, stated in the award nomination that Parmentier rapidly accelerated the test schedule to overcome inclement weather delays and prevented more than five days of lost test time for the customer in space and missile testing. The award nomination cited that he also provided unparalleled technical support and data collection for the customer.