2014 AEDC Job Shadow Day

More than 60 youth participated in this year’s Job Shadow Day at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC). Pictured is the group visiting the Mark I Space Chamber during their tour of the base.

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2014 AEDC Job Shadow Day

Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) personnel Joy and Dusty Rogers show a group of four Job Shadow Day participants around the Model and Machine Shop. Pictured are Zach Rogers, Peyton Punch, Hannah Newman and Sarah Petty watching as Dusty demonstrates how the parts to a two-piece water-cooled sting adapter work together.

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2014 AEDC Job Shadow Day

Alexis Loman and Samuel Oliver spent the day shadowing their mom, Susan Loman, group lead for the Data Processing and Analysis Development and Support Group, at the von Kármán Facility. Here Susan shows her son and daughter a balance simulator in the VKF lab.

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2014 AEDC Job Shadow Day

Hannah Jenkins, daughter of Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) Industrial Hygiene and Risk manager Mark Jenkins had the opportunity to practice her medical skills at the dispensary during Job Shadow Day. Pictured is Hannah using a stethoscope to listen to her dad’s heartbeat as Dr. Rob Tessier, left, provides instructions.

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2014 AEDC Job Shadow Day

Willow Gernaat spent Job Shadow Day shadowing her father, Christopher Gernaat and learning about what he does at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC). Pictured is Willow holding a spacer which separates the compressor blades in the 16-foot Transonic wind tunnel’s compressor.

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2014 AEDC Job Shadow Day

Katherine Hawkins, daughter of Dan Hawkins, operations officer for the Arnold Police Department, experiences firsthand the responsibilities of her dad’s job. Here he shows Katherine how to use a Fido electronic explosive detector to check a vehicle for trace amounts of explosives.

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2014 AEDC Job Shadow Day

Published July 30, 2014
By Deidre Ortiz
AEDC/PA

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. -- Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) held a Job Shadow Day on July 16 where AEDC employees' children were able to spend the day learning about their parent's careers or other careers of interest. The children also toured the Complex's aerospace testing facilities.