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  • Arnold Police earn POST certification, first in center history

    For the first time in its almost 60-year history, Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) police officers will be recognized under Tennessee Code Annotated as a legal entity for Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification. In a ceremony earlier today led by former police chief

  • New capability to make customer testing run smoother

    Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) engineers are always looking for ways to improve or upgrade the center's capabilities and services. One focus has been on serving the center's customers in the best and most efficient way during testing. The idea of having a remote monitoring capability

  • Coworkers, base first responders mobilize to save a life

    Feb. 11 started off uneventfully for Michael Bunch at Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL). Around 2 p.m., the 49-year-old Aerospace Testing Alliance instrument technician was working at a calibration bench when he suddenly felt lightheaded

  • Joe Sacco is still on a journey of learning and flight

    As a child, Joe Sacco enjoyed creative, hands on projects. "I was interested in trying to understand the different forces at work in nature," he said. "I have always been interested in anything that flies; birds, airplanes or rockets. So, I started building model airplanes at an early age."Money or

  • NFAC aerodynamic truck test to set industry standards

    Industry experts say Class 8 tractor-trailers are responsible for around 12 percent of the total U.S. consumption of petroleum, but to truck drivers, it's the high cost of fuel that has their attention. William "Billy" Brain, a regional truck driver from middle Tennessee, knows it's mainly the high

  • At 71, Jack Lamons is still in the game

    Like many young men who play sports in high school, Jack Lamons had a coach who inspired his students to consider going into coaching as a profession. Lamons decided against going that route, but he acknowledged learning an important lesson from his parents and coach, Turney Ford. They had

  • Boy Scouts to celebrate 100th anniversary this month

    The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is going to celebrate its centennial Monday. What does this mean to Arnold Engineering Development Center? Many employees have been or are currently involved with more than the six troops represented in the local area. Doug Ratliff, Aerospace Testing Alliance project

  • AEDC undertakes archeological investigation project

    Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) cultural resources team recently concluded a non-intrusive archeological investigation to help determine if four pre-historic sites on base property are eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). "This [type of

  • Middle Tennessee ITEA Chapter selects officers

    The local Tennessee chapter of the International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA) recently selected new officers, including Nick Frederick, president; Phil Stitch, vice president; Tom Best, treasurer; Rick Kamykowski, secretary; and Dr. Don Malloy, publications. Christa Herron and Doyle Veazey