Former Army helicopter mechanic finds his niche at world's largest wind tunnels

Jose Rosario-Ferrer, the U.S. Army and helicopters have long-standing and binding ties that began with his father, who, like his son, served in the Army as a helicopter crew chief. Rosario-Ferrer, who has worked at the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC)-managed National Full-Scale

Public, base invited to Air Force birthday bash slated for Sept. 26

Arnold Air Force Base will host the annual Air Force Birthday Bash Sept. 26 at the Recreation Beach and Gossick Leadership Center area. The carnival-type event is open to the public and will begin at noon and close with a fireworks display at dusk. This event is free for all ages and will include

Astrid retires, new K-9 follows in great pursuit

Astrid, the Belgian Malinois who has helped AEDC Security officers scout for explosives or sniff suspicious items for six years, hung up her leash and settled into retirement Aug. 31. At almost nine, Astrid is experiencing medical problems which forced her to retire, but retirement is only the

One AEDCer sees space from a different perspective

As the chairman of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) space transportation technical committee, Peter Montgomery had the opportunity to experience a space launch outside of the U.S. He brought back a better understanding of growing international launch capabilities to the

AEDC-Eglin debut high performance computer

After a rigorous multi-year effort, a ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the successful acquisition and official implementation of a new high performance computer (HPC) to be shared between Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) and the Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office (AFSEO) at Eglin AFB, Fla.Lance

APTU Hypersonic Propulsion Test team

Joint U.S./Germany Free-Jet Icing Turbine Engine Test team

Air Force birthday bash slated for Sept. 26

Arnold Air Force Base will host the annual Air Force Birthday Bash Sept. 26, at the Recreation Beach and Gossick Leadership Center area. The carnival-type event is open to the public and will begin at noon and close with a fireworks display at dusk. This event is free for all ages and will include

Exercise team conducts base training

Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) Exercise Evaluation Team conducted an emergency response training exercise simulating an aircraft crash near the base airfield Aug. 11. The exercise scenario involved a C-130 Hercules military transport plane on a training flight that crashes on base

Two ride to raise funds for enlisted

Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) Chaplain (Capt.) Paul Gunn wanted to honor his late father-in-law, but wasn't sure how he wanted to do it. "I heard the Air Force Sergeants' Association [AFSA] was brainstorming about ideas for fundraisers for the local Arnold chapter," the chaplain