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Nov. 10, 2021
Project Phoenix achieves milestone, delivers capability upgrade to existing AEDC facilities

The renovation of J-5 at Arnold Air Force Base from a large rocket motor test facility to a large-scale, clean air, variable Mach, hypersonic test facility, known as Project Phoenix, recently reached another milestone with the installation of a large, high-pressure air, or HPA, bottle farm.
Oct. 28, 2021
New F135 hardware undergoes accelerated mission testing at Arnold AFB

The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is back at Sea Level Test Cell 3, or SL-3, at Arnold Air Force Base for another round of accelerated mission testing, or AMT, to validate new hardware.AMT provides a means to put engines through a full life cycle of
Oct. 25, 2021
Flu shot clinic held at Arnold AFB

Darla Sain, a registered nurse with the Tullahoma office of the Coffee County Health Department, administers a flu vaccine to Col. Linc Bonner, chief of the Test Division, Oct. 20, 2021, during a flu vaccine clinic held at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The clinic was conducted by the Coffee County
Oct. 25, 2021
Masters earns high honor from aerospace organization

A member of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex team is among a group of professionals from around the globe who will soon be formally honored for their contributions to the aerospace field. Dr. James Masters, a model and simulation engineer at Arnold Air Force Base, the headquarters of AEDC,
Oct. 25, 2021
AEDC Turkey Trot again on pre-Thanksgiving menu for runners and their families

The days may be getting shorter and the air chillier, but don’t put away those sneakers just yet.The 36th annual Arnold Engineering Development Complex Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run at Arnold Air Force Base will take place this year on Nov. 10 beginning at 4 p.m. at the Arnold Lakeside Complex, or ALC.
Oct. 25, 2021
Holloman High Speed Test Track completes two recovery missions at over 5,000-feet per second

Since July 2021, the 846th Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., successfully stopped two sleds traveling over 5,000-feet per second on a monorail as part of the Hypersonic Sled Recovery, or HSR, effort.According to Daniel Lopez, project manager for the test that was completed in July, the
Oct. 21, 2021
AFTC Commander learns more about the AEDC mission

This month, Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien made his first visit to Arnold Air Force Base since taking on his latest role as the commander of the Air Force Test Center.During his two-day stop, Dertien had the opportunity to see many of the test facilities on base and speak with experts in each of the mission
Oct. 12, 2021
AEDC employee serving in Tennessee National Guard recognizes supervisor with special award

While most employees strive to have a good working relationship with their boss, Andy Grissom, an electrical engineer for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Operations and Sustainment contractor at Arnold Air Force Base, thinks very highly of his supervisor, Terry Rayfield.One reason
Oct. 7, 2021
Vendors use AEDC sea level facility to perform validation of sensors on turbofan engine

The same nine vendors who visited Arnold Air Force Base as part of the Propulsion Instrumentation Working Group, or PIWG, meetings last fall recently returned. This time, instead of simply viewing an engine installed in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Sea Level Test Cell 1 and making
Sept. 28, 2021
Area youth show off their engineering skills in rocket launch competition

Area students ages 10 to 18 competed in the annual Reach for the Stars competition, hosted by the Hands-on Science Center, or HOSC, in Tullahoma last month. The participants built their rockets Aug. 21, but due to rain, the launching portion was postponed until Sept. 12. Members of the Tennessee

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