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  • 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

  • Lance brings wealth of experience, love for area to new role at Arnold AFB

    Formerly the director of the U.S. Air Force Central Command’s Program Management Office in Al Udeid, Qatar, Col. Robert Lance assumed the duties as chief of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Support Division, or TSD, Aug. 6. As Test Support Division Chief, Lance will oversee the

  • Congressman John Rose visits Arnold AFB

    1st Lt. Adam Doyle, second from left, a test manager in the Propulsion Test Branch, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), briefs Rep. John Rose, of Tennessee, about the engine testing conducted using the Sea Level Test Cell 3 (SL-3) as they tour the facility during the

  • Chief Master Sgt. Cirricione undertakes role as AEDC senior enlisted leader

    In late August, Chief Master Sgt. Jennifer Cirricione arrived at her new duty station, a base little-known to many in the Air Force, Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.Chief is the new Senior Enlisted Leader for Arnold Engineering Development Complex, headquartered at Arnold AFB. When telling colleagues

  • Plan important to future development of Arnold Air Force Base

    Since 1950 when construction began on Arnold Air Force Base, establishing what was then referred to as an Air Development Center, the land and facilities on the base have continued to change as the nation’s defense needs have evolved.A portion of the land is also granted use by the community, and

  • Sen. Bill Hagerty visits Arnold Air Force Base

    John Hile, right, an Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) test engineer, explains how an arc heater works to Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee during a visit by the senator to the headquarters of AEDC, Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Aug. 23, 2021. Arc heaters allow for the testing of thermal

  • 704th Test Group, Det. 1 prepares for next-gen radar cross section testing

    The ever-improving technology of the U.S. military requires the test and evaluation capabilities of the Air Force Test Center organizations to keep pace to prove the superiority of the systems and give confidence to the warfighters using them.At the National Radar Cross Section (RCS) Test Facility

  • Arnold AFB Commissary launches CLICK2GO service

    A service that has become prevalent among grocery retailers is now available to Arnold Air Force Base Commissary patrons – online ordering with curbside delivery.The local commissary launched Commissary CLICK2GO in early August with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the store. All authorized commissary