Innovation Grant spurs 3D printer donation to AEDC STEM

The innovation grant program at AEDC has been a great success with more than 60 grants issued. Starting in 2013, the program has provided funding to several AEDC employees so that they could explore ideas to develop out-of-the-box products or processes. Now, the knowledge and hardware from one of

AEDC Natural Resource Managers and partnering agency take part in wildland fire training

AEDC natural resource managers and Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, which provides support to Arnold AFB, participated in a Basic Wildland Firefighting training course at the University of the South in Sewanee.Represented at the course held Jan. 4-8 were the AEDC Civil Engineering Branch, AEDC

Recognizing the 25th anniversary of Desert Storm: AEDC tested technology that gave U.S. military the edge

Twenty-five years ago on Jan. 16, 1991, coalition aircraft led the largest air campaign since the conflict in Southeast Asia. That conflict, known as Operation Desert Storm, followed a Congressional concurrence with United Nation efforts to enforce a resolution to withdraw Iraq from Kuwait and

AEDC contributions to International Space Station remembered during Tennessee Space Week

As milestones have been made with the 17-year progression of the International Space Station, AEDC contributions to the development of the ISS are remembered during Tennessee Space Week, Jan. 24-30.In 1995, the berthing mechanism for the space station underwent extreme temperature tests which

Personnel receive recognition at ATA Annual Awards Banquet

ATA leadership recently held an annual awards banquet where personnel were recognized for exceptional achievements in AEDC mission support, engineering, customer service, technical support, quality leadership, safety and security.The award recipients for the ATA Team Member of the Year Award

Angel Tree Drive supporters receive AEDC gifts

AFMC to transition to Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project

Some 13,000 Air Force Materiel Command non-bargaining unit civilian employees will transition to the Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project pay system in June 2016, according to AFMC officials."This is a win-win for both employees and managers. It will support employee personal and

Arnold JFC members provide food baskets for the holidays

Members of the Arnold Air Force Base Junior Force Council donated 22 food baskets for Coffee County families in need of Thanksgiving meals. The baskets weighed approximately 330 pounds.Will Mallory, president of the JFC, was approached with the opportunity for giving to the Thanksgiving Food Basket

Agreement signed between ATA and Akima Support Operations

AEDC test teams prep F-35 for first external weapons release

Testing in the aerodynamic wind tunnels at AEDC helped prepare the Navy variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for its first external weapons release.During a flight completed by the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Task Force in September, four 500-pound Guided Bomb Unit-12 laser-guided inert bombs