B-52 weapon-bay modifications implemented due to separation tests at AEDC

Students demonstrated they are in a league of their own

Twelve Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) sponsored, local teams demonstrated their best skills and qualified to advance to the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) State Competition after competing in the regional qualifying competition at Tullahoma High School last month. The teams that will

Mears awarded the Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional of the Year

Christopher Mears, an Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) engineer and section manager with the Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) Test Support Branch, recently received the Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) of the Year Award in the Rising Leader category by the

AEDC Logistics supports Franklin County High School

Government sequestration affects more organizations than most people realize. The Franklin County High School (FCHS) National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC), formally the FCHS Air Force Junior ROTC, was in need of camouflage uniforms to support their Raider Team due to the government sequestration when

AEDC Visitor Center Christmas holiday schedule announced

The Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Visitor Center hours for the Christmas holiday period are set.According to Arnold Police Operations Officer, Dan Hawkins, the visitor center and Gate 2 will be closed Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve)-Jan. 1. Both the AEDC Visitor Center and Gate 2 will

Air Force officials announce FY14 Civilian Workforce Shaping: No FY14 Civilian Reductions Planned for AEDC

The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal year 2014 budget, officials announced. However, Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership

Union workers at AEDC help kids buy presents for Christmas

Imagine taking 41 kids ages three through 18 on a shopping spree to Walmart on Saturday - two weeks before Christmas... sound like fun? Well, that is just what Annette Painter and some of her International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2113 coworkers do every year along with many

After a lifetime of work, John Sutton is ready to retire

After 35 years with Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), John Sutton, director of contracting and Franklin County resident, is retiring - ready to take a break and think about his future. As he departs, he shares some of his memories and thoughts for the future of AEDC.High Mach: How has

AEDC test workload increases 50 percent, technology up 25 percent in 2014

2014 is shaping up to be one of the busiest testing years AEDC has seen in a long time.AEDC Director of Test Operations Col. Patrick Tom expects this to be a challenging year with work across all of the business areas, including a 50 percent overall increase in testing and a 25 percent increase in

Line officer accessions impacted by personnel policy changes

Air Force Recruiting Service officials announced today they are implementing changes that impact line officer accessions, as part of Air Force's recent release about posturing for future force management initiatives.Impacts of this change affect selected candidates and new applicants. Currently, a