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  • Streamlining AFIs increases efficiency for AEDC

    Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) utilizes Air Force Instructions (AFI) to standardize processes, comply with regulatory requirements and operate in a safe, efficient manner. Some AFIs don't apply well at all locations. They can actually impede efficient operations and add cost greater

  • ATA award fee announced

    The Air Force announced today an award fee rating of 89 for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex's (AEDC) operating contractor, Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA), for the period Apr. 1, 2013 through Sept. 30, 2013. In a note to the ATA workforce earlier today, General Manager Steve Pearson

  • AEDC Visitor Center holiday schedule announced

    The Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Visitor Center hours for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday period were announced today.According to Arnold Police Operations Officer, Dan Hawkins, the visitor center will be closed Nov. 28-Dec. 1 for the Thanksgiving holiday.During the Christmas

  • Beyond Zero® - Culture of Caring ensures "Safety First - Mission Always"

    Safety used to be an afterthought and now it is a top priority,...ingrained into each job. As Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) concluded its tenth year providing operations, maintenance, and support services at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), they achieved the best safety performance

  • Confined space rescue training instrumental to AEDC

    "John is unconscious in the east access duct and we need emergency assistance on Fourth Street..."Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) personnel and emergency services who may encounter a scenario such as the one above can respond quickly and appropriately due to confined space rescue

  • Area veterans honored with a trip to see monuments in Washington, D.C.

    It was a chilly Saturday morning when 50 World War II and Korean War veterans and their escorts boarded a Southwest Airlines' airplane.The group was in route to Washington, D.C. to see some of the nation's most important monuments symbolizing the freedom they fought to preserve.The Southern Middle

  • Doolittle Tokyo Raiders final toast

    When the legendary Doolittle Tokyo Raiders' make a final toast to their fallen comrades Saturday, Nov. 9 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, the world can witness the historic moment.Although the ceremony is closed to the public, a LIVE feed of the event will be streamed on several

  • AEDC issues notice of controlled burning today and tomorrow

    If you are driving along Wattendorf Highway today or tomorrow, expect to see some smoke. Officials at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) are doing some controlled burning. It started today and will continue until about 3 p.m. tomorrow. AEDC Safety will be monitoring the situation

  • Arnold Community Council event draws huge crowd, brings new leadership

    The large ballroom at the Manchester - Coffee County Conference Center was packed Oct. 10 as members of the Arnold Community Council (ACC) and AEDC leadership gathered to hear USAF retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula. Organizers registered 292 people at the event - the largest fundraiser for the ACC