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  • AFMC officials share civilian pay update after shutdown

    Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Financial Management officials outlined Oct. 8 the pay and entitlement discrepancies civilian employees should anticipate on upcoming paychecks due to the recent government shutdown.The following listing distinguishes civilian categories and what employees

  • Most AF civilians to return to work

    In accordance with a memo Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released Oct. 5, the Air Force will recall most of the nearly 104,000 Air Force civilian Airmen placed on emergency furlough due to government shutdown. However, a significant number will not yet be able to return.In his memo, Hagel stated that

  • AEMTC votes to approve new contract with ATA

    The membership of the Air Engineering Metal Trades Council (AEMTC) voted today to accept a new collective bargaining agreement with the Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA).Members voted 292 to 180 in favor of the agreement.The AEMTC represents 11 craft unions; the agreement will continue through Sept.

  • VKF modernization program wins Zero Accident Award

    Earlier this month, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) successfully kicked off a customer test in the recently modernized Tunnel A portion of the AEDC von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility (VKF). The expanded capabilities which brought this test to AEDC were the result of multiple smaller

  • Tiltrotor Test Rig Team including NFAC receives NASA award

    NASA Ames Research Center recently held their annual NASA Agency Honor Award ceremony which recognized the Tiltrotor Test Rig (TTR) Development Team with a Group Achievement Award Aug. 29.The multi-agency TTR Development Team is comprised of NASA Ames Research Center, the U.S. Army and Arnold

  • AEDC Commander tours Barrett Firearms

    Col. Raymond Toth, Arnold Engineering Development Complex's (AEDC) Commander, and several AEDC staff members got a look at the Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc. factory near Murfreesboro recently where the military Barrett .50 caliber rifles used extensively in Iraq and Afghanistan are

  • Community leader retires but promises to continue support for AEDC

    The name Walt Wood may not be familiar to many Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) employees, but Wood has been a supporter of AEDC and its mission for years.Wood was one of the original founders of the Arnold Community Council (ACC), a group created in 2000 to promote, support and protect

  • Level I and II acquisition certification now automated

    As of August 2013 the acquisition certification system will review personnel records daily to determine if an individual meets Level I or II acquisition certification standards. If a personnel record shows that an individual meets all required standards, he or she will automatically be granted

  • ATA awards vocational technology scholarships to personnel's dependents

    Aerospace Testing Alliance's (ATA) focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is opening new doors for ATA personnel's dependents by awarding scholarships in a different educational area - vocational technology.ATA awarded three ATA Vocational Technology Scholarships with a