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Feb. 11, 2013
First CyberPatriot program team in middle Tennessee recognized

AEDC Commander, Col. Raymond Toth, recently presented Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) coins to the Coffee County High School (CCHS) Air Force JROTC cadets for being the first CyberPatriot team in middle Tennessee. Arnold AFB's STEM program has supported the high school by
Feb. 11, 2013
AEDC's Rob Merrill presents a Technical Excellence Seminar on 'tracking small UAVs in an urban environment'

More than 30 AEDC employees attended Rob Merrill's recent Technical Excellence Seminar on his experience 'tracking small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in an urban environment.'Merrill, an Air Force project manager with the Propulsion Wind Tunnel Complex at AEDC, spent six months of his first year
Feb. 11, 2013
AEDC's mission-critical Precision Equipment Measurement Laboratory undergoes upgrade

AEDC's Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL), the facility's workforce and an outside contractor are in the midst of a balancing act, conducting a necessary upgrade while ensuring PMEL keeps pace with its mission critical function providing calibration services for test customers. The
Feb. 1, 2013
AEDC’s Wattendorf Highway commuters alerted to traffic precautions

Commuters are instructed to be cautious of unexploded ordinance (UXO) investigative field work being conducted beginning Feb. 7 and continuing for approximately three weeks along AEDC's Wattendorf Highway.The work will take place within a 15-acre area between Hap Arnold Drive and UTSI Road
Jan. 29, 2013
AEDC donates to 'Teens for Jeans'

Jeans, blue jeans, skinny jeans, denim or dungarees are all familiar to everyone as a 'go to' article of clothing for work or play.According to DoSomething.org there are 1.7 million homeless teens in the U.S. and the number one item teens request in shelters is a pair of jeans.AEDC has teamed again
Jan. 29, 2013
Arnold AFB legal office offers tax help to military and dependents

The 2012 income tax season has arrived and the Arnold AFB legal office is offering free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) for eligible personnel.All service members on active duty, retirees and their dependents are eligible to receive these services. Unfortunately, this year the legal office is
Jan. 29, 2013
AEDC engineers play key roles in observance: Local engineering organizations to host annual National Engineers Week events

This year's celebration of National Engineers Week will take place Feb. 17-23. Local area activities will include a math competition for middle school students, a design competition and an engineer-for-a-day program for high school students, and a banquet featuring a former astronaut as guest
Jan. 29, 2013
AEDC security driving electric, low-speed vehicle

The AEDC Police Department recently acquired an electric, low-speed vehicle for use exclusively in the mission area for transporting officers and their equipment to and from testing facilities and bringing officers to relieve those who man the complex's gates.Buck Young, AEDC Police Department
Jan. 25, 2013
Art meets science in unique Tunnel 9 test of a 'bird...in flight'

Student activities at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex's (AEDC) Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 at White Oak near Silver Spring, Md., take various forms depending both upon the specific technological interests of the test facility's team and the abilities and interests of the particular
Jan. 23, 2013
AFMC outlines near-term budgetary guidance

The budgetary uncertainties currently facing the Department of Defense, combined with a projected $1.8 billion shortfall in Air Force funding for overseas contingency operations, require prudent steps to mitigate budget execution risks, according to Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel

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