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  • Arnold mission becomes part of Air Force Test Center

    The Arnold Engineering and Development Center was re-designated as a complex during a ceremony here July 6.Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, officiated the ceremony.As one of the Air Force's key facilities for testing air and space systems, the complex is part of an

  • AFMC ready to transition to 5-center construct

    With three major milestones complete, Air Force Materiel Command officials are ready to consolidate the number of centers as part of its command-wide transition to the 5-Center construct.Centers will be activated at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio and Tinker AFB, Okla., in the coming weeks. At Edwards

  • Free fishing day rodeo set for June 9 at Morris Ferry Dock

    The public is invited to Morris Ferry Bank Fishing Park at Woods Reservoir June 9, to take part in the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency's (TWRA) Kids Free Fishing event, hosted by TWRA, AEDC and the Air Force.The park underwent renovation conducted by TWRA and funded by AEDC and Franklin County.

  • AEDC provides computational fluid dynamics expertise to Hill AFB engineers

    At its core, Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) strives to test and evaluate aircraft to help customers develop, qualify and improve system designs and performance. The center constantly researches and develops technology programs to develop advanced testing techniques and instrumentation

  • AEDC’s 2011 economic impact exceeds $630 million

    Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) economic impact - which includes AEDC and its remote operating locations - the Hypervelocity Tunnel 9 at White Oak in Silver Spring, Md., and the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field, Calif. - was $633.8 million for fiscal 2011.

  • Former Angel Tree recipient paying it forward

    The Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Angel Tree program was a great success again this past Christmas, with approximately 160 employees providing gifts for 179 disadvantaged mid-state children.One of the AEDC volunteers, Art Walker, an Air Force Investments project manager, took a

  • Former AEDC pilot reflects on a storied military career

    As the number of surviving World War II veterans continues to decline, the opportunity to record their wartime experiences is slipping away.One example is a former active duty Air Force AEDC employee named Hugh Killingsworth, who flew missions over "The Hump" during World War II as an Army Air Corps

  • Parker leaving his mark on AEDC

    When J.Y. Parker first came to Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) as a young engineer not long out of Auburn University, he expected to spend a few years getting a master's degree from the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) and return to Huntsville, Ala., where he previously

  • AEMTC re-elects officers to another term

    The Air Engineering Metal Trades Council (AEMTC) re-elected all its current principal officers to serve another term Nov. 22.Serving another term in office are AEMTC President Jimmy Dale Nance, Vice President Jay Vandergriff, Recording Secretary Reina Shanks and Secretary Treasurer Annette