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Arnold AFB Commissary announces CLICK2GO delivery

The Arnold Air Force Base Commissary at Arnold AFB, Tenn., has announced it will begin offering CLICK2GO delivery service Sept. 7, 2026. Delivery will be offered up to a 20-mile radius from the store. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Jeffery Staines

Jeffery Staines, AEDC Deputy Director

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Pit stop: VA250 stock car coming to Arnold AFB

The VA250 stock car will be on display at the Gossick Leadership Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Sept. 10 from 3-7 p.m. The car will also be on display at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma, Tenn., Sept. 11 from 1-6 p.m. Earlier this year, the VA250 stock car, built to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, achieved a speed of 253 miles per hour, setting the stock car land speed record. (Courtesy photo)

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Pit stop: VA250 stock car coming to Arnold AFB

Driver Tommy Hurley reaches 253 miles per hour while behind the wheel of the VA250 stock car, March 23, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida. This speed set the stock car land speed record. The VA250 stock car, built to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, will be on display at the Gossick Leadership Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Sept. 10 from 3-7 p.m. The car will also be on display at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma, Tenn., Sept. 11 from 1-6 p.m. (Courtesy photo)

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Pit stop: VA250 stock car coming to Arnold AFB

Joey Arrington, builder of the VA250 stock car, left, is pictured with students from Virginia Motorsports, an undergraduate-led engineering group at the University of Virginia who design, build and race formula-style racecars. The students were involved in data analysis and discussions to support development of the VA250 stock car. The car will be on display at the Gossick Leadership Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Sept. 10 from 3-7 p.m. The car will also be on display at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma, Tenn., Sept. 11 from 1-6 p.m. Earlier this year, the VA250 stock car achieved a speed of 253 miles per hour, setting the stock car land speed record. (Courtesy photo)

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Pit stop: VA250 stock car coming to Arnold AFB

Joey Arrington, who built the VA250 stock car to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, is pictured with an engine at his Virginia engine fabrication facility. The car will be on display at the Gossick Leadership Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Sept. 10 from 3-7 p.m. The car will also be on display at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma, Tenn., Sept. 11 from 1-6 p.m. Earlier this year, the VA250 stock car achieved a speed of 253 miles per hour, setting the stock car land speed record. (Courtesy photo)

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AEDC at 75: Early test evaluates durability of pilot clothing, equipment

This illustration shows how a dummy would be situated in the T-2 test cell of the Arnold Engineering Development Center Engine Test Facility for pilot clothing and equipment testing conducted in 1957. In June of that year, wind blast testing was performed in the tunnel to assess the impact of dynamic pressure on several configurations of flight gear. (U.S. Air Force image)

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AEDC at 75: Early test evaluates durability of pilot clothing, equipment

The damage done to a dummy following wind blast testing in the T-2 test cell of the Arnold Engineering Development Center Engine Test Facility is highlighted is this photo from a 1957 technical report. Arrows where pressure from the blast either damaged or resulted in movement of the dummy or equipment. This testing, conducted in June 1957, assessed the impact of dynamic pressure on several configurations of flight gear. (U.S. Air Force image)

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AEDC at 75: Early test evaluates durability of pilot clothing, equipment

The damage done to a dummy following wind blast testing in the T-2 test cell of the Arnold Engineering Development Center Engine Test Facility is highlighted is this photo from a 1957 technical report. Arrows show where the arms of the dummy bent during testing. This testing, conducted in June 1957, assessed the impact of dynamic pressure on several configurations of flight gear. (U.S. Air Force image)

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Back-to-School Safety

Safety officials at Arnold Engineering Development Complex share back-to-school safety tips to ensure a safe school year. Safety tips are offered to keep children safe as they commute, play and learn. (U.S. Air Force graphic by David Perry)

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$1.9 Billion Contract Strengthens Air Force Test Enterprise

The U.S. Air Force awarded $1.9 billion in contracts to three firms for Technical and Management Advisory Support. Arnold Engineering Development Complex will receive $523.9 million in technical and management advisory support under a new Air Force Test Center enterprise through Sept. 30, 2031. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Dirkes encourages Team AEDC to maintain forward-looking approach

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Wayne Dirkes works Aug. 3, 2026, in his office at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Dirkes assumed command of AEDC on June 27, 2026. Arnold AFB is the headquarters of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Diamond Brown)

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Dirkes encourages Team AEDC to maintain forward-looking approach

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Wayne Dirkes poses for a photo Aug. 3, 2026, in his office at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Dirkes assumed command of AEDC on June 27, 2026. Arnold AFB is the headquarters of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Diamond Brown)

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Dirkes encourages Team AEDC to maintain forward-looking approach

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Wayne Dirkes is interview by AEDC Public Affairs staff Aug. 3, 2026, in his office at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Dirkes assumed command of AEDC on June 27, 2026. Arnold AFB is the headquarters of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Diamond Brown)

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AEDC Fellows assemble for Fellows Day at Arnold AFB

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Fellows gather for a photo on the steps of the Administration and Engineering Building at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., during AEDC Fellows Day, Aug. 5, 2026. AEDC is headquartered at Arnold AFB. The AEDC Fellows program, established in 1989 and managed by the Arnold Community Council, recognizes AEDC personnel who have made substantial and exceptionally distinguished contributions to the nation’s aerospace ground testing capability. This year, Ryan Bond, Ph.D.; Chester Furlong; Sam Dougherty; Randy Nicholson and Johannes van Aken, Ph.D., were induced as AEDC Fellows. The newly selected Fellows were recognized during the AEDC 75th anniversary open house event held June 27 at Arnold AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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AEDC at 75: Air Force turns over compressor facility

Col. L.E. Cox, engineer with the Tullahoma District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, left, prepares to turn the Arnold Engineering Development Center Engine Test Facility Exhaust Compressor Building over to then-AEDC Commander Brig. Gen. Samuel Harris, center, during a Nov. 30, 1953, ceremony at the Center. Harris then indorsed the building and equipment over to Thomas Farrell, managing director of Arnold Research Organization, right. ARO was the corporation established to maintain and operate AEDC. In the background is one of the six compressors contained within the Exhaust Compressor Building which, up to that point, was the largest single unit completed at AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Potential FSS III offerors get closer look at AEDC during Industry Day

An Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services ambulance is pictured in January 2021 at Arnold AFB, Tenn., headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Fire and Emergency Services, which includes ambulance services, is a requirement of the Facility Support Services III contract set to be awarded in summer 2027. AEDC personnel hosted companies interested in bidding on the contact during an Industry Day event, July 21-22 at the Arnold AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Potential FSS III offerors get closer look at AEDC during Industry Day

Firefighters with Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services participate in live structure fire training April 15, 2026, at Arnold AFB, Tenn., headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Fire and Emergency Services is a requirement of the Facility Support Services III contract set to be awarded in summer 2027. AEDC personnel hosted companies interested in bidding on the contact during an Industry Day event, July 21-22 at the Arnold AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh) (This image was altered by obscuring badges for security purposes)

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From Grandfather to Grandson: Intern, Owen Baskin, discovers a document created by his grandfather over 60 years ago

Owen Baskin, a mechanical engineering student at Tennessee Technological University, is currently interning with Beyond New Horizons at Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Baskin said the internship has allowed him to gain additional knowledge in his field of study while also learning about his family’s connection to the base that spans generations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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From Grandfather to Grandson: Intern, Owen Baskin, discovers a document created by his grandfather over 60 years ago

Along with his grandfather Wayne Morton, Owen Baskin, right, an intern with Beyond New Horizons, the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Operations and Sustainment contractor, has other family members who have been employed at Arnold Air Force Base over the years including his father, Buck Baskin, left. Baskin said he has always known the base was a special place, and his internship here has shown him just how many paths an engineering degree can lead to. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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