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AEDC's Sharon Butcher: an interesting journey

Sharon Butcher, an Information International Associates (IIa) Inc. resource librarian at AEDC’s Technical Library, posed with some of the local animals before she was allowed to feed them.

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AEDC's Sharon Butcher: an interesting journey

Peruvian craftsmen, like this lady, make and sell their wares to sell to tourists visiting the county. Native varieties of corn and potatoes, along with local crafts and natural dyes are available to purchase at the cultural center and local markets.

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AEDC's Sharon Butcher: an interesting journey

Pictured is a market’s booth where natural dyes and Incan crafts are being sold.

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AEDC's Sharon Butcher: an interesting journey

This is the view of Machu Picchu with the Andes Mountains in the background. (Photos provided)

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AEDC's Capt. John Dayton brings home first place in Air Force swimming event

AEDC Capt. John Dayton is the Assistant Operations Officer for AEDC’s Turbine Engine Ground Test Complex. Dayton spent a week away from work in April to compete in the Headquarters Allied Air Command Ramstein Swimming Championships, an event that brought together the U.S. and five European countries for what Dayton calls a “diplomacy through sports mission.” (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)

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AEDC's Capt. John Dayton brings home first place in Air Force swimming event

AEDC Capt. John Dayton, pictured here in a past swimming event, took home first place in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Headquarters Allied Air Command Ramstein Swimming Championships held April 19 in Zakopane, Poland. Dayton also swam with the Air Force’s freestyle relay team and served as team coach and captain. (Photo provided)

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AEDC's Capt. John Dayton brings home first place in Air Force swimming event

AEDC’s Capt. John Dayton, back center, poses for a group photo with the rest of the Air Force’s swim team April 19 in Zakopane, Poland. Dayton won first place in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Headquarters Allied Air Command Ramstein Swimming Championships. The men’s team placed second overall in the competition, which five other countries also competed in. (Photo provided)

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ATA makes donation to local PMI chapter

The Project Management Institute’s Chattanooga Chapter kicked off its formation of the new Southern Middle Tennessee Branch April 17 with a donation from Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA), the operating contractor at Arnold Engineering Development Center. The branch was formed to help meet the needs of project managers in the area by providing training and education within a professional society. Pictured from left are ATA director of Projects and Design Engineering Louis Vanacore, Susan Rymer, Doug Brown, JonPaul Wallace, Peggy Glass, Erin Wiles and PMI Chattanooga President Terri Turbeville. (Photo provided)

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AEDC volunteers at 43rd Annual Special Olympics in Tullahoma

Janice Willis, left, and Misty Layne talk with one of the participants in this year’s Special Olympics at Tullahoma High School April 19. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)

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AEDC volunteers at 43rd Annual Special Olympics in Tullahoma

AEDC’s Holly Jones and Misty Layne celebrate with one of the participants in the 43rd Annual Area 13 Special Olympics April 19 at Tullahoma High School. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)

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AEDC volunteers at 43rd Annual Special Olympics in Tullahoma

From left, some of the volunteers representing AEDC at this year’s Special Olympics included Misty Layne, Wilsie Ford, Janice Willis, Kandi Pearson, Sherry Covington, Rosemary Matty and Jere Matty. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)

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AEDC volunteers at 43rd Annual Special Olympics in Tullahoma

AEDC employees Amanda Stroop and Josh Meeks hand out trophies to participants in the 43rd Annual Area 13 Special Olympics April 19 at Tullahoma High School. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)

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AEDC volunteers at 43rd Annual Special Olympics in Tullahoma

The AEDC Honor Guard presented the colors at the opening ceremony of the 43rd Annual Area 13 Special Olympics April 19 at Tullahoma High School. Pictured from left are 2nd Lt. Carl Tegtmeier, 2nd Lt. Matthew Karczewski, 1st Lt. William Edge and 1st Lt. Wes Meredith. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)

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ATA safety manager speaks to local PMI chapter

Tennessee Army National Guard Lt. Col. Warner Holt spoke to the Chattanooga Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) at their April 12 luncheon held at the University of Tennessee Space Institute. A veteran of two deployments – one to Afghanistan and more recently to Northern Iraq – Holt most recently served as the Commander of the Fires Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR). During the deployment, his units executed more than 400 combat convoy escort missions in hostile military zones. Lt. Col. Holt is currently assigned as the Field Artillery Support Coordinator (FSCOORD) for the 278th ACR and is the safety manager for Aerospace Testing Alliance, the operating contractor at Arnold Engineering Development Center. The Project Management Institute is internationally recognized as the largest association of project management professionals, with more than 500,000 members worldwide. For more information about PMI contact Doug Brown at (931) 454-5407. (Photo provided)

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AEDC Job Shadow Day a Success

Ricky Davis, an Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) working foreman in the Test Assets and Support Department at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), shows daughter Courtney Davis, a student at Shelbyville Central High School, a maintenance work station used to troubleshoot Engine Test Facility Plant instrumentation and controls. Courtney was visiting the center for Job Shadow Day April 17. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)

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AEDC Job Shadow Day a Success

Colt Seals, a student at North Middle School in Franklin County, calibrates a pressure transducer with assistance from father, Tracy Seals, an Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) instrument technician in the Test Assets and Support Department at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC). Seals was visiting the center for Job Shadow Day April 17. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)

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AEDC Job Shadow Day a Success

Fred Wagnon, an Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) senior controls engineer in the Information Technology and Systems Department at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), gives daughter Audrey Wagnon, a student at Tullahoma High School, a brief overview of the controls upgrade for the Tunnel A Nozzle in AEDC’s Von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility. Wagnon was visiting the center for Job Shadow Day April 17. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)

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AEDC Job Shadow Day a Success

Logan Burt, a student at West Middle School in Tullahoma, reviews a Space & Missile Test schedule with father, Greg Burt, section manager in Aerospace Testing Alliance’s (ATA) Integrated Test and Evaluation Department at Arnold Engineering Development Center. Logan was with his father for Job Shadow Day April 17. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)

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AEDC Job Shadow Day a Success

Marty Land, an Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) engineering technician in the Information Technology and System Department, shows son Dalton Land, a student at Tullahoma High School, updates being made to the All User Network at Arnold Engineering Development Center during Job Shadow Day April 17. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)

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AEDC firefighters train in West Virginia University training unit

AEDC firefighters extinguish a fire in West Virginia University Fire Service Extension’s training unit March 27. The fires in the trailer are fueled by propane. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)

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