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AEDC support to Apollo program

E.N. Shelton prepares a scale model of the Apollo three-man capsule, with escape tower and jettison rocket attached, for aerodynamic testing in the von Kármán Gas Dynamic Facility 40-inch supersonic wind tunnel in 1962. Later testing established the need for canard control surfaces at the apex of the escape rocket. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC support to Apollo program

A scale model of the Apollo Command and Services Module is tested in von Kármán Gas Dynamic Facility 50-inch wind tunnel in 1962. This test would one of AEDC’s many efforts supporting Project Apollo. The Apollo program would eventually put man on the moon for this first time with the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 lunar landing. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC support to Apollo program

The Saturn V J2 engine being prepared for test at Arnold Engineering Development Complex in support of the Apollo program.

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AEDC Flight Commander and Superintendent Course

Graduates of the first-ever AEDC Flight Commander Leadership Course are recognized June 12 at Arnold Lakeside Center. The new course is designed to prepare participants for leadership responsibilities at the flight level. The course focuses on tools and concepts and provides guidance on how to use these skills to succeed as future flight commanders and leaders. Another course will take place in October and the course will be held at least once annually afterward. Pictured from left are former AEDC Commander Col. Scott Cain, AEDC Vice Director Edward Ayer, Brittany Mixer, Kristina Morton, Suzanne Heckman, Tech Sgt. Alexisa Humphrey, 2nd Lt. Adam Doyle, Richard Roberts, Reginald Floyd, Melissa Minter, Joshua Johns, Capt. Ryan Thompson, Tech Sgt. Beverly Spademan, Becky Morris, Jessica Means, AEDC Superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Robert Heckman and Master Sgt. Lashonda Morehead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

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Hypervelocity capabilities advance to new highs at AEDC Tunnel 9

Rob Hale, engineering technician, left, Parth Kathrotiya, system engineer, center, and Zack Russo, engineering technician, pose with the Mach 18 nozzle at AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland. The team at Tunnel 9 recently completed an initial shakeout of the Mach 18 system, and the calibration to bring Mach 18 to full operating capability is set to occur later this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by A.J. Spicer) (This image has been altered by obscuring badges for security purposes)

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Col. Jeffrey Geraghty takes command of AEDC

Members of Col. Jeffrey Geraghty's family listen as he speaks in praise of them after taking command of AEDC during a Change of Command Ceremony June 18 at the Large Rocket Motor Test Facility J-6 on Arnold Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Col. Jeffrey Geraghty takes command of AEDC

Air Force Test Center Commander, Brig. Gen. Christopher Azzano, left, commands the Change of Command Order be published during the AEDC Change of Command Ceremony June 18 at the Large Rocket Motor Test Facility J-6 on Arnold Air Force Base. Also pictured from left are AEDC Superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Robert Heckman, outgoing AEDC Commander Col. Scott Cain and incoming AEDC Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Col. Jeffrey Geraghty takes command of AEDC

Air Force Test Center Commander Brig. Gen. Christopher Azzano, left, hands the AEDC guidon to Col. Jeffrey Geraghty charging him with command of AEDC during the Change of Command Ceremony June 18 in the Large Rocket Motor Test Facility J-6 at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Team AEDC craft workers making exercise a priority

Mike Lance, pipefitter steward at Arnold Engineering Development Complex, bikes during his lunch break June 3 at Arnold Air Force Base. Lance began riding with one or two others to fit exercise into his schedule and then others joined. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image has been cropped to emphasize the subject.)

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Team AEDC craft workers making exercise a priority

Team AEDC members Paul Mosley, from left, Jim Ring, Don Thompson, Mike Lance and Tim Orange bicycle during their lunch break June 3, 2019 at Arnold Air Force Base. Others that ride with the group, not pictured, are Matt Lance, Perry Hoge, Chad Hartman and James Whaley. Lance began riding with one or two others to fit exercise into his schedule and then others joined. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Area students participate in CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp

Area middle school students participate in the Air Force Association CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp June 17-21 at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma. The camp is sponsored by the Arnold Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Program. (Courtesy photo)

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Area students participate in CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp

Area middle school students participate in the Air Force Association CyberPatriot Advanced CyberCamp June 17-21 at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma. The camp is sponsored by the Arnold Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Program. (Courtesy photo)

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Woman’s visit to Arnold brings back memories of her family, childhood

Col. Edwin W. Brown served as a vice commander of AEDC during the 1970s. He is the stepfather of Annette Freres, who recently visited Arnold Air Force Base to learn more about the test facilities in which her stepfather and her father, Jack Durand, once worked. (Courtesy photo)

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Woman’s visit to Arnold brings back memories of her family, childhood

Jack Durand, an AEDC engineer, works at his desk in the von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility at Arnold Air Force Base. Durand was an AEDC engineer from 1954 to 1964. His daughter, Annette, recently visited Arnold to share her family’s history with her own daughter, Michelle. (Courtesy photo)

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Woman’s visit to Arnold brings back memories of her family, childhood

Annette Freres looks at a test model of the X-15 Hypersonic Research Vehicle on display at Arnold Air Force Base during a tour of the base June 10. Annette's father Jack Durand, worked in the von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility and supported the testing and development of the X-15 at Arnold in the mid-1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Woman’s visit to Arnold brings back memories of her family, childhood

AEDC Tour Guide Deidre Ortiz, left, talks about the Propulsion Wind Tunnel facility June 10 during a tour for Bob Hyde, Annette Freres and Freres' daughter Michelle Freres at Arnold Air Force Base. Annette's father, Jack Durand, and stepfather, Col. Edwin Brown, both worked at Arnold. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image has been altered by obscuring badges for security purposes.)

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Open Skies Treaty and what it means for AEDC

The Boeing OC-135B is the certified aircraft used by the United States for observation flights as part of the Open Skies Treaty. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Open Skies Treaty and what it means for AEDC

Russia uses the newly certified Tupolev Tu-214ON, pictured, for its Open Skies missions. This is the aircraft that recently flew over Arnold Air Force Base in May as part of the Open Skies Treaty, an agreement that was signed in 1992 by 34 participating nations. (Photo courtesy of JSC Tupolev)

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Col. Jeffrey T. Geraghty

Col. Jeffrey T. Geraghty

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AEDC space chamber supports Ground-Based Midcourse Defense

The 'trail' Ground-based Interceptor (GBI) launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, March 25, in the first-ever salvo engagement test of a threat-representative Intercontinental Ballistic Missile target. The AEDC 10-foot vacuum chamber at Arnold Air Force Base provided mission simulation capability for interceptor and its kill vehicle sensors. The chamber is able to characterize sensor performance in a space environment against simulated operational scenarios. (Courtesy photo/Missile Defense Agency)

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