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AEDC space chamber supports Ground-Based Midcourse Defense

A threat-representative ICBM target launches from the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands on March 25. It was successfully intercepted by two long-range Ground-based Interceptors launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, in the first salvo test of GBIs. (Courtesy photo/Missile Defense Agency)
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AEDC Quality Assurance Program Coordinator receives 2018 AFMC award

Stacey Lamb, AEDC Quality Assurance Program Coordinator and Small Business Specialist at Arnold Air Force Base, displays the award and certificate she received for being named the Air Force Materiel Command Outstanding Quality Assurance Program Coordinator for fiscal year 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image was altered by obscuring items for security purposes.)
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Two local high school graduates receive Bechtel scholarships

Dr. Rich Tighe, left, general manager of the Test Operations and Sustainment contractor at Arnold Air Force Base, presents a certificate to Kayden Fletcher recognizing her as one of the 2019 Bechtel Global Scholars during a meeting June 7 at Arnold. Also pictured is Kayden's father Jeremy Fletcher, a Propulsion Wind Tunnel controls engineer at Arnold. Kayden will receive a $3,000 scholarship funded by the Bechtel Group Foundation for her first year of study at an accredited institution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image has been altered by obscuring a badge for security purposes.)
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Two local high school graduates receive Bechtel scholarships

Dr. Rich Tighe, second from left, general manager of the Test Operations and Sustainment contractor at Arnold Air Force Base, presents a certificate to Drake Sizemore recognizing him as one of the 2019 Bechtel Global Scholars during a meeting May 31 at Arnold. Also pictured, from left, are NAS Business Services Director Jon Ragan; Drake's parents, Darbie and Billy Sizemore, who are NAS employees; and Drake's grandfather Henry Sizemore, also a NAS employee. Drake will receive a $3,000 scholarship funded by the Bechtel Group Foundation for his first year of study at an accredited institution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
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VKF Wind Tunnel D officially returns to service as an AFRL research facility

The von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility Wind Tunnel D test facility operated by the Air Force Research Laboratory High Speed Experimentation Branch at Arnold Air Force Base, seen here June 5, was reactivated earlier this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
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VKF Wind Tunnel D officially returns to service as an AFRL research facility

Dr. Jerrod Hofferth, von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility Wind Tunnel D lead engineer, works on a freestream characterization rake, used to determine Mach Number Uniformity, positioned in the Tunnel D test cell June 5 at Arnold Air Force Base. The tunnel was reactivated earlier this year and is operated by the Air Force Research Laboratory High Speed Experimentation Branch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
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Gutierrez promoted to captain

Capt. Johnathan Gutierrez, center, shakes hands with Flight Systems Combined Test Force Director Lt. Col. David Hoffman, during Gutierrez's promotion cermeony, May 23 at Arnold Lakeside Center on Arnold Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
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Tunnel 9 heater system expert passing along knowledge

Mike Metzger, a system engineer at AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, works on a project. Metzger recently marked his 40-year service anniversary at the White Oak facility and is among the few people familiar with the Tunnel 9 heater system. (U.S. Air Force photo by A.J. Spicer)
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Team AEDC members earn recognition during AIAA Tennessee Section annual awards ceremony

Members of the Adaptive Engine Technology Demonstrator Test Team accept an AIAA Special Award for their work on the AETD Core Engine Test during the AIAA Annual Awards May 30 at the Arnold Lakeside Center. Pictured at far left is Steve Arnold, who nominated the team for the award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks) (This image was altered by obscuring badges for security purposes)
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Team AEDC members earn recognition during AIAA Tennessee Section annual awards ceremony

Alan Milhoan, left, receives the Billy J. Griffith Engineering Analysis Award during the AIAA Annual Awards Luncheon May 30 at the Arnold Lakeside Center. Milhoan received the award for bringing innovative control system logic to the Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit through literature, data and simulations. Also pictured is Doug Garrard, who nominated Milhoan for the award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)
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Team AEDC members earn recognition during AIAA Tennessee Section annual awards ceremony

Mike Magistro, center, and Will Perkins, right, accept an AIAA Special Award during the AIAA Annual Awards Luncheon May 30 at the Arnold Lakeside Center. Magistro and Perkins received the awards for outstanding engineering and leadership skills that enabled record-setting aeropropulsion testing in the Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility. Also pictured is Steve Arnold, who nominated Magistro and Perkins for the award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)
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Team AEDC members earn recognition during AIAA Tennessee Section annual awards ceremony

Members of the Non-interference Stress Measurement System Team accept an AIAA Special Award during the AIAA Annual Awards Luncheon May 30 at the Arnold Lakeside Center. Pictured from left are NSMS Team members Ken Bynum, Ron Wood and Brandon Wiley. The team received recognition for its tenacity and detailed work in the manufacture of NSMS equipment for the Air Force Research Laboratory. Also pictured is Joe Wehrmeyer, who nominated the team for the award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks) (This image was altered by obscuring badges for security purposes)
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Team AEDC members earn recognition during AIAA Tennessee Section annual awards ceremony

Dr. Robert Knapke, right, receives an AIAA Special Award for outstanding modeling and simulation support to hypersonic acquisition programs during the AIAA Annual Awards Luncheon May 30 at the Arnold Lakeside Center. Also pictured is Craig Morris, who nominated Knapke for the award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)
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Training for reliable success

Ron Moore, of RM Group Inc., teaches a class, "Reliability Based Design in Capital Projects," to AEDC team members May 15 at the University of Tennessee Space Institute. One of the objectives of the Test Operations and Sustainment contract is improving the manner of operations and reliability of testing infrastructure. One way to do this is through making reliability and maintainability integral to the design from the outset when pursuing upgrades. The one-day class was conducted twice to reach a larger number of AEDC team members. (This image has been altered by obscuring badges for security purposes.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
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NAS SHE Manager Dick Nugent earns prestigious safety honor

Dick Nugent, right, the Safety, Health and Environment manager for National Aerospace Solutions, the Test Operations and Sustainment contractor at Arnold Air Force Base, conducts a safety walk with former NAS Integrated Resources Director Ben Souther, center, and Arnold AFB Cooling Water Supervisor Bob Thomas at the Woods Reservoir Primary Pumping Station in 2017. Nugent was recently named an American Society of Safety Professionals Fellow, regarded as one of the highest honors in the safety profession. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Goodfriend) (This image was altered by obscuring badges for security purposes)
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Glenn Liston retiring after 37 years of service to the Air Force, Department of Defense

Glenn Liston, chief of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory High Speed Experimentation Branch at Arnold Air Force Base, stands by a model of the X-51A WaveRider, an experimental, scramjet-powered hypersonic vehicle. In addition to his other career milestones, Liston said he is most proud of his involvement in the development of the aircraft. He will be retiring from Air Force civilian service June 30 after 37 years of federal service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Ortiz)
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Arnold Air Force Base Cultural Resources hosts meeting with Tribal Governments

AEDC Commander Col. Scott Cain gives an overview of the complex to tribal historic preservation representatives May 21 during a government-to-government Tribal Consultation at Arnold Lakeside Center on Arnold Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
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FIRST® Robotics team sponsored by AEDC STEM program attends world championship in Houston

The FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) team RoboDores, which is sponsored by the AEDC Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program, attends the FRC Worlds Championship in Houston April 17. AEDC Air Force STEM has sponsored this team, from Monterey High School in California, for many years but this is the first time the team has gone to the world championship competition. The team finished 32nd out of 67 teams competing. The RoboDores plan to go back to Houston to compete again next year. Some of the students on the team are children of DOD employees at the AEDC National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex nearby. Pictured are the RoboDores with their robot. (Courtesy photo)
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Students spring into science during camp at Hands-On Science Center

Chuck Mangino, left, one of the special guests during the Spring Camp at the Hands-On Science Center, teaches the campers the significance of Pi and gives them some tips on how to work on their memorization skills. (Courtesy photo)
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Students spring into science during camp at Hands-On Science Center

Under the supervision and direction of Bill Boss, science advisor at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma, students fly glider planers as part of a weeklong Spring Camp held in late March. (Courtesy photo)
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