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Arnold AFB Natural Resources completes successful prescribed burn season

A prescribed fire burns within a forested area of Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., March 6, 2026. Prescribed fires are controlled blazes used to mitigate wildfire risks by burning potential wildfire fuels and to achieve wildlife management objectives. The operations at Arnold are overseen by the Arnold AFB Natural Resources team. This year’s prescribed fire season at Arnold ran from late February throughout March. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Arnold AFB Natural Resources completes successful prescribed burn season

Ali Ware, right, and Tyler Turner, Wildland Fire Branch firefighters from Beale Air Force Base, California, survey a site before beginning prescribed fire operations at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., March 6, 2026. Prescribed fires are controlled blazes used to mitigate wildfire risks by burning potential wildfire fuels and to achieve wildlife management objectives. The operations at Arnold are overseen by the Arnold AFB Natural Resources team. This year’s prescribed fire season at Arnold ran from late February throughout March. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Arnold AFB Natural Resources completes successful prescribed burn season

A prescribed fire burns within a forested area of Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., March 6, 2026. Prescribed fires are controlled blazes used to mitigate wildfire risks by burning potential wildfire fuels and to achieve wildlife management objectives. The operations at Arnold are overseen by the Arnold AFB Natural Resources team. This year’s prescribed fire season at Arnold ran from late February throughout March. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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AEDC engineer earns recognition from former college

Satsha Burden is a test engineer and test manager for the 716th Test Squadron Store Separation Group at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Burden was recently named the recipient of the 2026 Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award. Burden attended Northwest Mississippi Community College from 2017 to 2020 and began his career at Arnold in 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC engineer earns recognition from former college

Satsha Burden, center, encourages fans to show their school spirit during his time as a student at Northwest Mississippi Community College. Burden was a member of the school’s cheerleading squad. He is now a test engineer and test manager for the 716th Test Squadron Store Separation Group at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Burden was recently named the recipient of the 2026 Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award. He began his career at Arnold in 2022. (Courtesy photo)

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AEDC engineer earns recognition from former college

Satsha Burden, center, prepares to hype up the crowd during his time as a student at Northwest Mississippi Community College. Burden was a member of the school’s cheerleading squad. Burden is now a test engineer and test manager for the 716th Test Squadron Store Separation Group at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Burden was recently named the recipient of the 2026 Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award. He began his career at Arnold in 2022. (Courtesy photo)

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AEDC engineer earns recognition from former college

Satsha Burden lifts a fellow cheerleader during his time as a student at Northwest Mississippi Community College. Burden is a test engineer and test manager for the 716th Test Squadron Store Separation Group at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Burden was recently named the recipient of the 2026 Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award. He began his career at Arnold in 2022. (Courtesy photo)

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AEDC engineer earns recognition from former college

Satsha Burden, center, receives his Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award from the Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation April 18, 2026, at the college. Burden is a test engineer and test manager for the 716th Test Squadron Store Separation Group at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. He attended Northwest Mississippi Community College from 2017 to 2020 and began his career at Arnold in 2022. (Courtesy photo)

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Elk River Dam reopens

The Elk River Dam fishing area reopened for public access on May 14. Visitors may again fish below the dam. This area may be accessed from the parking area on Elk River Dam Road off Morris Ferry Bridge Road. Access had been restricted since April 3 due to excessive trash being discarded in the area. Arnold Air Force Base Security Forces wishes to reiterate that walking on the dam is specifically prohibited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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AEDC at 75: Wattendorf recommendation leads to AEDC creation

American scientist Frank Wattendorf, right, speaks with Arnold Research Organization President Bob Williams during a visit to the Arnold Engineering Development Center in September 1974. Wattendorf is considered one of the founding fathers of AEDC. His Trans-Atlantic Memo, written following a 1945 survey of captured German test facilities with other members of the Scientific Advisory Group, was the first recommendation of a facility such as AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Wattendorf recommendation leads to AEDC creation

American scientist Frank Wattendorf looks over Arnold Engineering Development Center construction photographs in this image taken in the 1950s. Wattendorf is considered one of the founding fathers of AEDC. His Trans-Atlantic Memo, written following a 1945 survey of captured German test facilities with other members of the Scientific Advisory Group, was the first recommendation of a facility such as AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Wattendorf recommendation leads to AEDC creation

American scientist Frank Wattendorf, center, joins other Air Force and Arnold Engineering Development Center officials in a tour of the center in 1965. Wattendorf is considered one of the founding fathers of AEDC. His Trans-Atlantic Memo, written following a 1945 survey of captured German test facilities with other members of the Scientific Advisory Group, was the first recommendation of a facility such as AEDC. Also pictured, from left, are retired Maj. Gen. Franklin O. Carroll, R.M. Williams, Gen. Bernard Schriever and then-AEDC Commander Brig. Gen. Lee Gossick. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Wattendorf recommendation leads to AEDC creation

American scientist Frank Wattendorf, right, receives an award from then-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Carl Spaatz as Theodore von Kármán, center, looks on. Wattendorf is considered one of the founding fathers of Arnold Engineering Development Center. His Trans-Atlantic Memo, written following a 1945 survey of captured German test facilities with other members of the Scientific Advisory Group, was the first recommendation of a facility such as AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Schriever champions Air Force research and development

Gen. Bernard Schriever, right, inspects an experimental missile reentry vehicle in 1959. Known as the “Father of Air Force space and missiles,” Schriever led the nation’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program. Schriever was a regular visitor to Arnold Engineering Development Center during its early years and relied on AEDC for aerodynamic and rocket propulsion data. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Schriever champions Air Force research and development

Gen. Bernard Schriever, commander of the Air Force Systems Command, second from left, speaks with other attendees of a 1963 dinner at Arnold Engineering Development Center during which the planned University of Tennessee Space Institute was discussed. Known as the “Father of Air Force space and missiles,” Schriever led the nation’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program. Schriever was a regular visitor to Arnold Engineering Development Center during its early years and relied on AEDC for aerodynamic and rocket propulsion data. Schriever also supported Air Force research and development. Pictured with Schriever, from left, are then-University of Tennessee President Andrew Holt, then-AEDC Commander Maj. Gen. William Rogers and Tennessee Lt. Gov. James Bomar. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Schriever champions Air Force research and development

Gen. Bernard Schriever (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Schriever champions Air Force research and development

Gen. Bernard Schriever poses for a photo in front of an Atlas Missile, the Air Force’s first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Known as the “Father of Air Force space and missiles,” Schriever led the nation’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program. Schriever was a regular visitor to Arnold Engineering Development Center during its early years and relied on AEDC for aerodynamic and rocket propulsion data. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Schriever champions Air Force research and development

Gen. Bernard Schriever stands with models of some of the systems created under his leadership. Known as the “Father of Air Force space and missiles,” Schriever led the nation’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program. Schriever was a regular visitor to Arnold Engineering Development Center during its early years and relied on AEDC for aerodynamic and rocket propulsion data. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Enhanced records access expected benefit of VA expansion at Arnold AFB

An expansion of the Tullahoma Veterans Affairs Clinic at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., is nearing completion. The facility is shown in this photo from May 1, 2026. According to officials, the expansion will allow the clinic to see 1,800 additional patients to include active duty Airmen at Arnold AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Enhanced records access expected benefit of VA expansion at Arnold AFB

An expansion of the Tullahoma Veterans Affairs Clinic at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., is nearing completion. The facility is shown in this photo from May 1, 2026. According to officials, the expansion will allow the clinic to see 1,800 additional patients to include active duty Airmen at Arnold AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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