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Inauguration of Arnold AFB

President Harry S. Truman inaugurates Arnold Air Force Base in 1951, speaking from the platform of its very first building. Seventy-five years later, this historic structure continues to serve as a crucial logistics hub for the vastly expanded base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Inauguration of Arnold AFB

President Harry S. Truman inaugurates Arnold Air Force Base in 1951, speaking from the platform of its very first building. Seventy-five years later, this historic structure continues to serve as a crucial logistics hub for the vastly expanded base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Inauguration of Arnold AFB

President Harry S. Truman inaugurates Arnold Air Force Base in 1951, speaking from the platform of its very first building. Seventy-five years later, this historic structure continues to serve as a crucial logistics hub for the vastly expanded base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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AEDC at 75: Carroll promotes testing center

Maj. Gen. Franklin O. Carroll served as the first commander of the Arnold Engineering Development Center, which would later be known as the Arnold Engineering Development Complex. He is credited with helping to bring the installation to fruition. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Carroll promotes testing center

Maj. Gen. Franklin O. Carroll stands at the base stake for the construction grid for the Arnold Engineering Development Center at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., in April 1950. Carroll was the first AEDC commander and is credited with helping to bring the installation to fruition. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC Open House graphic

AEDC Open House graphic

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AEDC at 75: AEDC-related activity, growth continue

W. Stuart Symington, third from left, visits the Arnold Engineering Development Center in 1953. Symington served as secretary of the U.S. Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was Air Force secretary when the construction of the Arnold Engineering Development Center was authorized in 1949. Also pictured from left are U.S. Sen. Estes Kefauver, then-AEDC Commander Maj. Gen. Sam Harris, U.S. Rep. Joe Evins, Arnold Research Organization President Maj. Gen. Leif Sverdrup and U.S. Sen. Albert Gore Sr. The Center in Tennessee would later become the headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: AEDC-related activity, growth continue

The Arnold Engineering Development Center float is featured in an early 1950s Armed Forces Day Parade in Tullahoma, Tenn. The float included a J47 turbojet engine, the first engine tested at AEDC. The Center in Tennessee would later become the headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Air Force, middle Tennessee prepare for AEDC

City of Tullahoma business and civic leaders celebrate Nov. 9, 1949, following the announcement that the former Camp Forrest Army training base near Tullahoma was selected as the site for the new Air Engineering Development Center, which would later become the headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Pictured standing from left are T.A. Wiseman, then-Tullahoma Mayor Jack T. Farrar, John W. Harton, A.H. Sanders, F.I. Couser, Morris Simon, Erwin Coop and Floyd Mitchell. Pictured seated in the lower left is Hugh Ledford. (Courtesy photo)

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AEDC at 75: Air Force, middle Tennessee prepare for AEDC

Pictured is the original Arnold Engineering Development Center emblem first approved in 1957. A revised version of the emblem, in line with the one still used by AEDC, was officially approved in August 1994. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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Commemorative Boulder Still Stands 75 Years Later

In 1951, President Harry S. Truman dedicated this boulder and placard for the establishment of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Seventy-five years later, the commemorative boulder still stands as a centerpiece beneath the colors at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.

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Commemorative Boulder Still Stands 75 Years Later

In 1951, President Harry S. Truman dedicated this boulder and placard for the establishment of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Seventy-five years later, the commemorative boulder still stands as a centerpiece beneath the colors at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.

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Arnold AFB representatives in AFMC Civic Leader Program share insight, goals

Don Wheeler, Ben Craig and Allen Potter

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Arnold AFB representatives in AFMC Civic Leader Program share insight, goals

Don Wheeler (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Arnold AFB representatives in AFMC Civic Leader Program share insight, goals

Ben Craig (Courtesy photo)

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Arnold AFB representatives in AFMC Civic Leader Program share insight, goals

Allen Potter (Courtesy photo)

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AEDC at 75: Truman dedicates AEDC

Then-President Harry Truman delivers from the porch of the Arnold Air Force Base warehouse June 25, 1951, his speech to dedicate the Air Engineering Development Center as the Arnold Engineering Development Center in honor of Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold. Arnold AFB, located in middle Tennessee, was initially home to AEDC and later headquarters of the entire Arnold Engineering Development Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Truman dedicates AEDC

A crowd is gathered at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., June 25, 1951, to witness then-President Harry Truman dedicate the Air Engineering Development Center as the Arnold Engineering Development Center in honor of Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold. Arnold AFB was initially home to AEDC and later headquarters of the entire Arnold Engineering Development Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Truman dedicates AEDC

Then-President Harry Truman is welcomed as he exits the Independence, the 1950s version of Air Force One, upon his arrival at Northern Field near Tullahoma, Tenn., June 25, 1951. Truman visited middle Tennessee to dedicate the Air Engineering Development Center as the Arnold Engineering Development Center in honor of Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Truman dedicates AEDC

Then-President Harry Truman arrives at Northern Field near Tullahoma, Tenn., June 25, 1951, to dedicate the Air Engineering Development Center as the Arnold Engineering Development Center in honor of Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold. The dedication occurred at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., initially home to AEDC and later headquarters of the entire Arnold Engineering Development Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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