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Arnold Fire and Emergency Services conducts annual aircraft live fire training

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Grant Mizell battles fires while working his way through a simulated aircraft fuselage during live fire training March 6, 2026, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. AEDC leadership once again participated in the annual training which is conducted by FES to maintain readiness in the event of an emergency and to meet National Fire Protection Association and Air Force requirements. Arnold AFB is the headquarters of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Arnold Fire and Emergency Services conducts annual aircraft live fire training

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Grant Mizell, center, receives firehose instruction from Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services firefighter Charles Armstrong prior to his participation in live fire training March 6, 2026, at Arnold AFB, Tenn. During the training, Arnold FES crews combated fires on a simulated aircraft fuselage. The annual training is conducted by FES to maintain readiness in the event of an emergency and to meet National Fire Protection Association and Air Force requirements. Arnold AFB is the headquarters of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Arnold Fire and Emergency Services conducts annual aircraft live fire training

Greg Smith with the University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute, or MUFRTI, looks on as a simulated aircraft fuselage is ignited for live fire training at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., March 6, 2026. Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services firefighters participated in the annual training to maintain readiness in the event of an emergency and to meet National Fire Protection Association and Air Force requirements. The mock fuselage, used to simulate aircraft fires, was once again brought to Arnold from MUFRTI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Arnold Fire and Emergency Services conducts annual aircraft live fire training

Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership and some of the Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services firefighters who participated in the recent live fire training conducted by Arnold FES pose for a photo in front of an aircraft fuselage fire simulator March 6, 2026, at Arnold AFB, Tenn. Arnold AFB is the headquarters of AEDC. The annual training is conducted by FES to maintain readiness in the event of an emergency and to meet National Fire Protection Association and Air Force requirements. Arnold AFB is the headquarters of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Arnold Fire and Emergency Services conducts annual aircraft live fire training

An Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting truck is used to douse high-pressure water on an exterior aircraft fire during fuselage live fire training March 6, 2026, at Arnold AFB, Tenn. The annual training is conducted by FES to maintain readiness in the event of an emergency and to meet National Fire Protection Association and Air Force requirements. Arnold AFB is the headquarters of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Arnold Fire and Emergency Services conducts annual aircraft live fire training

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Individual Mobilization Augmentee Col. Aaron Stevenson, right, mans the firehose to extinguish fires on a simulated aircraft fuselage during live fire training March 6, 2026, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. AEDC leadership once again participated in the annual training which is conducted by FES to maintain readiness in the event of an emergency and to meet National Fire Protection Association and Air Force requirements. Arnold AFB is the headquarters of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Arnold Fire and Emergency Services conducts annual aircraft live fire training

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Individual Mobilization Augmentee Col. Aaron Stevenson, center, is joined by Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services firefighters Curtis Creson and Stephen McCluskey to combat a simulated running aircraft fuel fire during live fire training March 6, 2026, at Arnold AFB, Tenn. AEDC leadership once again participated in the annual training which is conducted by FES to maintain readiness in the event of an emergency and to meet National Fire Protection Association and Air Force requirements. Arnold AFB is the headquarters of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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AEDC at 75: Carroll takes command of AEDC

Retired Lt. Gen. Don Putt, retired Maj. Gen. Franklin O. Carroll, Gen. Bernard Schriever, Brig. Gen. Lee Gossick, retired Maj. Gen. Leif Sverdrup, retired Lt. Gen. Lawrence Craigie and retired Maj. Gen. Edward Powers, pictured from left, pause for a photo while touring Arnold Engineering Development Center on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., in 1965. Carroll was the first commander of AEDC and is credited with helping to bring the installation to fruition. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC at 75: Carroll takes command of AEDC

Retired Maj. Gen. Franklin O. Carroll, R.M. Williams, Frank Wattendorf, Gen. Bernard Schriever and then-Arnold Engineering Development Center Commander Brig Gen. Lee Gossick, pictured from left, tour a wind tunnel facility at AEDC on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., in 1965. Carroll was the first commander of AEDC and is credited with helping to bring the installation to fruition. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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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 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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