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Extinguisher! STAT! Arnold AFB team members help battle truck blaze

Amanda Van Pelt third from right, Suzanne Hale, second from right, and Kelsey Rob, right, pose for a photo with firefighters from Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services after extinguishing a fire outside the Medical Aid Station at Arnold AFB, Tenn., July 11, 2025. Van Pelt, Hale and Rob are staff members with CORE Occupational Medicine, a company subcontracted by the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Operations and Sustainment Contractor to provide basic medical services to TOS employees at Arnold AFB, headquarters of AEDC. The CORE team sprang into action when a truck collecting shredded materials unexpectedly caught fire. They used extinguishers to quickly put out the flames, preventing the fire from spreading and minimizing damage. The Arnold FES crew responded to the scene to further douse the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh) (This image was altered by obscuring badges for security purposes)

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Extinguisher! STAT! Arnold AFB team members help battle truck blaze

This photo shows the aftermath of a July 11, 2025, fire inside a truck that visits Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., to shred paper collected across the installation. The truck caught fire during a stop at the Arnold AFB Medical Aid Station. Amanda Van Pelt, Suzanne Hale and Kelsey Rob, who are staffed at the Medical Aid Station by CORE Occupational Medicine, a company subcontracted by the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Operations and Sustainment Contractor to provide basic medical services to TOS employees at Arnold AFB, headquarters of AEDC. The CORE team sprang into action when a truck collecting shredded materials unexpectedly caught fire. They used extinguishers to quickly put out the flames, preventing the fire from spreading and minimizing damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Col. Dalbert R. Shaw

Col. Dalbert R. Shaw

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Col. Jack Rhodes

Col. Jack Rhodes

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Arnold Community Council meets with nation’s leaders

Members of the Arnold Community Council pose for a photo with U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty in Washington, D.C., during the annual ACC “DC Fly-In,” April 29, 2025. The ACC delegation and several Tennessee Congressional staffers met with U.S. Air Force leaders and Congressional leaders and their staff members to discuss issues that are important to the 13-county Arnold Air Force Base community that supports the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, headquartered at Arnold AFB, and its eight geographically separated units, as well as other topics. Pictured from left are Jack Koletty, Dave Duesterhaus, Terri Miller, Hope Sartain, Ricky Peters, Anne Hosea-Majors, Hagerty, Michael Lynch, Blackburn, Tullahoma Mayor Lynn Sebourn, Jim Jolliffe, Misty Weaver, Rob McAmis, Cassie Fullmer, Don Wheeler, Gerald Burnett and David Miller. (Courtesy photo)

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Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services offers advice for safer Fourth of July

Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services team members are urging colleagues to keep safety in mind while celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, including following the proper guidance if opting to set off fireworks. Both Arnold FES officials and the National Fire Protection Association encourages those wishing to celebrate Independence Day to consider alternatives to fireworks and sparklers, such as glowsticks and noise makers. (National Fire Protection Association graphic)

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Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services offers advice for safer Fourth of July

Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services team members are urging colleagues to keep safety in mind while celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, including following the proper guidance if opting to set off fireworks. Some may want to involve children in Independence Day celebrations and view sparklers as a safer alternative to other fireworks. However, sparklers can burn up to 1,200 Fahrenheit. (National Fire Protection Association graphic)

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Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services offers advice for safer Fourth of July

Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services team members are urging colleagues to keep safety in mind while celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, including following the proper guidance if opting to set off fireworks. This graphic from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows that throughout 2024 nearly 15,000 people were treated across the country for fireworks-related injuries and there were 11 fireworks-related deaths last year. (U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission graphic)

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Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services offers advice for safer Fourth of July

Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services team members are urging colleagues to keep safety in mind while celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, including following the proper guidance if opting to set off fireworks. (U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission graphic)

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F-14D Tomcat display at Arnold AFB honors Hultgreen

This plaque is located next to the static F-14 Tomcat on display outside the Main Gate at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The display is dedicated to Navy Lt. Kara Hultgreen. Hultgreen was the first female carrier-based combat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy and the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. military to die in a crash. She died Oct. 25, 1994, when the Tomcat she was piloting experienced engine failure on final approach to an aircraft carrier and crashed into the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kali Bradford)

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F-14D Tomcat display at Arnold AFB honors Hultgreen

The static F-14 Tomcat on display outside the Main Gate and Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., is dedicated to Navy Lt. Kara Hultgreen. She was killed Oct. 25, 1994, when the Tomcat she was piloting experienced engine failure on final approach to an aircraft carrier and crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The display was dedicated in memory of Hultgreen during a March 30, 2007, ceremony. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Brooke Brumley)

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F-14D Tomcat display at Arnold AFB honors Hultgreen

Retired Navy Capt. Rosemary Mariner, the first woman to command a Navy operational aviation squadron, speaks during the March 2007 ceremony to dedicate the F-14 Tomcat static display at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., in memory of Lt. Kara Hultgreen. Hultgreen was the first female carrier-based combat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy and the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. military to die in a crash. She died Oct. 25, 1994, when the Tomcat she was piloting experienced engine failure on final approach to an aircraft carrier and crashed into the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, Calif. Mariner passed away in January 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Fortner)

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F-14D Tomcat display at Arnold AFB honors Hultgreen

Then-Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Art Huber speaks during the March 2007 ceremony to dedicate the F-14 Tomcat static display at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., in memory of Lt. Kara Hultgreen. Hultgreen was the first female carrier-based combat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy and the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. military to die in a crash. She died Oct. 25, 1994, when the Tomcat she was piloting experienced engine failure on final approach to an aircraft carrier and crashed into the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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F-14D Tomcat display at Arnold AFB honors Hultgreen

The static F-14 Tomcat on display outside the Main Gate at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., is dedicated to Navy Lt. Kara Hultgreen. Hultgreen was the first female carrier-based combat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy and the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. military to die in a crash. She died Oct. 25, 1994, when the Tomcat she was piloting experienced engine failure on final approach to an aircraft carrier and crashed into the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kali Bradford)

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F-14D Tomcat display at Arnold AFB honors Hultgreen

The static F-14 Tomcat on display outside the Main Gate at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., is dedicated to Navy Lt. Kara Hultgreen. Hultgreen was the first female carrier-based combat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy and the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. military to die in a crash. She died Oct. 25, 1994, when the Tomcat she was piloting experienced engine failure on final approach to an aircraft carrier and crashed into the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kali Bradford)

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F-14D Tomcat display at Arnold AFB honors Hultgreen

The static F-14 Tomcat on display outside the Main Gate at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., is dedicated to Navy Lt. Kara Hultgreen. Hultgreen was the first female carrier-based combat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy and the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. military to die in a crash. She died Oct. 25, 1994, when the Tomcat she was piloting experienced engine failure on final approach to an aircraft carrier and crashed into the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kali Bradford)

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F-14D Tomcat display at Arnold AFB honors Hultgreen

Lt. Kara Hultgreen

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F-14D Tomcat display at Arnold AFB honors Hultgreen

Lt. Kara Hultgreen (Photo provided)

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Chrash assumes command of 718th Test Squadron

Lt. Col. Rachel Chrash speaks after assuming command of the 718th Test Squadron during a Change of Command ceremony, June 18, 2025, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. The ceremony was attended by members of Chrash’s family and some of her new colleagues at Arnold. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Chrash assumes command of 718th Test Squadron

Lt. Col. Rachel Chrash, second from right, and 804th Test Group Commander Col. Jason Vap, left, exchange salutes as Chrash assumes command of the 718th Test Squadron during a Change of Command ceremony, June 18, 2025, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Also pictured are outgoing 718 TS commander Lt. Col. Bradley Breaux, right, and Tech. Sgt. Abel Crowell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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