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May 3 marks 70 years since first jet engine test at AEDC

A J47 engine is prepared for open-air testing prior to being test fired on Aug. 27, 1953. This instrumentation test, which occurred near the then-under-construction Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., was conducted using a specially designed and constructed thrust stand. The first turbojet engine test conducted at Arnold was initiated on May 3, 1954, in the T-1 test cell of the ETF on a J47 engine. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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May 3 marks 70 years since first jet engine test at AEDC

A J47 engine is prepared for open-air testing prior to being test fired on Aug. 27, 1953. This instrumentation test, which occurred near the then-under-construction Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., was conducted using a specially designed and constructed thrust stand. Pictured are I.F. Bailey, left, and L.C. Franks. The first turbojet engine test conducted at Arnold was initiated on May 3, 1954, in the T-1 test cell of the ETF on a J47 engine. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Programs at Arnold AFB help foster harmony between mission, environmental responsibilities

Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., is home to one of the largest and best-known populations of northern pine snake in the state. The reptile is a threatened species in Tennessee. Reptile counts are performed across Arnold AFB. Information gathered from these surveys supports existing knowledge of populations and provides a long-term view of what is occurring population-wise with a particular species or community, which helps the base Natural Resource team make informed decisions. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Programs at Arnold AFB help foster harmony between mission, environmental responsibilities

Christina Norman with the Environmental and Hazardous Waste Operations Group at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., checks the label of one of the barrels in the hazardous waste storage facility prior to it being loaded on a truck and taken to the disposal site on June 15, 2021. The Hazardous Waste Program at Arnold manages the generation, handling, treatment and disposal of wastes posing characteristics known to be hazardous to human health or the environment. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Programs at Arnold AFB help foster harmony between mission, environmental responsibilities

A spotted salamander sits among the lichen at Sinking Pond on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Amphibian counts are conducted across Arnold AFB. Information gathered from these surveys supports existing knowledge of populations and provides a long-term view of what is occurring population-wise with a particular species or community, which helps the base Natural Resource team make informed decisions. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Programs at Arnold AFB help foster harmony between mission, environmental responsibilities

Bald eagles choose large trees with dead limbs to build nests and have better aerial access for their large wingspans. This eagle and its mate were reported for the first time nesting at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., in 2009. The Natural Resources program at Arnold has been surveying multiple species and their habitats on installation property for well over 20 years. This work includes bird counts. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Programs at Arnold AFB help foster harmony between mission, environmental responsibilities

This prescribed fire shown at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., is a necessary process that promotes new growth by removing dead vegetation and suppressing wood species that would eventually grow into a forest in the absence of fire. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Programs at Arnold AFB help foster harmony between mission, environmental responsibilities

A tricolored bat is ready to be banded before being returned to the area in which it was found in a cave near Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Dec. 5, 2022. The bands allow researchers to identify the bat if it is recaptured on a subsequent trip into the cave. Team members at Arnold AFB conduct summer and winter bat surveys across the installation. Information gathered from such surveys supports existing knowledge of populations and provides a long-term view of what is occurring population-wise with a particular species or community, which helps the base Natural Resource team make informed decisions. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Arnold AFB employee shares son’s story of organ donation for National Donate Life Month

April is National Donate Life Month. Arnold Air Force Base employee Marcheta Darnell, center, shared her recent experience with organ donation after the tragic passing of her son, Sam. Darnell shares his story in hopes of encouraging others to become an organ or tissue donor. From left, Sam, Marcheta and David Darnell. (Photo submitted by the Darnell Family)

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Arnold AFB employee shares son’s story of organ donation for National Donate Life Month

After deadly injuries claimed the life of 22-year-old Sam Darnell, Marcheta Darnell learned that her son had registered as an organ donor. Honoring her son’s wishes, she worked with Tennessee Donor Services and Erlanger hospital in Chattanooga to donate Sam’s heart, liver, right kidney and left kidney to recipients in South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. According to organdonor.gov, a single donor can save as many as eight lives and enhance over 75 more with their gifts of life. (Photo submitted by the Darnell Family)

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Read all about it! AEDC newspaper reaches 70th year in circulation

Arnold Engineering Development Center research engineer Bob Wood uses a light source to study a hemiellipsoidal mirror. The apparatus was to measure infrared reflectance of satellite materials and other hardware exposed to the cold temperatures of space. This image was featured on the frontpage of the February 1982 issue of High Mach. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Read all about it! AEDC newspaper reaches 70th year in circulation

This image shows then-Air Force Secretary Eugene Zuckert and Sen. Albert Gore preparing to push the plunger June 23, 1961, to set off a blast to begin construction of a test cell at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., as then-Arnold Engineering Development Center Commander Maj. Gen. William Rogers looks on. A photo of the trio’s reaction after the plunger was pushed was featured on the frontpage of the July 1961 issue of High Mach. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Read all about it! AEDC newspaper reaches 70th year in circulation

Harry Hitchcock, forester at Arnold Air Force Base, right, releases a goose on Arnold property during a goose release that occurred in 1974. Twenty-five pair of Giant Canada Geese were released near the Arnold cooling water retention pond in an effort to establish a resident population of the waterfowl in the area. Also pictured is Cecil Davis of the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Ga. This image and an accompanying article about the release were published in the May 1974 issue of High Mach. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Read all about it! AEDC newspaper reaches 70th year in circulation

An engineer is dwarfed by a Mars Lander parachute tested at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field, California, in 2007. The parachute, measuring more than 65 feet in length, opening to a diameter of nearly 55 feet and designed to survive loads in excess of 80,000 pounds, was the largest disk-gap-band parachute ever built. This image was featured on the frontpage of the Jan. 11, 2008, issue of High Mach. (Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL and Pioneer Aerospace Corp.)

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Read all about it! AEDC newspaper reaches 70th year in circulation

Bob Hatcher, secretary of the Tennessee Ornithological Society, prepares to release a peregrine falcon back into the wild during a symposium held at Arnold Air Force Base in fall 1992. This image and an accompanying article were featured in the Nov. 18, 1992, issue of High Mach. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AEDC commander proclaims April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month across the complex

The Sexual Assault Prevention Response office at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., has events planned throughout April to bring attention to Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Randel Gordon signed a proclamation April 1, 2024, declaring April as SAAPM at Arnold. Although this is the inaugural SAAPM at Arnold, SAAPM is observed by civilian and military communities across the U.S. each April. It was started more than two decades ago to raise awareness about sexual assault and educate the public on ways to prevent it. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Brooke Brumley)

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AEDC commander proclaims April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month across the complex

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Randel Gordon signs a proclamation April 1, 2024, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at Arnold. Pictured to Gordon’s right is Gary Johnson, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator at Arnold AFB. Pictured standing from left are Sexual Assault Victim Advocates Nicole Berger and Kayla Vance, AEDC Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sgt. Jennifer Cirricione, Prevention Specialist Joey Vap, and Integrated Prevention and Response Director Lee Smith. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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AEDC commander proclaims April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month across the complex

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Randel Gordon, right, looks on as Gary Johnson, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., signs a proclamation April 1, 2024, at Arnold AFB declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at Arnold. Gordon signed the proclamation after Johnson offered his signature. Pictured standing from left are AEDC Deputy Director Kevin Muckerheide, Sexual Assault Victim Advocates Nicole Berger and Kayla Vance, AEDC Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sgt. Jennifer Cirricione, Prevention Specialist Joey Vap, and Integrated Prevention and Response Director Lee Smith. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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AEDC commander proclaims April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month across the complex

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Randel Gordon addresses Team AEDC in a video message recorded following the April 1, 2024, signing of a proclamation at Arnold AFB declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at Arnold. In this message, Gordon emphasized the importance of sexual assault prevention and support for survivors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services sharpen skills during live fire training sessions

Joseph Bryant, a firefighter with Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services, battles a blaze during fuselage fire training March 5, 2024, at Arnold AFB, Tenn., headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Arnold FES crews took part in live structural fire training Feb. 27-29, 2024, and live aircraft fire training March 5-7, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

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