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Franklin County honors fallen soldier, native son with Operation Never Forget bust

Franklin County native Sgt. Alex Stephens, an Army field medic assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., as he appeared in an official duty portrait. (Photo provided)
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Franklin County honors fallen soldier, native son with Operation Never Forget bust

Sgt. Alex Stephens, an Army field medic assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., was a Franklin County, Tennessee native killed during combat operations in Afghanistan in 2007. Aerospace Testing Alliance’s (ATA) Mike Cunningham and Dave Uselton and a coalition of community members, ATA and others initiated and raised money for an Operation Never Forget bust to be made in Sergeant Stephens’ honor. The bust was presented in a public ceremony April 14 in Franklin County. (Photo provided)
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Former Chief Scientist of the Air Force to speak at 2012 AEDC Fellows Banquet

Dr. Mark J. Lewis, the director-designate of the Science and Technology Policy Institute of the Institute for Defense Analyses, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s AEDC Fellows Banquet, June 25.
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Congressman Black visits AEDC

Congressman Diane Black gets a tour of AEDC’s C-2 test cell from AEDC Executive Director Britt Covington March 9. C-2 cell is the center’s high-bypass engine test cell. Workers recently tested the Rolls-Royce Trent Extra-Wide Body engine there; Rolls-Royce officials say it’s their largest engine under development to date and one of the largest tested at AEDC. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)
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Congressman Black visits AEDC

Congressman Diane Black, second from right, gets a tour of AEDC’s C-2 test cell from Turbine Engine Ground Test Complex commander Lt. Col. Brent Peavy and AEDC Executive Director Britt Covington March 9. C-2 is the center’s high-bypass engine test cell; workers recently tested the Rolls-Royce Trent Extra-Wide Body engine there. Rolls-Royce officials say it’s their largest engine under development to date and one of the largest tested at AEDC. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)
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Governor Haslam visits AEDC

Air Force program manager Kris Hughes explains AEDC’s Turbine Engine Dry Air Capability (TEDAC) to Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam during the governor’s visit to AEDC March 7. TEDAC will improve plant reliability while reducing AEDC’s environmental risks by replacing thousands of gallons of toxic brine and thousands of pounds of ozone-depleting refrigerant with environmentally-friendly refrigerants and brines. The capability will be used to condition air used in turbine engine altitude testing. The interim capability is expected to be completed in June and the final system is expected to be completed this November. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)
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Longtime chaplain provides AEDC pastoral ministry

The AEDC chapel in the A&E Building provides a quiet environment for prayer or reflection 24/7. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)
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Longtime chaplain provides AEDC pastoral ministry

Chaplain Nutter helps serve food at an annual Veterans’ Picnic at the Arnold Lakeside Center (ALC). (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)
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Longtime chaplain provides AEDC pastoral ministry

Arnold AFB Chaplain Marty Nutter. (AEDC file photo)
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AEDC hosts 2012 Engineer-for-a-Day event

Tom Hartvigsen, an engineer with ATA's Projects and Design Engineering Department, shows his work to Caroline McKinley, Warren County High School, and Nick Green, Grundy County High School during the 2012 Engineer-for-a-Day event. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)
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AEDC hosts 2012 Engineer-for-a-Day event

From left, Dusty Vaughn watches as Capt. Alex Hausman, Air Force program manager at AEDC’s Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit (APTU), describes the LUBARD calibration cone that was used in support of an upcoming test to quantify flow characteristics to Dylan Pew from Franklin County High School, Jon-Luc Roberts and Cole Johnson from Grundy County High School. Captain Hausman also explained the fundamentals shock formations encountered above the speed of sound, pressure measurements using the calibration cone and a general overview of hypersonic ground testing. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)
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AEDC hosts 2012 Engineer-for-a-Day event

From left, Cole Johnson, Grundy County High School, Dylan Pew from Franklin County High School and Jon-Luc Roberts from Grundy County High School listen as Dusty Vaughn, ATA project engineer at AEDC’s Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit (APTU), explains the contour and throat size of the 16.63 area ratio (AR) nozzle sitting on the floor. Vaughn also described the test process to the students, explaining how simulated flight test true temperatures and true pressures are achieved when the nozzle is installed on the Combustion Air Heater (CAH). (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)
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AEDC hosts 2012 Engineer-for-a-Day event

Jacob Cashion, a mechanical design engineer with ATA’s Test System Design branch, explains the roll gear drive mechanism to (from right) Maxwell Richards, Sewanee-St. Andrews High School, Andrew Casey, Coffee County High School, and Sidney Durant, Sewanee St. Andrews High School, during the 2012 Engineer-for-a-Day event.
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AEDC hosts 2012 Engineer-for-a-Day event

Jacob Cashion, a mechanical design engineer with ATA’s Test System Design branch, explains investment projects he is working on to Maxwell Richards and Sidney Durant from Sewanee St. Andrews High School and Andrew Casey of Coffee County High School. Cashion, who is the lead on some of these projects currently underway at the Propulsion Wind Tunnel four-foot transonic tunnel, told the students about the new roll mechanism and the High Alpha Model Support (HAMS) system that will upgrade the pitch capability of 4T. Cashion took them to the Model Shop’s Inspection Lab where parts are currently being fabricated and measured for the roll mechanism on the Wenzel Coordinate Measuring Machine. Cashion also show explained the quality control process to them.
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AEDC hosts 2012 Engineer-for-a-Day event

Maynard Schewe speaks to Eric Nelins and Trevor Summers from Tullahoma High School. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)
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Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce CEO Walt Wood presented with Air Force community service award

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Norman Schwartz present Walter Wood, Arnold Community Council member and Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber corporate executive officer, with the Air Force Distinguished Public Service Award. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Jere Matty retiring after 30 years at AEDC

AEDC’s Space and Missiles Complex deputy director Jere Matty is an avid biker and runner, among other things. Matty, who’s retiring after 30 years at AEDC, plans to remain active. (File photo by Rick Goodfriend)
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Jere Matty retiring after 30 years at AEDC

AEDC’s Space and Missiles Complex deputy director Jere Matty is retiring after 30 years at AEDC. Matty plans to remain active in many community activities, including volunteering in schools and at the Special Olympics. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)
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Students tour AEDC for Tullahoma High School’s “Career Exploration Program”

Tim Bagley, ATA reliability systems engineer at AEDC’s power control facility, explains his job and the role of power control at AEDC to a group of Tullahoma High School students who are touring the base as part of the school’s “Career Exploration Program.” (Photo by Philip Lorenz III)
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Students tour AEDC for Tullahoma High School’s “Career Exploration Program”

Tim Bagley, ATA reliability systems engineer at AEDC’s power control facility, explains his job and the role of power control at AEDC to a group of Tullahoma High School students who are touring the base as part of the school’s “Career Exploration Program.” (Photo by Philip Lorenz III)
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