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Vendors use AEDC sea level facility to perform validation of sensors on turbofan engine

A General Electric F404 engine in Arnold Engineering Development Complex Sea Level Test Cell 1 is ready for sensor testing in support of Engine Life Extension and Health Monitoring program June 15, 2021, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Arnold AFB program oversees cradle-to-grave management of hazardous materials, waste

Annitta Evans, a logistics storekeeper, transports barrels of hazardous materials out of a storage facility at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. on June 15, 2021. The barrels are then loaded into the back of a tractor trailer and taken to a disposal facility offsite. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon)

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Arnold AFB program oversees cradle-to-grave management of hazardous materials, waste

Harry Gregory, a truck driver, receives a barrel of hazardous waste from Annitta Evans, a logistics storekeeper, at the hazardous waste storage facility at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., on June 15, 2021. Once loaded with all the barrels that are ready for disposal, the barrels are then taken to a site off base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon)

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Arnold AFB program oversees cradle-to-grave management of hazardous materials, waste

Annitta Evans, a logistics storekeeper, moves barrels of hazardous waste out of the storage facility at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., on June 15, 2021. The barrels are then loaded into the back of a tractor trailer and taken to a disposal facility offsite. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon)

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Arnold AFB program oversees cradle-to-grave management of hazardous materials, waste

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. A current Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Part B permit enables Arnold to store hazardous waste for up to one year at the base’s main storage facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon)

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Arnold AFB program oversees cradle-to-grave management of hazardous materials, waste

Arnold Air Force Base receives hazardous materials through its HAZMART Pharmacy, pictured here June 15, 2021, at Arnold AFB, Tenn. The HAZMART Pharmacy then distributes these materials and products to the shops requesting them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon) (The building number was blurred in this photo for security purposes.)

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Arnold AFB program oversees cradle-to-grave management of hazardous materials, waste

Arnold Air Force Base receives hazardous materials through its HAZMART Pharmacy, pictured here June 15, 2021, at Arnold AFB, Tenn. The HAZMART Pharmacy then distributes these materials and products to the shops on base requesting them. The facility is used by the Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Program at Arnold to provide cradle-to-grave management of hazardous waste. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon) (The building number was blurred in this photo for security purposes.)

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Hazardous materials are stored under a metal canopy at the HAZMART Pharmacy, pictured here June 15, 2021, at Arnold AFB, Tenn. The HAZMART Pharmacy distributes these materials and products to the shops requesting them. The facility is used by the Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Program at Arnold to provide cradle-to-grave management of hazardous waste. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon)

Hazardous materials are stored under a metal canopy at the HAZMART Pharmacy, pictured here June 15, 2021, at Arnold AFB, Tenn. The HAZMART Pharmacy distributes these materials and products to the shops requesting them. The facility is used by the Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Program at Arnold to provide cradle-to-grave management of hazardous waste. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon)

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Virtual reality capability used during sensor validation in AEDC test cell

Lafe Redd, co-founder and CEO of Augmntr, wears a headset to view the Sea Level Test Cell using the virtual reality (VR) capability of the Virtual Test Cell Presence System (VTCPS), as preparations are made for a run of a General Electric F404 engine for sensor testing June 15, 2021, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The VTCPS is a Small Business Innovation Research project with a goal of providing a VR capability to view test hardware and support systems in 3D in nearly real time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Virtual reality capability used during sensor validation in AEDC test cell

The interface of the Virtual Test Cell Presence System (VTCPS) is displayed on a monitor during a trial of the system during sensor testing in the Engine Test Facility Sea Level Test Cell 1, June 15, 2021, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The VTCPS is a Small Business Innovation Research project with a goal of providing a VR capability to view test hardware and support systems in 3D in nearly real time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Virtual reality capability used during sensor validation in AEDC test cell

Lafe Redd, co-founder and CEO of Augmntr, navigates the interface of the Virtual Test Cell Presence System (VTCPS), as preparations are made for a run of a General Electric F404 engine installed in Sea Level Test Cell 1 for sensor testing June 15, 2021, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The VTCPS is a Small Business Innovation Research project with a goal of providing a virtual reality capability to view test hardware and support systems in 3D in nearly real time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Virtual reality capability used during sensor validation in AEDC test cell

Cameras and registration symbols were placed around a General Electric F404 engine installation in Sea Level Test Cell 1 during sensor testing for a trial of the Virtual Test Cell Presence System, June 15, 2021, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The cameras provide test personnel high-resolution views of test hardware and are compiled by the system for viewing with a virtual reality headset. The registration symbols enable the system to piece together the various angles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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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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New AFMC office to drive digital transformation across Air, Space enterprise

Digital transformation leverages information technology and data to drive more efficient collaboration and weapons system development to bring capabilities to the warfighter faster and smarter. Faster development and deployment of technologies help the warfighter maintain a technological advantage over U.S. adversaries. The Air Force Materiel Command has established a new office to manage digital transformation activities across the Air and Space Force enterprise. The office will focus on creating a digital governance structure and facilitate on-going and new digital acquisition transformation activities across the enterprise. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Randy Palmer)

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Blount promoted to first lieutenant

Lt. Col. Michael Knauf, left, administers the oath of office to newly-promoted 1st Lt. Ryan Blount during a promotion ceremony May 25, 2021, in Manchester, Tenn. (Courtesy photo)

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Gill, Vaught promoted to first lieutenant

Lt. Col. John McShane, right, materiel leader of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Aerodynamics Test Branch, administers the oath of office to newly-promoted first lieutenants Ryan Gill and Riley Vaught during a promotion ceremony, May 25, 2021, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Defense, Space exploration among the contributions of the Aerodynamics Test Branch

One of the first C-5A models is given a final inspection before testing in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base in the mid-1960s. The wind tunnel, also known as 16T, is part of the AEDC Propulsion Wind Tunnel facility. PWT was designated as an International Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1989. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Defense, Space exploration among the contributions of the Aerodynamics Test Branch

A scale model of the Apollo command and service module is tested in Tunnel B of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility. The NASA Apollo program succeeded in landing the first humans on the moon in July 1969 when the Apollo 11 crew touched down on the lunar surface. Tests in support of the Apollo program were conducted across AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Defense, Space exploration among the contributions of the Aerodynamics Test Branch

A 1/20th-scale model of first-stage Saturn is prepared for testing in the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base in the early 1960s. The purpose of the testing was to study base heating encountered by the space booster’s first stage as it accelerated to supersonic speeds and out of the earth’s atmosphere. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Defense, Space exploration among the contributions of the Aerodynamics Test Branch

This image of the 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base was taken in 1960. The tunnel is part of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Propulsion Wind Tunnel facility. The PWT was designated as an International Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1989. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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