AEDC commander declares April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with complex-wide proclamation

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Grant Mizell, center, is joined by AEDC leadership and the heads of the Integrated Prevention and Response and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response offices at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., as he records a message for members of the AEDC workforce following the March 28, 2025, signing of a proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month across AEDC. In his message, Mizell urged members of Team AEDC to stand with sexual assault survivors and challenge a culture that has allowed sexual violence to exist. Pictured with Mizell, from left, are Integrated Prevention and Response Director Lee Smith, AEDC Deputy Director Kevin Muckerheide, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Gary Johnson and AEDC Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sgt. Jennifer Cirricione. Arnold AFB is the headquarters of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)