AEDC unveils time capsule during 75th anniversary open house

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. and former Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander Mike Wiedemer speaks before contributing a book, a document signed by several AEDC Fellows program inductees, a written prayer and coin to the AEDC time capsule unveiled June 27, 2026, during the AEDC 75th anniversary open house celebration at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC. The book contributed by Wiedemer, entitled “Architects of Air Supremacy,” describes the work of Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold, for whom AEDC was dedicated in 1951, and Theodore von Kármán to advance American aerospace capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

PHOTO BY: Keith Thornburgh
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