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Nov. 24, 2021
Web-based enrollment to streamline visitor pass process at Arnold starting Dec. 1

Annually, the Arnold Air Force Base Visitor Control Center processes over 9,000 contractor and visitor Defense Biometric Identification Systems, or DBIDS, cards and passes.While these numbers are unlikely to decrease in the coming years, the VCC will be implementing a new web-based enrollment
Nov. 17, 2021
Under Secretary of the Air Force visits Arnold AFB

Kirk Butler, director of operations for the Hypersonic Systems Test Branch, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), explains how the Aerodynamic Propulsion Test Unit (APTU) operates to Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones, during her visit to Arnold Air Force Base,
Oct. 25, 2021
Masters earns high honor from aerospace organization

A member of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex team is among a group of professionals from around the globe who will soon be formally honored for their contributions to the aerospace field. Dr. James Masters, a model and simulation engineer at Arnold Air Force Base, the headquarters of AEDC,
Oct. 21, 2021
AFTC Commander learns more about the AEDC mission

This month, Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien made his first visit to Arnold Air Force Base since taking on his latest role as the commander of the Air Force Test Center.During his two-day stop, Dertien had the opportunity to see many of the test facilities on base and speak with experts in each of the mission
Oct. 12, 2021
AEDC employee serving in Tennessee National Guard recognizes supervisor with special award

While most employees strive to have a good working relationship with their boss, Andy Grissom, an electrical engineer for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Operations and Sustainment contractor at Arnold Air Force Base, thinks very highly of his supervisor, Terry Rayfield.One reason
Oct. 7, 2021
Vendors use AEDC sea level facility to perform validation of sensors on turbofan engine

The same nine vendors who visited Arnold Air Force Base as part of the Propulsion Instrumentation Working Group, or PIWG, meetings last fall recently returned. This time, instead of simply viewing an engine installed in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Sea Level Test Cell 1 and making
Sept. 27, 2021
Lance brings wealth of experience, love for area to new role at Arnold AFB

Formerly the director of the U.S. Air Force Central Command’s Program Management Office in Al Udeid, Qatar, Col. Robert Lance assumed the duties as chief of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Support Division, or TSD, Aug. 6. As Test Support Division Chief, Lance will oversee the
Sept. 15, 2021
AEDC Emergency Management at Arnold AFB critical in keeping base, workforce safe

September is National Preparedness Month, and as part of this campaign, the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Office of Emergency Management team is providing information and literature throughout Arnold Air Force Base as a reminder of how important it is to prepare for an emergency.“Beginning
Sept. 1, 2021
Keeping cool: Water reservoir expansion completed 60 years ago

Thirteen million wasn’t enough.Sixty years ago, a massive undertaking was completed that more than quadrupled the original capacity of the secondary reservoir at Arnold Air Force Base.The project that increased the amount of water the secondary reservoir could hold from 13 million gallons to 58
Aug. 26, 2021
Klikan promoted to first lieutenant

Lt. Col. Dayvid Prahl, chief of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Space Test Branch, right, administers the oath of office to newly-promoted 1st Lt. Kodjovi Klikan during an Aug. 6, 2021, promotion ceremony at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

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