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  • Two local high school graduates receive Bechtel scholarships

    Two local high school graduates, who are children of employees with National Aerospace Solutions, the Test Operations and Sustainment contractor at Arnold Air Force Base, were recently announced as scholarship recipients through the 2019 Bechtel Global Scholars program.As scholarship winners, Kayden

  • Training for reliable success

    Ron Moore, of RM Group Inc., teaches a class, "Reliability Based Design in Capital Projects," to AEDC team members May 15 at the University of Tennessee Space Institute. One of the objectives of the Test Operations and Sustainment contract is improving the manner of operations and reliability of

  • NAS SHE Manager Dick Nugent earns prestigious safety honor

    Dick Nugent is a recipient of what is regarded as one of the highest honors among those in the safety profession. Nugent, the Safety, Health and Environment Manager for National Aerospace Solutions, the Test Operations and Sustainment contractor at Arnold Air Force Base, was recently named an

  • Heavy workload expected for AEDC in 2019 and beyond

    The demand for testing at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex is expected to reach historic levels in many facilities during 2019 and continue into the foreseeable future… and U.S. Air Force leadership is noticing the work we do.The number of recent tours given to the U.S. Air Force

  • AEDC team members recall their time spent supporting NASA’s X-43A project

    Several AEDC team members held a brief reunion last month to share memories and reflect on their work in support of the NASA X-43A, also known as the Hyper-X program.A little more than 15 years ago, NASA’s X-43A Hypersonic Vehicle set a world speed record, setting the Guinness World Record, for an

  • Change in staffing at the Arnold Air Force Base Veterans Affairs Clinic

    There has recently been a change in the staffing at the Veterans Affairs Clinic at Arnold Air Force Base.According to a representative with the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, the VA Clinic at Arnold now has one team instead of two seeing patients at the location because the number of patients

  • Nicer weather ushers in renewed focus on motorcycle safety

    The month of May is recognized as National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month – a time to promote vigilance among motorcyclists and awareness among the motorists who share the roads with them.The warmer temperatures and sunnier skies of the spring season and approaching summer will bring an increase