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  • AEDC announces 70th anniversary open house

    Members of the community are invited to help the men and women of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex celebrate the organization’s 70th anniversary.The “Hap Arnold Day” 70th Anniversary Celebration will take place at Arnold Air Force Base, where AEDC is headquartered, on June 26 from noon to

  • AEDC critical to fielding DARPA OpFires

    Critical testing for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program was recently completed in Arnold Engineering Development Complex test facilities.  This testing supported the DARPA Operational Fires, or OpFires, program, and was completed in October 2020 in the von Kármán Gas Dynamics

  • Cadets get a closer look at possible future during Arnold AFB visit

    With the beginning of their Air Force careers rapidly approaching, four future Airmen visited Arnold Air Force Base March 18 and 19 to get an up-close look at the types of work they may soon be performing and hear directly from some who were once in their shoes to help them better prepare for the

  • Arnold FES urges springtime fire safety

    Flowers are blooming, and the birds are singing. The sun is setting later as the sound of children playing and lawnmowers whirring resonate through neighborhoods. Winter is over. Spring has sprung.The longer days and pleasant weather mean more people are going to be spending more time outside over

  • National Welding Month: Welders play vital role in AEDC mission

    Welding is the process of using high heat to fuse metal together. At Arnold Air Force Base, the headquarters for Arnold Engineering Development Complex, there are boilermakers, pipefitters, ironworkers, sheet metal workers and machinists in the Model and Machine Shop who specialize in the skill of

  • U.S. Space Force official gets first-hand look at Arnold AFB

    Gen. David D. Thompson, vice chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force, recently visited the Arnold Engineering Development Complex headquarters at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., to gauge how AEDC space test and evaluation capabilities can support the newest branch of the nation’s

  • Arnold AFB Recycling Facility improvements completed

    The Arnold Engineering Development Complex Base Civil Engineering Branch recently completed quality-of-life upgrades at the base Recycling Facility.The effort converted an approximately 400 square-foot covered concrete slab adjoining the facility into two new spaces – a breakroom with office area

  • Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services holds live fire training

    Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services personnel trained using an aircraft live fire simulator in mid-February. Live fire training is important for FES team members in order to maintain readiness.The simulator uses propane and simulated smoke, which allows crews to run a variety of