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  • AEDC Commander discusses COVID-19 impact, looks ahead during third virtual town hall

    Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty hosted a third virtual town hall April 22 to answer questions and provide updates on the continuing impact of COVID-19 at Arnold Air Force Base. During the most-recent of the town halls, which he intends to hold weekly during the Operationally Urgent posture now in place at

  • AEDC Commander provides COVID-19 updates through second town hall

    In the second of what he intends to make a weekly occurrence during the operationally urgent posture now in place, Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty took to social media April 15 to provide updates on the COVID-19 situation at Arnold Air Force Base. During the virtual town hall, Geraghty answered questions
  • Chris Easterly, an ironworker, welds a joint on a C-1 pipe support stand April 1 in the Model and Machine Shop at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Easterly is wearing a welding helmet with a powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) and a hood, which provides protection from smoke and fumes. The PAPR is not required for welding non-stainless steel, but is being explored as a risk mitigation option for when craftsworkers need to be closer than six feet apart to complete the task. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    Critical national defense mission keeps AEDC open amid pandemic

    Ground testing for critical Department of Defense projects will continue at Arnold Engineering Development Complex while mitigating the risks during the Coronavirus pandemic.That means some employees will stay on-the-job and the Complex will remain open. Tunnel 9 in Maryland temporarily halted operations for three days last week due to the
  • Col. Charles Roberts, chief of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Support Division, speaks to the crowd gathered for the ribbon cutting March 12, 2020, for the new Tennessee Department of Veterans Services field office located in the Medical Aid Station at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon)

    Ribbon cut on Tennessee Department of Veterans Services field office at Arnold AFB

    An office providing resources and guidance to help ensure area veterans receive the benefits to which they are entitled officially opened March 12 at Arnold Air Force Base. State and local officials, joined by base personnel, cut the ribbon on the new Tennessee Department of Veterans Services Tullahoma Field Office during a ceremony outside the
  • Chris Carr, an AEDC Instrumentation, Data and Controls engineer, demonstrates how the Cross-Domain Solution, or CDS, works Feb. 12, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The CDS interface was researched as a solution to allow plant operations systems outside of the plant control room to remain unclassified during classified test programs. As part of an AEDC Innovation Grant project, Carr and several AEDC team members worked together to determine whether plant control parameters could be normalized with the addition of a CDS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon) (This image has been altered by obscuring items for security purposes.)

    AEDC Innovation Grant research generates tactical solution for test facility security

    Engineers at Arnold Air Force Base have researched the use of a Cross-Domain Solution, or CDS, interface to allow plant operations systems outside of the plant control room to remain unclassified during classified test programs.Scott Howard and Greg Halliburton, Department of Defense team members with the Arnold Engineering Development Complex,
  • Tyler McCamey, a program manager, right, Ethan Jobe, a plant operations engineer, and Shelby Moorman, an electrical systems engineer, converse in the Main Drive building of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Propulsion Wind Tunnel Facility Feb. 7, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. AEDC team members determined a new configuration of the motors to power the compressors, resulting in a significant power savings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    Capability improvements at transonic wind tunnel leads to approximately $200,000 in savings annually

    An annual savings of close to $200,000 is expected after the facility checkouts of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16-foot Transonic Wind Tunnel, or 16T, at Arnold Air Force Base last September.By leveraging previous upgrades to the Propulsion Wind Tunnel facility’s main compressor drive, the 16T wind tunnel can be operated utilizing
  • Justin Garrard, an AEDC reliability engineer, demonstrates the software interface for the instrumentation on the Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) Wireless Network, Feb. 11, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The CBM Wireless Network has been installed in a limited capacity as a pilot project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    Arnold engineers implement Condition-Based Maintenance Wireless Network

    An innovative pilot project at Arnold Air Force Base is providing a potential solution to improving the condition-based maintenance, or CBM, program for Arnold Engineering Development Complex assets.In a unique industrial environment such as Arnold AFB, obtaining the necessary measurements for CBM decisions can be challenging. A secure and reliable

  • Arnold AFB takes actions on coronavirus

    Arnold Air Force Base leadership have begun taking proactive measures to protect the health of the workforce and help slow the spread of community transmission. To date, such measures include expanding telework opportunities and limiting mission activities to those which are most vital to our national security. We are adhering to the Department of
  • Phillip Krepp, left, an Arnold Engineering Development Complex engineer, speaks as part of a panel to students participating in Engineer for a Day, Feb. 19, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Also pictured, from left, are engineers Sloan Campbell and Ted Ilkov. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    Students collaborate, create, compete as part of Engineers Week

    Students from all over middle Tennessee participated in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics activities during National Engineers Week. Held Feb. 16-22, many Arnold Engineering Development Complex engineers and other volunteers assisted with the local events that took place throughout the week and the entire month, which included
  • Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., commander, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), fields questions during a breakfast with Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) team members, Feb. 7, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Also pictured are Chief Master Sgt. Robert Heckman, from left, superintendent of AEDC; Chief Master Sgt. Stanley Cadell, command chief, Air Force Materiel Command; and Col. Jeffrey Geraghty, commander of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    Bunch ‘reenergized’ by visit to Arnold AFB

    Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., commander, Air Force Materiel Command, said he gleaned much during his recent visit to Arnold Air Force Base, but there was one takeaway he reiterated throughout his wrap-up meeting with base leadership. “We’ve got awesome Airmen here doing awesome things, and they’re really committed to the mission,” Bunch said. During
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