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  • Kevin Holton (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Team AEDC Frontlines: Kevin Holton

    Editor’s note: The Team AEDC Frontlines series is a recurring feature that puts the spotlight on some of the members of Team AEDC on the “frontlines” supporting our mission, people and families during the COVID-19 crisis.Kevin Holton is the Senior Security Services Contractor for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force
  • Randy Quinn, right, Arnold Engineering Development Complex Space and Missile Rocket Propulsion Test Capability manager, speaks with Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett about testing at the Large Rocket Motor Test Facility J-6 during her visit, June 18, 2020, to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photos by Jill Pickett)

    SECAF visits Arnold AFB to view developmental test capabilities

    Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett visited Arnold Air Force Base June 18 to get a first-hand look at critical ground-based developmental test mission activities.The visit highlighted the contribution of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex team to a variety of national priority test missions such as nuclear modernization, flight
  • Store teller Tina Lawson scans a customer’s purchases, as bagger Sarah Goldston bags the items, May 5, 2020, at the Arnold Air Force Base Commissary, while taking measures to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission. The Arnold Air Force Base Commissary and Base Exchange have remained open to serve their customers throughout the coronavirus crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image was altered by obscuring a badge for security purposes.)

    Commissary employees continue serving during coronavirus pandemic

    The Commissary at Arnold Air Force Base has continued to provide safe and reliable access to food and other necessary supplies throughout the coronavirus crisis. “We serve those that serve America,” said Brandon Jelson, store director.While grocery stores in the state have remained open, the Commissary allows active and retired servicemen and
  • Network Operations team members Troy Smiddy, right, and Ryan Eaves, work together in a storeroom, May 5, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The AEDC Base Communications continues to provide support to AEDC during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure fellow AEDC team members have the communications resources necessary to fulfill the AEDC mission. They are utilizing social distancing and when that is not possible, masks, as risk mitigation measures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image has been altered by obscuring items for security purposes and cropped to emphasize the subject.)

    Base Comms team provides support, ensures connectivity during pandemic posture

    The Operationally Urgent posture now in place at Arnold Air Force Base brought with it many changes, but one thing remains the same – the support of computer and network systems is as important as ever.The Arnold Engineering Development Complex Base Communications and Information Technology Services team continues its work to ensure personnel both

  • First test cell installed at Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility 40 years ago this month

    Forty years ago this month, a significant hurdle in bringing the multiyear, multimillion dollar Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility construction project at Arnold Air Force Base to completion was cleared. The first test cell in ASTF was put into place in May 1980. This milestone occurred almost three years after the ASTF groundbreaking ceremony

  • 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,
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