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Oct. 21, 2022
AEDC team members look back on historical contributions during 70th anniversary of first wind tunnel

On Oct. 21, 1952, supersonic airflow was first achieved at, what was then known as Arnold Engineering Development Center, when the first wind tunnel was placed in operation.The tunnel, known as Transonic Wind Tunnel 1T, provided the Arnold Engineering Development Complex with a 1-foot transonic test
Oct. 18, 2022
Arnold Junior Force Council Booster Club is collecting food donations for Thanksgiving Basket Program

The Junior Force Council Booster Club at Arnold Air Force Base is organizing a food drive to collect donations as part of its annual Thanksgiving Basket Program.The drive, which provides food to Coffee County families in need of Thanksgiving meals, will run from Oct. 24 through Nov. 11.Collection
Oct. 12, 2022
AEDC team members win at AFMC-level of Science, Engineering and Technical Management Awards

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Randel Gordon announced the winners from AEDC of the Air Force Materiel Command Science, Engineering and Technical Management Awards.Nomination packages are evaluated in three areas: operational impact, innovative improvements and customer
Oct. 4, 2022
Arnold AFB celebrates Air Force 75th birthday

Col. Randel Gordon, commander, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, jokes with the younger attendees of the Air Force 75th Birthday celebration hosted by the Arnold Company Grade Officers’ Council at the Arnold Lakeside Complex Sept. 16, 2022, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, headquarters of
Sept. 30, 2022
AEDC Spark Tank 2023 kicks off Oct. 1

Building off the success of this year’s AEDC Spark Tank program, AEDC personnel are once again being asked to submit their latest innovative ideas for the next one starting Oct. 1.All AEDC team members, including DOD civilians and contractors across all AEDC units, including those geographically
Sept. 22, 2022
Col. Seekamp now leading 704th Test Group at Holloman

Col. Karl Seekamp officially took command of the 704th Test Group at Holloman Air Force Base during a ceremony Sept. 9. As the test group’s commander, Seekamp will oversee units operating world-class test facilities for high-speed sled track testing, navigation and guidance system testing, radar
Sept. 21, 2022
AEDC Spark Tank: AEDC engineer proposes new high-temperature measurement, calibration techniques

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. – To say temperatures produced by some of the test facilities within the Arnold Engineering Development Complex are hot is a bit of an understatement.Such test cells, like the arc-heated facilities at Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters of AEDC, can produce temperatures
Sept. 20, 2022
Woods Reservoir completed 70 years ago this month

Before the first foundation was poured or stone set, a site for the proposed Air Engineering Development Center would have to be chosen that could meet three primary needs.Along with finding a suitable tract of land for the center and a place where large amounts of electrical power were available,
Sept. 16, 2022
AFTC organizations collaborate to expand B-52 weapon capabilities

The Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office recently called upon the expertise of the Store Separation Test team to test and evaluate the release of a GBU-38 from a B-52H Stratofortress with new load configurations in the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base.
Sept. 14, 2022
September is National Preparedness Month: AEDC Emergency Management recommends planning ahead

September is National Preparedness Month and, as part of this campaign, the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Office of Emergency Management team wants to remind the AEDC workforce how important it is to be prepared in the event of an emergency.In 2014, the Federal Emergency Management Agency,

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