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Jan. 26, 2021
AEDC 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel restored to operational status

On Jan. 21, 2021, the multi-year efforts of many yielded the desired results with a successful air-on test run in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel, or 16S, and return to service of the test facility.“Wind Tunnel 16S will provide the nation a significant
Jan. 19, 2021
Heavy Equipment crew at Arnold AFB helps keep roadways safe if winter weather strikes

Though snow days are fairly few and far between for Tennessee, whenever inclement weather does occur during the cold, winter months, the Heavy Equipment crew that oversees roads maintenance at Arnold Air Force Base is ready to tackle it head-on and keep the streets on base safe."When there’s a
Jan. 18, 2021
586th FLTS accomplishes Air Force first in development of Kubernetes

The 586th Flight Test Squadron, 704th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, has taken Kubernetes supersonic.During a flight test Dec. 11, a pilot and flight test engineer with the 586th “Roadrunners” flew a T-38 Talon with operational flight program, or OFP, software utilizing the
Jan. 4, 2021
AEDC Team members make resolutions in preparation for the New Year

Question: What are your New Year’s resolutions for 2021?“In light of the trying and uncertain times that we all experienced in 2020 and my own (non-COVID) medical challenges from last year, I have a new perspective going into 2021.My New Year’s resolutions are to not take for granted the time that I
Dec. 21, 2020
AEDC hypersonic tests to benefit from improvements to emissivity measurement accuracy

As hypersonic vehicle development heats up, the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Aerothermal Measurements Laboratory (ATML) is preparing to help test engineers know just how hot it is getting.When a vehicle travels at high rates of speed, friction of the air against the vehicle generates heat
Dec. 21, 2020
AEDC team member spends free time tending to tiny farm animals

Marcy Releford works as an administrative assistant for the Base Operations and Support Branch at Arnold Air Force Base during the day, but before getting to her office in the morning and after she leaves for the day, she can be found working on her farm.On her 7.5-acre farm in Morrison that she
Dec. 21, 2020
Former USAF crew chief puts his knowledge to use as a test engineer at AEDC engine test facilities

Bryon Harrington, a test engineer for the Propulsion Test Branch at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., served previously as a crew chief in the U.S. Air Force from 2007 to 2017.While serving in the Air Force, Harrington worked hands-on with several of the aircraft and the engines that AEDC teams test and
Dec. 8, 2020
Contracting team earns multiple AFTC awards

The work of the men and women of the Contracting team that supports Arnold Engineering Development Complex, known as AFTC/PZ Arnold, was recently recognized by the Air Force Test Center Contracting, or AFTC/PK, for fiscal year 2020 annual awards.AFTC/PZ (Arnold) earned a total of seven awards, two
Dec. 8, 2020
AEDC’s Space and Missile Test Branch operates a diverse set of test and evaluation capabilities

The Space and Missile Test Branch within the Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s Test Division conducts developmental test and evaluation of space and missile systems.“Our mission is to deliver timely, disciplined, defensible and relevant developmental test and evaluation, or T&E, of space and
Dec. 7, 2020
Brandt awarded Legion of Merit

Col. Jeffrey Geraghty, left, commander, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, and Col. William Brandt exchange salutes after Geraghty presented the Legion of Merit to Brandt for his work while serving as the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the AEDC Commander, during a ceremony Nov. 23, 2020,

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