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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,
Dec. 7, 2020
Fernandez promoted to captain

Lt. Col. Adam Quick, left, chief of the AEDC Space and Missile Test Branch, administers the oath of office to newly-promoted Capt. Chris Fernandez during a promotion ceremony, Nov. 18, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
Dec. 7, 2020
AF Chief Scientist visits Arnold AFB

Benjamin Holton, left, section chief of the High-Temperature Materials Characterization and Evaluation capability within the Space and Missile Test Branch, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, talks about the test and evaluation capability he oversees to Dr. Richard Joseph, Air
Nov. 16, 2020
AEDC machinist keeps pedal to the metal during leisure time

Life in the fast lane suits Daniel Jones just fine.Jones’ work and his pastime both center on achieving extreme speeds. As the inside machinist lead at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Model and Machine Shop at Arnold Air Force Base, Jones works to support the high-speed testing that
Nov. 16, 2020
AEDC at forefront of hypersonic test, evaluation

Hypersonics is considered a critical field for national defense, and the Arnold Engineering Development Complex is critical to the success of the Department of Defense in that field.“Effective test and evaluation is key to the rapid fielding of hypersonic systems,” said Col. Jeffrey Geraghty, AEDC

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