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May 18, 2020
AEDC hypersonic test team presses on during pandemic

Seven Hroncich, left, an instrument technician, Robert Bradford, center right, an electrician, Kevin Thompson, right, test operations engineer, Tim Mullins, an outside machinist, and others prepare for a test run in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Arcs Test Facility Control Room,
May 18, 2020
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
May 1, 2020
Second vendor F-35 canopy testing completed by HHSTT team

On Friday, 27 March, testers from the Holloman High Speed Test Track, in conjunction with members of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, Lockheed Martin, Martin Baker, and BAE Systems, successfully conducted an F-35 static ejection seat test to evaluate pilot survivability using a canopy
April 24, 2020
AEDC commander provides transparency in decision-making during coronavirus pandemic

Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty took time April 22 during a virtual town hall to explain a key tool used in determining the who, what, when and how members of Team AEDC will return to the installation, both in the short term for operationally-urgent testing,
April 21, 2020
Screening process in place before entry into Arnold AFB

A screening process has been employed for authorizing entry to Arnold Air Force Base to ensure the health of Arnold Engineering Development Complex personnel during the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, pandemic.The screening procedures began March 21 and continue to be modified as necessary.
April 21, 2020
Arnold FES team rescues five people trapped 300 feet underground at J-4

Saturdays at Arnold Air Force Base are typically quieter days, with most of the workforce at home spending the weekends with their families.But on Saturday, Feb. 29, it wasn’t so quiet for the Arnold Fire and Emergency Services crew.A call came into the FES station around 11:30 a.m., informing the
April 3, 2020
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
March 20, 2020
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,
March 2, 2020
NFAC wind tunnel testing demonstrates successful integration of refueling, monitoring systems

It turns out two systems developed to serve separate purposes were made for each other. The pairing of an aerial refueling apparatus and instrumentation that could be used to boost its functionality was successfully tested recently in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex National Full-Scale
March 2, 2020
F-35 store separation test completed ahead of schedule, under budget at AEDC facility

Store separation testing on a 1/15th scale model of an F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 4-foot transonic wind tunnel, or 4T, at Arnold Air Force Base was completed weeks ahead of a scheduled facility maintenance outage, saving the test customer

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