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March 2, 2020
Arnold Fire and Emergency Services team gets up-close look at military helicopters

As U.S. Army helicopters one-by-one landed in the center of the running track outside the Administration and Engineering Building at Arnold Air Force Base Dec. 20, several passersby stopped to watch the aircraft, sending a cyclone of leaves flying as they maneuvered to the ground. The helicopters -
Feb. 10, 2020
Arnold contributes to understanding a worldwide amphibian fungal disease

Arnold Air Force Base is taking part in a Department of Defense study to provide research information that could lessen the impact of a world-wide amphibian fungal disease called Chytridiomycosis, or Chytrid. The fungus affects amphibians and causes sporadic death in some species and widespread
Feb. 3, 2020
AEDC Team member is AFMC nominee for 2019 Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award

Senior Master Sgt. Jason Harlan, one of Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s own team members, is an Air Force Materiel Command nominee for the 2019 Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award.In an email to the workforce, AEDC Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty said, “To be nominated for an annual award
Jan. 20, 2020
FIRST® LEGO® League teams sponsored by Arnold STEM compete in regional qualifying tournament

Area FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) teams, many of which are sponsored by the Arnold Air Force Base Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Education Outreach Program, participated in a regional qualifying tournament in December. Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col.
Jan. 20, 2020
2020 Engineers Week activities announced

Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers, this year’s National Engineers Week runs Feb. 16-22.As part of Engineers Week, or EWeek, many AEDC engineers and other volunteers from Arnold Air Force Base assist with local science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities during
Jan. 6, 2020
AEDC T-3 engine test cell receives upgrades for future tests

The Arnold Engineering Development Complex T-3 turbine engine test cell at Arnold Air Force Base is undergoing several modifications to prepare it for future testing. Built as part of the Engine Test Facility, or ETF, at Arnold in the early 1950s, the T-3 test cell was designed for testing small
Jan. 6, 2020
Contracting officer at Arnold Air Force Base receives 2019 AFTC Annual Award

Christopher Fanning, contracting officer for the Test Range and Specialized Contracting Division at Arnold Air Force Base, received the 2019 Air Force Test Center Annual Award for Outstanding Civilian in Enterprise, Supervisor of the Year. Col. Jeffrey Geraghty, Arnold Engineering Development
Jan. 6, 2020
AEDC team members setting personal goals for the new year

For some, the start of a new year means the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions and making plans for self-improvement. AEDC team members were asked about their plans for 2020, and many have set goals for the year. “I do not follow New Year’s Resolutions, but I do believe in a daily motto:
Jan. 6, 2020
Veterans with Veteran Health ID Card to receive commissary, military exchange and certain MWR privileges starting Jan. 1

The Defense Department has announced expanded commissary, military exchange and Morale Welfare and Recreation, or MWR, access beginning Jan. 1, and has established a standard for physical access to military installations, including Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.In accordance with the Purple Heart and
Dec. 2, 2019
AEDC hopes to spark innovation with new program

In hopes of driving a culture of innovation needed to prove the superiority of systems to meet the demands of the National Defense Strategy, Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership has started its own Spark Cell.The Spark program, started by AFWERX, is a grassroots innovation program that

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