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  • Pit stop: VA250 stock car coming to Arnold AFB

    Like many of the aerospace programs Arnold Engineering Development Complex supported over its 75-year history, the record-setting VA250 stock car was brought from concept to reality through wind tunnel testing and data evaluation.It is therefore fitting that, as it tours the nation, the vehicle will

  • AEDC Welcomes Students for Annual Engineer For A Day Experience

    ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. – Area high school students were given an inside look at the world of engineering as Arnold Engineering Development Complex welcomed them for the 2026 Engineer-For-A-Day program, Feb. 25, 2026, at Arnold Air Force Base.Twenty-two participated in the annual event from

  • Youngsters ‘Reach for the Stars’ in rocket launch event

    Several area children recently participated in an event at Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma intended to launch their interest in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM.The annual Reach for the Stars Rocket Competition took place over two days last month.During the event, which was

  • Burgett looks to grow Arnold Air Force Base STEM program

    Julia Burgett remembers racing the cheetah.An enduring exhibit at the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma – and Burgett’s personal favorite – simulates the speeds of several animals, including the speedy squirrel, zippy rabbit, deceptively fast elephant and, of course, lightning-quick cheetah. A

  • Area youth show off their engineering skills in rocket launch competition

    Area students ages 10 to 18 competed in the annual Reach for the Stars competition, hosted by the Hands-on Science Center, or HOSC, in Tullahoma last month. The participants built their rockets Aug. 21, but due to rain, the launching portion was postponed until Sept. 12. Members of the Tennessee

  • Area students take to the skies as part of Fly to Learn course this summer

    Students from Coffee County Middle School in Manchester and West Middle School in Tullahoma participated in a 10-week flight course, which concluded in August with glider flights with pilots from the Eagleville Soaring Club.During these 10 weeks, 11 students took part in a Science, Technology,

  • 586 FLTS testing software management program for aircraft

    The Arnold Engineering Development Complex 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base is conducting a test program to evaluate potential for the platform Kubernetes to be used in operational aircraft.Kubernetes, according to kubernetes.io, is an “open-source system for automating

  • Faster, smarter: virtual hiring fair recruits STEM talent

    In conjunction with the Air Force Personnel Center, the Air Force Materiel Command held a virtual hiring fair April 23, to fill open science, technology, engineering and mathematics positions across the command. This was the third virtual hiring event held by AFMC over the past year, part of an