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  • AEDC commander gets up-close look at firefighting training

    Col. Randel Gordon, left, Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander, practices controlling a fire hose before entering the mobile structure fire trainer at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Feb. 28, 2023. Backing up Gordon is Kip Luttrell, an Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services crew chief.

  • Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services conducts rappelling training

    Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services personnel practice a lift of a simulated victim during rappelling training, March 10, 2022, at Arnold AFB, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image was altered by obscuring badges for security purposes.)

  • Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services holds live fire training

    Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services personnel trained using an aircraft live fire simulator in mid-February. Live fire training is important for FES team members in order to maintain readiness.The simulator uses propane and simulated smoke, which allows crews to run a variety of

  • Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services conducts live fire training

    Over the course of two weeks, the Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services personnel trained using structure and aircraft live fire simulators.Live fire training is important for FES team members in order to maintain readiness. The simulators use propane and simulate smoke, which allows

  • Arnold AFB first responders bring speed, skill to emergencies

    The Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services (FES) team is ready to respond, whether that be to an emergency medical call, a vehicle wreck, a structure fire or a special rescue.On the firefighting side, the team operates a “full-spectrum” fire department.“We do all types of rescue, with

  • Arnold engineers attend Process Piping Training

    Austin Voorhes, far right, a Test Systems Design supervisor for the Test Operations and Sustainment contract at Arnold Air Force Base, leads a Process Piping Training session in the G-Range Conference Room at Arnold on Dec. 12. Engineers base wide, both contractor and Air Force, attended the