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  • AEDC at 75: AEDC dedicates lake in honor of Col. Woods

    For more than 70 of Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s 75 years, Woods Reservoir has bore the name of a man who had a hand in its creation.On July 1, 1953, Woods Reservoir was dedicated in memory of Col. Lebbeus Woods, a little more than a month following his death in May 1953.Woods was one of

  • AEDC at 75: Early attention focuses on AEDC Lake

    Once the Elk River Dam project was completed, the extent to which the public could utilize the new manmade lake it created became a topic of discussion.Following the completion of the dam and leading up to the July 1953 dedication of the lake in honor of the late Col. Lebbeus Woods, various meetings

  • AEDC at 75: Groundwork begins

    On Oct. 27 and 28, 1949, then-President Harry S. Truman signed the Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949.The first bill authorized a unitary plan for the construction of transonic and supersonic wind tunnel facilities to bolster national defense. The second bill authorized $100 million appropriated

  • Woods Reservoir at Arnold AFB plays host to Highland Yacht Club Fall Regatta

    With wind in their proverbial and literal sails, members of the Highland Yacht Club recently assembled for their annual Fall Regetta at Woods Reservoir on Arnold Air Force Base.The two-day boat race kicked off on the morning of Sept. 21 and concluded in the afternoon of Sept. 22. The event is viewed

  • Woods Reservoir completed 70 years ago this month

    Before the first foundation was poured or stone set, a site for the proposed Air Engineering Development Center would have to be chosen that could meet three primary needs.Along with finding a suitable tract of land for the center and a place where large amounts of electrical power were available,

  • Arnold AFB home to bald eagles

    Previously only overwintering here, a pair of bald eagles began nesting at Woods Reservoir at Arnold Air Force Base for the first time in 2009. They have built two additional nests since then, but only use one at any given time.Two or three eaglets have fledged from nests around Woods Reservoir

  • Arnold Lakeside Complex beach wall reconstructed

    Arnold Lakeside Complex patrons can once again enjoy the sand and surf of Woods Reservoir thanks to an Arnold Air Force Base Civil Engineering project to rebuild the beach wall.The beach wall had failed in two separate places necessitating a temporary closure of the beach access at the ALC. Knowing