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  • $1.9 Billion Contract Strengthens Air Force Test Enterprise

    As part of a new $1.9 billion Air Force Test Center enterprise contract, the Arnold Engineering Development Complex will receive $523.9 million in technical and management advisory support through Sept. 30, 2031, reinforcing AEDC’s role in delivering world-class developmental test and evaluation

  • AEDC Team Complete Factory Testing and Training in Switzerland

    A team of Arnold Engineering Development Complex professionals recently traveled to Turgi, Switzerland, to complete factory acceptance testing and training for the Engine Test Facility Plant Variable Frequency Starter System, or VFSS.The team combined expertise from the 804th Test Group and

  • REAL ID standards for Arnold AFB access begin May 7

    Visitors to military installations, including Arnold Air Force Base, will soon need to present a REAL ID for access.  Beginning May 7, 2025, all visitors seeking access onto Arnold AFB will be required to present a REAL ID-compliant credential, in accordance with federal requirements.The REAL ID

  • AEDC Safety encourages tornado preparedness

    It is that time of the year again.Although the weather is beginning to feel much more delightful, it is also the perfect breeding ground for tornadoes. While tornadoes can happen any time of the year, their peak season is from March through June with more than half of the yearly tornadoes occurring

  • Jan. 16 marks 40th anniversary of major ASTF milestone

    Not long after the calendar turned to 1985, team members at Arnold Air Force Base rang in the new year by achieving a major milestone in the activation of the then-newest facility on the installation.The first air-on operation of the Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility occurred on Jan. 16 of that

  • Forest management key to protecting land base at Arnold AFB

    The priorities of land use at Arnold Air Force Base are sustainable mission support and stewardship.This results in a forest management program that is not primarily dictated by traditional commercial forestry practices that emphasize optimal yields of forest products. Instead, the Air Force strives

  • 717th Test Squadron team receives training on analysis software

    This August, 14 test analysts and test engineers supporting the 717th Test Squadron, part of the 804th Test Group at Arnold Engineering Development Complex, headquartered at Arnold Air Force Base, participated in a training opportunity.The 804 TG Analysis and Technology Development Branch, or TDA,

  • Arnold Air Force Base welcomes the return of Intramural Sports

    Intramural sports have returned to Arnold Air Force base in the form of flag football.The reemergence of the sport comes after a 12-year hiatus of intramural sports on base. Six months ago, a small group began the process of reviving sports on base. Arnold AFB Fitness Center Director Joe Watters was

  • Veterans honored by AEDC at VA picnic

    Arnold Air Force Base welcomed veterans from the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System in Murfreesboro for a day of food and activities at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, or AEDC, Veterans Appreciation Picnic that took place at Arnold Lakeside Complex.Due to COVID, the annual event

  • September is National Preparedness Month

    The aim of National Preparedness Month, observed each September, is to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time.Like the National Safety Council, AEDC Safety has a couple of areas it wishes to emphasize for National Preparedness