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  • AEDC at 75: Sverdrup leads ARO through early years

    Maj. Gen. Leif Sverdrup was once quoted as saying, “If at first you don’t succeed, you’re like most people. The wonderful challenge of life is enjoyable.”One of Sverdrup’s numerous successes stands as a testament to his leadership and, for the past 75 years, has played is significant role in

  • AEDC at 75: ARO lands first AEDC contract

    ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. – Air Force officials determined in 1950 that the retention of expertise and test facility familiarity at its new Arnold Engineering Development Center would be better achieved through a contractor workforce operating the Center.As was the case 75 years ago, the majority

  • AEDC at 75: Carroll takes command of AEDC

    In November 1950, Maj. Gen. Franklin O. Carroll moved the Air Engineering Development Division he commanded from Ohio to Northern Field near Tullahoma.The following year, he effectively became the first commander of the Arnold Engineering Development Center when the AEDD was redesignated as AEDC.In

  • AEDC at 75: Carroll promotes testing center

    When the Air Force needed someone to lead the new Arnold Engineering Development Center through its earliest of days, it looked no further than one of the men who played an instrumental role in its establishment.Maj. Gen. Franklin O. Carroll served as the first commander of AEDC. Carroll was born in

  • Inauguration of Arnold AFB

    President Harry S. Truman inaugurates Arnold Air Force Base in 1951, speaking from the platform of its very first building. Seventy-five years later, this historic structure continues to serve as a crucial logistics hub for the vastly expanded base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

  • AEDC at 75: AEDC-related activity, growth continue

    In June 1952, it was announced that Air Force and Arnold Research Organization offices would begin transitioning from Northern Field to the Arnold Engineering Development Center site.This move took around six months to complete. By January 1953, the complete shift of personnel from Northern Field to