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March 15, 2021
AEDC personnel honored at annual awards ceremony

Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership honored military and civilian government annual award winners and nominees during a ceremony Feb. 21 at the Arnold Lakeside Complex at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.The award recipients are: Maj. Wesly Anderson, Field Grade Officer of the Year Capt.
March 1, 2021
AEDC Superintendent Chief Master Sgt. Heckman retiring after 28 years of Air Force service

Serving his country as active duty Air Force for the past 28 years, Chief Master Sgt. Robert Heckman’s last duty day in the U.S. Air Force was Feb. 15, 2021, which means he also stepped down from his most recent role as the Arnold Engineering Development Complex superintendent. As superintendent,
Feb. 16, 2021
AEDC Aeropropulsion team takes the lead on AFWERX Rapid Test Technique Development effort

The Arnold Engineering Development Complex Aeropropulsion Combined Test Force team at Arnold Air Force Base has become involved with AFWERX to explore ways to reduce the time required to prepare to test new U.S. Air Force turbine engines. AFWERX is an Air Force initiative started in 2017 to foster
Jan. 19, 2021
Arnold DAF Police Officers receive new SUV

Sgt. George Blasingame, a Dept. of the Air Force Police Officer at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., parks at a pull-off along Wattendorf Highway to watch for motorists committing moving violations, Dec. 17, 2020. DAF Officers began patrolling Arnold in late August. The SUV driven by Blasingame was
Dec. 21, 2020
AEDC team member spends free time tending to tiny farm animals

Marcy Releford works as an administrative assistant for the Base Operations and Support Branch at Arnold Air Force Base during the day, but before getting to her office in the morning and after she leaves for the day, she can be found working on her farm.On her 7.5-acre farm in Morrison that she
Dec. 21, 2020
Former USAF crew chief puts his knowledge to use as a test engineer at AEDC engine test facilities

Bryon Harrington, a test engineer for the Propulsion Test Branch at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., served previously as a crew chief in the U.S. Air Force from 2007 to 2017.While serving in the Air Force, Harrington worked hands-on with several of the aircraft and the engines that AEDC teams test and
Dec. 7, 2020
Propulsion Instrumentation Working Group visits Arnold AFB to view F404 engine stand

Members of the Propulsion Instrumentation Working Group, or PIWG, visited Arnold Air Force Base in October to view the F404 turbofan engine test stand in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Sea Level 1, or SL-1, engine test cell. Working with PIWG, AEDC team members are supporting the Engine
Nov. 16, 2020
New sign installed at Main Gate of Arnold Air Force Base

Workers install a new sign at the Main Gate at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., on Oct. 22, 2020. The new sign, located alongside Wattendorf Highway before entering the base, was necessary after an accident occurred in February 2020, in which a car ran off the roadway and collided with the previous
Nov. 2, 2020
Upgrades bring the AEDC 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel nozzle back to life

A $13 million dollar project to upgrade the nozzle drive motors for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel, or 16S, at Arnold Air Force Base is complete as of early October. While the last customer test in 16S was completed in 1997, a new investment of $60 million
Nov. 2, 2020
Technical Advisory Board meeting held to discuss efforts and opportunities at Arnold AFB

Leadership with the Test Operations and Sustainment (TOS) contractor for Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., led a teleconference Oct. 13 and 14 with members of the Technical Advisory Board (TAB) of its University Consortium made up of senior professors from

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