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  • Officials warn about impact of distracted driving at Arnold AFB

    April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and members of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Security and Safety offices are asking drivers to pay attention and stay focused when behind the wheel.AEDC Chief of Integrated Defense Keith Davis says there are a number of ways officers can assess driving and pull someone over for suspected
  • While standing in the Sea Level 2 test cell at Arnold Air Force Base, Capt. Jonathon Dias, test manager with the Aeropropulsion Combined Test Force at Arnold Air Force Base, speaks about the test capabilities of the cell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    Capt. Jonathon Dias – Air Force profile

    This release is part of a series of profiles highlighting the contributions of our military and Department of Defense personnel at Arnold Air Force Base.According to Capt. Jonathon Dias, being a test manager for the Aeropropulsion Combined Test Force at Arnold Air Force Base means wearing “a couple different hats.”“As test manager, I’m the
  • John Washer, left, and his Air Force One teammates prepare then-Vice President Dick Cheney’s family to tour. Washer, who knows works as National Aerospace Solutions Industrial Security Specialist, was the area supervisor for security of the famed U-2 Reconnaissance aircraft known as Dragon Lady during the Joint Service Open House when the tour for the vice president’s family was requested. (Courtesy photo)

    Working with Air Force One: AEDC’s John Washer shares his experience

    Very few of us can say we’ve met even one U.S. president, but Test Operations and Sustainment contractor John Washer has met two – President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. He met them when he started working with Air Force One, the president’s airplane.“The team I was assigned to conducted all security once the president exited Air
  • Work continues on modifications to the Main Gate at Arnold Air Force Base. "We expect to be finished with the project completely by the end of April," said Josh Cooke, utility asset manager for the Test Support Division Operations Section at the base. The active vehicle barrier foundations are in place and installation of new fencing and overwatch building was scheduled to begin the week of March 11, Cooke said. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    Main Gate upgrades to be completed soon

    Work continues on modifications to the Main Gate at Arnold Air Force Base. "We expect to be finished with the project completely by the end of April," said Josh Cooke, utility asset manager for the Test Support Division Operations Section at the base. The active vehicle barrier foundations are in place and installation of new fencing and overwatch
  • Prescribed fire is the most efficient and economical tool when managing natural ecosystems, allowing land managers to alter and improve the native ecosystems without utilizing more costly methods such as bush hogging, under brushing, and herbicide applications. Pictured is a prescribed fire, or controlled burn, at Arnold Air Force Base. (Courtesy photo)

    Why prescribed fires are important to Arnold Air Force Base

    Prescribed fire is the most efficient and economical tool when managing natural ecosystems. It allows land managers to alter and improve the native ecosystems without utilizing more costly methods such as bush hogging, under brushing and herbicide applications. All of Arnold Air Force Base’s ecosystems, from forests to grasslands, are perpetuated
  • Tennessee Robotics Club Team #11161 out of Murfreesboro won the Collins Aerospace Innovate award and finished tenth in qualification rounds at the regional FIRST® Tech Challenge last month at Middle Tennessee State University campus in Murfreesboro. The team was only five points away from advancing to the third semi-final round. TRC Team #1161 was one of six teams supported by the Arnold Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program. (Courtesy photo)

    Teams supported by Arnold STEM compete in regional FIRST® Tech Challenge

    All six robotics teams supported by the Arnold Air Force Base Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program attended the regional Tennessee FIRST® Tech Challenge competition held at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro last month.According to Olga Oakley, Arnold Air Force Base STEM Outreach Program coordinator, this was the
  • Elijah Minter (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

    AEDC team members receive 2018 AFTC Annual Awards

    Brig. Gen. Christopher Azzano, the commander of the Air Force Test Center, announced the 2018 Air Force Test Center Annual Award winners Feb. 12, and two receiving this honor are AEDC team members.In a message sent out to all Air Force Test Center teammates, Azzano said, “I could not be more proud of them (the AFTC winners) and their
  • Andy Escue (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

    Arnold engineers share what it means to be an engineer

    Their impact is indelible.Thanks to the efforts of engineers, everything from the everyday, like preparing dinner and making the morning commute, to the extraordinary, such as the exploration of distant planets and national defense, is possible.Engineers are the heart of AEDC. They are the ones responsible for the testing and research necessary for
  • An instrument technician at Arnold Air Force Base, Gary Bise, returned to work Jan. 28 after being away from the job for months recovering from a brain tumor. “I’m blessed in so many ways,” he said. “Every day I come to a job I love.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Brad Hicks)

    Co-workers rally behind team member with a brain tumor

    When Gary Bise, an instrument technician with the Test Operations and Sustainment contractor, first started experiencing headaches, he didn’t think much about it. But then his vision started to change. He was having trouble texting and seeing the numbers on his cell phone. On Aug. 14 of last year, he learned those headaches and vision problems were
  • Penny Miller, organic analyst, performs maintenance on the organic carbon analyzer in the Chemical Lab at Arnold Air Force Base. Miller and others working in the Chemical and Metallurgical lab at Arnold Air Force Base support facilities base wide by helping tests stay on schedule, preventing equipment failures and keeping AEDC team members safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Ortiz)

    No job too big or small for the Arnold Chemical and Metallurgical Lab

    The chemists and metallurgists at Arnold Air Force Base support facilities base wide by helping tests stay on schedule, preventing equipment failures and keeping AEDC team members safe.The items that come through the Arnold Chemical and Metallurgical Lab for analysis and testing range from metal materials and equipment, such as turbine blades, to
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