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  • 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

  • AEDC at 75: Air Force, middle Tennessee prepare for AEDC

    The months, weeks and days leading up to and following the June 25, 1951, dedication of the Arnold Engineering Development Center were teeming with conjecture, planning and activity.The former Camp Forrest Army training base in middle Tennessee was selected as the site for what was then being

  • Commemorative Boulder Still Stands 75 Years Later

    In 1951, President Harry S. Truman dedicated this boulder and placard for the establishment of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Seventy-five years later, the commemorative boulder still stands as a centerpiece beneath the colors at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.

  • Arnold AFB representatives in AFMC Civic Leader Program share insight, goals

    A trio of local community leaders have taken up the mantle of championing Arnold Air Force Base at the major command level.Late last year, Allen Potter, president of the Tullahoma Utilities Authority, and Ben Craig, co-owner of Craig & Wheeler Realty & Auction LLC and past president of the Arnold

  • AEDC at 75: Truman dedicates AEDC

    On the morning of June 25, 1951, then-U.S. President Harry S. Truman arrived in middle Tennessee.His plane, the Independence, which was the 1950s version of Air Force One, landed at Northern Field near Tullahoma. Upon exiting the aircraft, Truman was welcomed by officials and service members. From