• Ejection seat testing returns to Arnold AFB for first time since late-1990s

    The year was 1997.Bill Clinton was sworn in for his second term as U.S. president.The NASA space probe Pathfinder landed on the Martian surface.The motion picture “Titanic” was released in theaters and began its voyage to becoming the highest grossing movie of all-time, a designation it would hold

  • F-15C Eagle display at Arnold AFB honors Duricy

    ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. – The significance of the static aircraft displayed outside the Main Gate and Gate 2 of Arnold Air Force Base goes beyond decorative purposes. The displays symbolize the importance of the work performed across Arnold Engineering Development Complex, headquartered at

  • SecAF visits Arnold Air Force Base

    Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Arnold Air Force Base Oct. 4 for insight on current efforts at Arnold and to get a firsthand look at how work there will impact the Air Force mission in the future.During his visit to Arnold, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex,

  • 2023 AEDC Spark Tank initiative funds multiple projects

    Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members were recently granted funding for their innovative ideas as part of the 2023 AEDC Spark Tank.An announcement was made in October 2022 calling all innovators to submit their ideas, and the last day for submissions was Jan.13. The AEDC Spark Tank

  • Air Force technical leaders get up-close look at AEDC operations

    Technical leaders with the 412th Test Wing and 96th Test Wing met with Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership over three days to view the ground test capabilities at Arnold Air Force Base. These two test wings, along with AEDC, make up the Air Force Test Center.

  • Technicians replacing computers base wide

    All HP 705 G3 desktop and HP 640 G3 laptop computers at Arnold Air Force Base are being upgraded with newer models that have more memory, speed and solid-state drives.According to Randy Wroten, a contracting officer at Arnold, as computer quantities allow, the next level of computers will be

  • Chickens first took flight at Arnold AFB 50 years ago

    Likely due to its peculiar purpose and unorthodox ammunition, its notoriety has waned little in the years since it was last fired.The S-3 Bird Impact Range at Arnold Air Force Base, widely referred to as the “Chicken Gun,” remains a point of interest during base tours, has been the subject of

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