• Team AEDC mobilizes to quickly meet urgent test request

    As he detailed the response of Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members to an urgent test need, one word frequently found its way into Lt. Col. Joe Sabat’s account – unprecedented.From the time the request was fielded to the point at which test data was delivered by members of Team AEDC,

  • AEDC at 75: Groundwork begins

    On Oct. 27 and 28, 1949, then-President Harry S. Truman signed the Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949.The first bill authorized a unitary plan for the construction of transonic and supersonic wind tunnel facilities to bolster national defense. The second bill authorized $100 million appropriated

  • 716th Test Squadron Mission Video

    This is the 716th Test Squadron of the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex, the Department of Defense's epicenter for wind tunnel testing. Their mission: transforming data into air dominance. They achieve this through rigorous testing and analysis at the Nation’s premier wind tunnel

  • Arnold AFB J-6 team completes 150th run in test facility

    The J-6 Rocket Motor Test Cell team at Arnold Air Force Base recently celebrated a significant milestone in the history of the facility.The 150th test run in J-6 occurred on Nov. 6.J-6 is a large altitude test capability for medium to large rocket propulsion systems.The recent milestone run occurred

  • Maj. Gen. Scott Cain visits Arnold AFB

    Maj. Gen. Scott A. Cain, Air Force Test Center commander, third from right, tours a wind tunnel while receiving a brief from Lt. Col. Joseph Sabat, commander of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 716th Test Squadron, second from right, during a recent visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.,

  • Mizell shares thoughts and goals for AEDC

    Until about 20 years ago, Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Grant Mizell’s knowledge of the complex reflected that of most Americans.“Before my career in test, I was like most people in the United States Air Force and most people across the United States,” he said. “I didn’t even

  • Sabat assumes command of 716th Test Squadron

    Lt. Col. Joseph Sabat should get plenty of opportunities in his latest role to apply the engineering knowledge and experience he has amassed over the course of his Air Force career.Sabat assumed command of the of Arnold Engineering Development Complex 716th Test Squadron during a Change of Command

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