AFMC commander visits Arnold Air Force Base

Ben Holton, right, deputy, 716th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, uses a model of the Propulsion Wind Tunnel facility at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, to explain how the wind tunnels operate to Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, left, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, during Richardson's visit to Arnold AFB, headquarters of AEDC Aug. 26, 2022. The PWT facility has two 16-foot wind tunnels, one transonic and one supersonic, and one 4-foot transonic wind tunnel. The 16-foot transonic wind tunnel is the largest one in the U.S. used for store separation testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image has been altered by obscuring a badge for security purposes.)

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AFMC commander visits Arnold Air Force Base

Col. Jason Vap, center, commander, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, speaks to Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, as Richardson tours Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, headquarters of AEDC Aug. 26, 2022. Richardson visited multiple ground test facilities and was briefed on the capabilities of AEDC at Arnold AFB and the complex's multiple geographically-separated units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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AFMC commander visits Arnold Air Force Base

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, shakes hands with Frank Wonder, Arcs Section chief, before a briefing during a visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, headquarters of AEDC Aug. 26, 2022. The 718th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, AEDC, operates the arc heaters to simulate the aerodynamic heating and mid-to-high shear pressures of extreme environmental conditions experienced in re-entry and hypersonic flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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AFMC commander visits Arnold Air Force Base

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, speaks with Mike Niederhauser, left, and Brian Skelton, both participants in the AFMC Community Liaison Program, during a visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex Aug. 26, 2022. Skelton is also a past-president of the Arnold Community Council and Niederhauser is the ACC legislative chair. The Arnold Community Council is a nonprofit founded to support AEDC and represents multiple Tennessee and Alabama counties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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AFMC commander visits Arnold Air Force Base

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, coins Arnold Engineering Development Complex team member Richard Fraley while visiting Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, headquarters of AEDC Aug. 26, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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AFMC commander visits Arnold Air Force Base

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, coins Arnold Engineering Development Complex team member Ed Mickle while visiting Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, headquarters of AEDC Aug. 26, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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AFMC commander visits Arnold Air Force Base

Published Aug. 31, 2022
By Jill Pickett
AEDC Public Affairs

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- Ben Holton, right, deputy, 716th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, uses a model of the Propulsion Wind Tunnel facility at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, to explain how the wind tunnels operate to Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, left, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, during Richardson's visit to Arnold AFB, headquarters of AEDC Aug. 26, 2022. The PWT facility has two 16-foot wind tunnels, one transonic and one supersonic, and one 4-foot transonic wind tunnel. The 16-foot transonic wind tunnel is the largest one in the U.S. used for store separation testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image has been altered by obscuring a badge for security purposes.)