Arnold AFB, Tenn. December 17, 2018Vol. 65, No. 24

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Strikes, fouls and traveling are all part of the job

Arnold AFB personnel provides gifts for 140 Angel Tree area children

By Bradley HicksAEDC Public Affairs

The gifts flowed into the Arnold Air Force Base Medical Aid Station so rap-idly on the morning of Dec. 6 that the space remaining in the storage room used to house them not already claimed by bicycles, LEGO sets, action figures, board games and other toys was quickly filled.

As presents continued to roll in, ad-ditional space was needed. The hallway outside the storage room was temporari-ly lined with gifts until these were moved to an unused exam room. Like the stor-age area, that room also filled quickly.

The gift-filled rooms served as proof that this year’s AEDC Angel Tree pro-gram was once again a success and, thanks to the efforts of active-duty mili-tary, DOD civilians and contractors at Arnold AFB, Christmas will be a little brighter for 140 area children.

Each year, personnel across Arnold sponsor “angels” from a list and pur-chase gifts based on each angel’s wants, such as toys and electronics, and needs, like coats and shoes, as identified in the list. The angels are local children who may not have otherwise received Christ-mas gifts from family members due to their financial situation.

Master Sgt. Ricardo Hollingsworth, Health Services manager at the Arnold Medical Aid Station, coordinated this year’s program, including the arrange-ment to have the Medical Aid Station serve as the point for gift drop-offs. He said those at the base went “above and beyond” in providing toys for children this year.

“It’s really nice to see that people still care and that the holidays mean some-thing,” he said.

Team AEDC has worked with the Center for Family Development in Shelbyville since the late 1990s. When the partnership began, there were around 30 children on the Angel Tree list pro-vided to Arnold. As the number of people

seeking support through the Center has increased, so has the number of children on the list.

Last year, there were 143 children on the list provided to Arnold. All received sponsorship.

Hollingsworth was especially pleased that this year’s Angel Tree was a success

considering the quick turnaround needed to pull it off. When the original coordina-tor of this year’s effort had to take time off for personal reasons, Hollingsworth, who has been at Arnold for about four months, was tasked with leading the campaign. He was informed on Nov. 20 that he would be responsible for arrang-

ing a location for gift drop-offs and get-ting the word out about the Angel Tree. He had less than three weeks to do this, as the last day for drop-offs was origi-nally set for Dec. 6.

Chuck Kurtsinger, front, drops off gifts for the 2018 AEDC Angel Tree program. Through the AEDC Angel Tree program this year, Arnold personnel provided gifts to 140 area children who may not have otherwise received Christmas pres-ents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks) (This image was altered by obscuring badges for security purposes)

See ANGEL TREE, page 2

A look at the 2018 ‘Year-In-Review’ for AEDC Testing

The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Combined Test Force (CTF), operated by AEDC, was activated to support modernization and life extension for the LGM-30 Minuteman III and development of the next generation Ground Based Strategic Deterrent ICBM. Pictured here is an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launching during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ian Dudley)

See additional 2018 Year in Review highlights on pages 2, 3, 6, 8 and 11.

The team at AEDC Hypervelocity Tunnel 9, White Oak, Mary-land, conducted a test on the Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser using temperature-sensitive paint and the recently-developed plenum view capability prototype. The plenum view prototype allows for data collection from the windward side of a test article, moving Tunnel 9 closer to achieving a 360-degree TSP capability. (U.S. Air Force pho-to)

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• Ethics. We are uncompromising in our integrity, honesty, and fairness.

• Safety & Health. We are relentless in keeping people safe from harm, and we provide a safe and healthy work

environment.• Security. We are disciplined and vigilant in protecting sensitive AEDC information and ensuring system integrity to support

national security and our customers.• Excellence. We thrive on challenge, accomplishment, and mission success.• Quality. We are passionate about doing

our work right the first time.• People. We have a mission-focused, inclusive workforce who have a diverse skill set, are committed to success, demonstrate innovation and have a can

do attitude.• Culture. Our team is proud of our diver-sity, inclusiveness, and collaborative work environment. We are proud of what we do

and how we do it.• Relationships. We build positive, long-term business relationships through trust,

respect, and collaboration.• Innovation. We overcome challenges through creativity, perseverance, technol-ogy, and flexibility. We actively seek to

continually improve.• Sustainability. We plan and act for the long term benefit of our communities and

our environment.

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Arnold Air Force

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Smoking Policy1. The following revised Arnold AFB smoking policy is effective immediately and applies to all individuals on

Arnold AFB.2. Traditional Tobacco products (e.g. cigars and cigarettes):

a. Smoking is permitted solely in Designated Tobacco Areas (DTAs) identified by designated signage. If no signage exists, smoking is not permitted in that area. It is the responsibility of all smokers to keep DTAs clean of cigarette butts.

b. Tobacco use on the Arnold AFB Golf Course is permitted, but discouraged based on the health hazards of tobacco use and secondhand smoke. No smoking is permitted within 50 feet of golf course buildings except in the approved DTA.

c. Smoking in government-owned/leased vehicles is strictly prohibited. Personnel are allowed to smoke in their personal vehicles at any time; however, at no time will personnel discard cigarette butts outside their vehicle.

d. For government employees, the fact that a person smokes has no bearing on the number of breaks they may take. Breaks should be taken in accordance with the current supervisory and personnel policies that afford all employees the same break opportunities consistent with good work practices and accomplish-ment of the mission.

3. Smokeless Tobacco products (e.g. snuff and dip):Smokeless tobacco products are not to be restricted to DTAs. Smokeless tobacco use will be permitted in all workplace areas (inside and out) subject to reasonable safety and sanitary conditions. Specifically, containers of tobacco waste product, including sealed containers, must not be left unattended or disposed of in trash receptacles. Users of smokeless tobacco must flush tobacco waste down the toilet.

4. Electronic Cigarettes (also known as “e-cigs”):Pursuant to Air Force Instruction (AFI) 40-102, Tobacco Free Living, e-cigs are considered to be equivalent to tobacco products; however, e-cigs are not restricted to DTAs and are allowed to be used outdoors at a minimum distance of 25 feet from building entry/egress points. (This policy is dated July 27, 2016)

Team AEDC,I believe in free and open communications

with our Team AEDC employees, and that’s why we have the Action Line available. People can use the Action Line to clear up rumors, ask ques-tions, suggest ideas on improvements, enter complaints or get other issues off their chests.

The Action Line has been expanded to in-clude an option for your ideas, comments, or suggestions on the AcqDemo personnel sys-tem. Simply call the normal x6000 commander’s action line. You will then be prompted to select option 1 for the Commander’s Action Line or Op-tion 2 for the AcqDemo line. They can access the Action Line via the AEDC intranet home page and by calling 454-6000.

Although the Action Line is always available, the best and fastest way to get things resolved is by using your chain of command or by con-tacting the organization directly involved. I en-courage everyone to go that route first, then if the situation isn’t made right, give us a chance.

Col. Scott CainAEDC Commander

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ANGEL TREE from page 1Tech Sgt. Beverly

Spademan, noncommis-sioned officer in charge of Medical Administration at the Arnold Medical Aid Station, also helped coordinate this year’s program. The day after Hollingsworth received the notice he would be in charge of this year’s pro-gram, Spademan began entering one-by-one the needs and wants of the angels provided to Ar-nold for placement on the AEDC Team site.

And while they admit response to this year’s AEDC Angel Tree was initially slow, Holling-sworth and Spademan said base personnel began to respond in a resound-ing fashion as word got out. Hollingsworth said on Dec. 3, just days be-fore the drop-off dead-line, 87 of the 140 chil-dren on the list provided to Arnold had been spon-sored. By the time he left work the following day, that number had climbed to 117.

“Arnold has been real-ly good about sponsoring the children the children,”

Hollingsworth said. “This is my first year here, but from my experiences and what they’ve told me about last year, they had no problems sponsoring all the children last year. This year was a little slow because we kind of got it out a little bit later than we normally do, but I couldn’t have asked for a better turnout for, basi-cally, a two-and-a-half week notification. One-hundred and forty kids were picked up before the deadline, which is amaz-ing.”

Hollingsworth com-mended personnel across Arnold for once again seeing to it that every child received sponsor-ship and toys for Christ-mas.

“It’s great to see that even though we’re gov-erned by different rules - we have military, we have DOD civilians, we have contractors, we all have different titles - something like this can bring us all together for one cause,” Holling-sworth said. “It’s really good to see we can rise

together under one flag to get something like this done.”

Representatives with the Center for Family De-velopment visited Arnold on Dec. 10 to collect the gifts dropped off by Ar-nold personnel. The Cen-ter is responsible for the wrapping and distribution of the presents.

The gifts provided through the Arnold AFB Angel Tree program will go to children in Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry and Wayne counties.

“It’s wonderful,” Spademan said of this year’s program. “It’s tru-

ly amazing, and it warms my heart that all these kids will have a Christ-mas. It was truly amaz-ing that we were able to do that in such a short amount of time. Everyone sponsoring a child took time out of their day and their weekend to shop for a kid, and that’s a selfless act.”

Master Sgt. Ricardo Hollingsworth, left, and Tech Sgt. Beverly Spademan dis-play gifts for the 2018 AEDC Angel Tree program. Hollingsworth and Spademan coordinated this year’s program, which was deemed a success as all 140 chil-dren on the Angel Tree list provided to Arnold Air Force Base were sponsored. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks) (This image was altered by obscuring badges for security purposes)

‘Year-In-Review’ for AEDC Testing

A Rolls-Royce en-gine is set up here in free-jet mode in-side the AEDC C-2 test cell at Arnold Air Force Base. Transonic speeds with large volumet-ric flow rates were achieved during free-jet testing of this high-bypass engine, setting a record for free-jet mode engine test-ing. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Machinists Jeff Farris, right, and Jim Lynch install the Captive Trajectory System Angular Drive Mechanism onto the CTS Axial boom for the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base. Systems and software in Propulsion Wind Tunnel 16T were upgraded this fiscal year as part of a multimillion dollar effort. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Strikes, fouls and traveling are all part of the jobBy Bradley HicksAEDC Public Affairs

When the game is on the line, it takes a brave soul to block out cheers and jeers of the fans in the bleachers and call the foul, strike or first down that sends one team home with a rousing victory and the other to the showers with a crushing defeat.

Several AEDC team members at Arnold Air Force Base have been courageous enough to don the stripes and take up their whistles to serve as sports officials on the various fields of play at the high school and col-legiate levels.

Those at Arnold who have been charged with ensuring the rules of the game are followed and calling it right down the middle agree sports of-ficiating requires a keen eye, good judgment, im-partiality, dedication, thick skin and a love of the game.

Mike Hollowell, Op-erations & Maintenance Functional Manager for the Test Operations and Sustainment contractor at Arnold, began umpiring baseball in 1980, officiat-ing football in 1989 and refereeing basketball in 2004. He said serving as a sports official allows him to give back to the games he enjoyed playing grow-ing up.

“I enjoy being back on

the field and that Friday night atmosphere,” he said.

Like the athletes, sports officials must train to prepare for an upcom-ing season. Potential of-ficials are required to at-tend local and state asso-ciation meetings, take part in training sessions and complete state-required online courses and quiz-zes. Also like the players, officials must earn their spots on the court or field by exhibiting satisfactory performance during pre-

season scrimmages. The possibility of up-

setting players, coaches or a portion of the crowd is part of the game when it comes to sports offici-ating, but this is not the only difficult aspect of the job. According to TOS Safety, Health and Envi-ronment Manager Dick Nugent, who has been of-ficiating football for more than two decades after having previously called baseball and basketball, the combination of work at Arnold, the schedul-

ing of the games, and the preparation necessary to officiate often leaves little time for much else during the season.

“All meetings are at night or weekends,” Nu-gent said. “Games are at night. Occasionally we have to leave work early to travel to an away game. All of us spend time re-viewing and studying the rules and mechanics for our positions worked on the field.”

Maverick Mosley, a journeyman boilermaker

who has been employed at Arnold for 39 years, began officiating sports in 1987. He initially of-ficiated baseball, basket-ball and football but now solely officiates football. Mosley said he has typi-cally been able to get to games after work over the years, but he must occa-sionally use vacation time to get to matchups outside of the area.

“It’s not always easy, but it’s fun and it’s a stress reliever for me,” Hollowell said. “It’s a

commitment and you’re away from your family a lot.”

But those at Arnold who have served as sports officials concur it’s worth it. When asked what he enjoys most about offici-ating, Samuel Northcutt, an engineering technician who has been employed at Arnold for 45 years and who began officiating in 1982, said it’s both the exercise and being around different people.

‘Year-In-Review’ for AEDC Testing

Joshua Diller, an AEDC system administrator at Arnold Air Force Base, works with an analy-sis software program for early engineering analyses related to pressure vessels. Diller, with the help of other AEDC team members, was able to install the software, which is more than 20 years old, and make it useable on the current system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Good-friend)

A Beechcraft AT-6B Wolverine experimental aircraft flies over White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The AT-6 is participating in the U.S. Air Force Light Attack Experiment (OA-X), a series of trials to determine the feasibility of using light aircraft in attack roles. The 704th Test Group 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, executed the Light Attack Experiment. The 704 TG is a unit of AEDC, which is headquartered at Arnold Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan D. Wagner)

The thermodynamic capability of the Department of De-fense High Performance Computing Modernization Program CREATE™-AV Kestrel software, which is used to calculate fluid flows via computational fluid dynamics, was extended to the equilibrium air model in the H3 arc-heated facility at Arnold Air Force Base. With this, the impact of heat transfer on test articles, such as the one pictured in the graphic, can be com-puted at higher speeds. (Courtesy graphic)

Mike Hollowell, Operations & Maintenance Functional Manager for the Test Operations and Sustainment contractor at Arnold Air Force Base, makes the call on the field during a local football game. Hollowell is one of several Arnold employees who also works as sports officials. (Courtesy photo by Andrea Stephens)

See JOB, page 4

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The workforce at Arnold Air Force Base and other AEDC lo-cations is comprised of not only Department of Defense work-ers and salaried employees but also of non-exempt salary and Service Contract Act employ-ees across various contrac-tors. NES and SCA personnel include technicians, designers, processors, specialists, secu-rity staff and administrative as-sistants. Each month, one NES or SCA employee and his or her contributions to the AEDC mis-sion will be highlighted in the High Mach.

Name: Keri McBeeContract: Facility Support Ser-vices

Company: Akima

Job: Support Operations Material Coordinator. In this role, McBee manages the integrated lo-gistics system-supply (ILS-S) Air Force system for the con-trol of material. This system is new to AEDC, and it controls all repairables, capital spares and Special Purpose Recover-ables Authorized Maintenance, or SPRAM (formerly known as Facility Reconfiguration Items), on base.

“My job with Akima is the highlight of my career thus far. I enjoy getting up and coming to work every day. I work with

a great group of people that would do anything to achieve the mission here at Arnold AFB.”

Time at Arnold: Employed on base since 2014. Began current position in De-cember 2017.

Education: Graduated from Franklin County High School in 2004. Earned an Associate of Sci-ence degree from Motlow State Community College in 2007.

Hometown: Decherd

Hobbies: Spending time with her hus-band and their two children.

A memorable or exciting project with which you’ve been involved: “The most exciting project that I have worked on was getting the ILS-S system up and running here at Arnold. It has been a great learning experience and amazing to watch a new system get off the ground. I was able to be part of the foundation for building the stability triangle between Eglin AFB, Scott AFB and Arnold AFB to make ILS-S possible.”

AEDC Team Profile: Keri McBee

JOB from page 3“I enjoy the comradery and friend-

ship that you develop with other of-ficials,” Hollowell said. “My best friends are officials.”

Mosley echoed this sentiment.“I enjoy all the people I meet and

the referees I work with,” he said. “I also enjoy the comradery we have as a family.”

Like Hollowell and Mosley, Nugent said the thing he enjoys most about of-ficiating is the friendships that those in perhaps the most polarizing position on the field develop over time.

“I enjoy the comradery among the officials and working with the kids and coaches,” he said.

With a little more than 140 years of combined officiating experience between them, Hollowell, Mosley, Northcutt and Nugent have witnessed jubilation and dejection among scores of players, coaches and fans. But the quartet has also seen their fair share of incidents that are more out of bounds.

While officiating basketball, North-cutt said he once saw a coach receive a technical foul – a penalty administered when a player or coach gets a little too vehement in their rebuttal of an offi-cial’s call – when that coach’s team was winning by 20 points.

Because of his job, Nugent has moved around the country. As a result, he has worked in six different offici-ating associations during his time as a sports official.

It was while working a football game in another state that Nugent wit-nessed a dispute between a coach and official devolve into fisticuffs.

“In Las Vegas, I was working a game and witnessed a coach and a member of the chain crew get into a fight,” he said.

Mosley added he recently witnessed a memorable sideline scrap while offi-ciating a football contest between two nearby high school squads.

“The most outrageous thing, I say, happened this year,” he said. “As we finished the Hillsboro versus Beech game, at the end of the game a fight broke out on the sidelines. The most unusual thing about this was the Hills-boro team was fighting each other.”

Hollowell said of some of the things he has heard during his time as a sports official simply cannot be re-peated. However, there are three things he won’t tolerate from a player, coach or fan and that’s “don’t talk about my mother, wife or daughters.”

“The thing that amazes me most is

the number of fans that don’t know or understand the rules,” he said.

Hollowell reminds his football crew every Friday night before they take the field to “call what you see, see what you call, but don’t call everything you

see.” Hollowell and Mosley were recent-

ly selected to officiate the Division II, Class A 2018 Tennessee Second-ary School Athletic Association State Championship game in Cookeville.

Maverick Mosley, a journeyman boilermaker who has been employed at Arnold for 39 years, keeps his whistle at the ready while officiating a local basketball game. Mosley is one of several Arnold employees who also works as sports officials. (Courtesy photo by Andrea Stephens)

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AEDC Safety Office offers safety recommendations for the Holidays

By AEDC Safety

During the holidays, safety can be the key to a fun and enjoyable season.

The AEDC Safety office provides rec-ommendations for many facets and activi-ties of the season.

Christmas TreesMany artificial trees are fire resistant. If

you buy one, look for a statement specify-ing this protection.

A fresh tree will stay green longer and be less of a fire hazard than a dry tree. To check for freshness, remember:

• A fresh tree is green. Fresh needles arehard to pull from branches.

• When bent between your fingers, freshneedles do not break. The trunk butt of afresh tree is sticky with resin. A showerof falling needles shows that the tree istoo dry.

• Place trees away from fireplaces,radiators, and other heat sources.

• Keep the stand filled with water whilethe tree is indoors.

• Place the tree out of the way of trafficand do not block doorways.

• Keep a fire extinguisher handy in thetree area.

• Remove the tree promptly if it becomesdry.

Decorative LightsInside or outside, use only lights that

have been tested for safety. Identify these by the label from an independent testing laboratory.

Check each set of lights, new or old, for broken or cracked sockets, frayed or bare wires, or loose connections. Discard dam-aged sets or repair them before using.

Fasten outdoor lights securely to trees, house walls, or other firm supports to pro-tect them from wind damage.

Use no more than three standard-size sets of lights per single extension cord. Turn off all lights on trees and other decora-tions when you go to bed or leave the house. Lights could short and cause a fire.

Never use electric lights on a metal-lic tree. The tree can become charged with electricity from faulty lights, and any per-son touching a branch could be electrocut-ed. To avoid this danger, use colored spot-

lights above or beside a metallic tree, never fastened onto it.

Keep “bubbling” lights away from chil-dren. These lights with their bright colors and bubbling movement can tempt curious children to break candle-shaped lights. The resulting broken glass is dangerously sharp and allows the escape of the liquid which contains a hazardous chemical.

Candle SafetyThe National Fire Protection Associa-

tion (NFPA) found residential fires sparked by candles are twice as likely to occur in December as any other month in the year.

According to the NFPA, candle fires ac-count for 2.4 percent of all fires and result in 6 percent of total injuries from fires and 3 percent of all fatalities from fires.

Other safety reminders for candles in-clude:

• Never leave burning candles unattendedand they should be placed well awayfrom curtains, bedding and otherflammable materials.

• Keep candles away from tabledecorations, trees and other greenery.

• Don’t place lighted candles in windows.

• Never leave burning candles unattended.

• Place candles well away from curtains,bedding and other flammable materials.

• Keep candles away from tabledecorations, trees and other greenery.

• Don’t place lighted candles in windows.

Fireplace SafetyBefore lighting any fire, remove all

greens, boughs, papers, and other decora-tions from the fireplace area. Check to see that the flue is open. Before closing the flue, be sure that the fire is out completely.

Use care with “fire salts” which produce colored flames when thrown on wood fires. They contain heavy metals which can cause intense gastrointestinal irritation or vomit-ing if eaten.

Have your chimney inspected at least once a year and cleaned if necessary. Creo-sote, a chemical substance that forms when wood burns, builds up in chimneys and can cause a chimney fire if not properly cleaned.

Always use a fire screen and only burn material appropriate for fireplaces. Avoid burning trash or paper which can float up the chimney and onto the roof or yard.

Install at least one carbon monoxide de-

tector and a smoke detector in your home.Deposit ashes in a metal container. Re-

move from the home because they may re-kindle.

Shopping Safety and Parking LotsThe mere act of parking your car in a

busy shopping mall parking lot can be a high-risk adventure.

To protect yourself:

• Go slow. Drive defensively and bepatient.

• Watch for illuminated taillights to spotcars pulling out.

• Improper backing ranks as the top causeof parking lot mishaps.

• Allow sufficient space when you pullinto the spot.

• Be prepared to yield the right of way.

• Always assume the pedestrian does notsee you. Without direct eye contact, youcan’t be sure. Be extra careful at night.

• Drive no faster than 5 to 10 miles anhour in parking areas, even if they arerelatively empty. Use your turn signals.

• Try to park in well-lighted areas as closeto the front door of the store as possible.

• Avoid shopping alone.

• If you are worried about walking to yourcar alone, ask a security guard or a storeemployee to accompany you.

• Have your keys in your hand before youexit the store.

• Body language is important.Look confident and aware of yoursurroundings, as opposed to preoccupiedwith your head down and overloadedwith packages.

• Glance under the car when you areapproaching it. Check the back seatbefore you enter.

• Lock the doors immediately once youare inside.

• Be particularly aware of yoursurroundings while using an ATM.

• If you are accosted by a robber, scream.

• On icy surfaces, wear shoes with goodtraction and look where you’re going.

Holiday Party TimeAs a host of a party, you can be held

legally responsible for injuries or damages

that occur as a result of the alcohol you have served, even after your guests leave.

You can reduce the risk to yourself and your guests by attempting to keep the drink-ing to a moderate level.

Here are additional things to remem-ber when hosting a party:

• Find out how guests will be goinghome from your party. Be preparedto take away car keys.

• Promote the use of designateddrivers and encourage guests to leavetheir cars at home and take publictransportation, cabs, or walk. Havecash and phone numbers ready fortaxi companies.

• When your guests arrive by car,collect their car keys. That way, whenthey are ready to leave, you can givethem a second opinion on whetherthey are sober enough to drive homeby themselves.

• Serving food with drinks andproviding non-alcoholic beverageswill help people stay sober as well.

• Stop serving alcohol at least onehour before the party is over. Makesure coffee, alcohol-free drinks andfood are constantly available. Onlytime allows the body to consume andrid itself of alcohol.

• Plan to deal with any guest whodrinks too much. Before the partygets going, ask someone reliable tohelp you keep things under control.

• Mix and serve drinks yourself ordesignate a bartender instead ofhaving an open bar. Avoid servingdoubles and keep shot glasses, jiggersor self-measuring one-ounce bottlespouts handy to measure drinks.Guests are less likely to over-drinkwhen standard measures are used.

• If you serve an alcoholic punch, usea non-carbonated base such as fruitjuice. The body absorbs alcoholfaster when mixed with carbonation.

• Always serve food along withalcohol. It is always better to eatwhile drinking than to drink on anempty stomach. High protein andhigh carbohydrate foods like cheese,meats, veggies, breads and light dipsare especially good. They taste greatand do not make guests as thirsty as

ACC president and AEDC retiree will be recognized for volunteer work

By Kathy GattisAEDC Public Affairs

Claude Morse, presi-dent of the Arnold Com-munity Council, AEDC Lifetime Achievement Fellow, and an Air Force and AEDC retiree, will be recognized next year by the state of Tennessee for his contributions to the community and his work supporting veterans.

Claude Morse is a name many at AEDC will remember. Almost 10 years ago, Morse retired as the manager of the contractor Public Affairs office; in the 1970s he was the military captain running the government PA shop. Fast forward to 2018 and his friends say it is like he is still working full time… volunteering.

The chairman of the Coffee County Veter-ans Association (also the commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars Manchester Post 10904), Kim King, nominated Morse for the Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards for 2018.

“He is retired but chooses to continue to devote his time to serv-ing our country in the best way he still can,” she said.

“Claude devotes endless hours to the community and to those of us who know him.”

King worked with Morse on Wreaths Across America, placing wreaths on hundreds of veter-ans’ graves at Christmas. Wreaths are placed at Oakwood Cemetery and other cemeteries in Cof-fee County.

Morse is also a mem-ber of the Manchester VFW, where King serves as commander. She says you can’t organize the types of events that Morse does without spending a lot of time on them.

“I wanted to nominate Claude because he is not just a member of the many organizations he is a part of; often he manages them and plans events.”

He recently assisted the VFW Post 10904 co-ordinating a Toy Soldier Project. The Post collect-ed 58,479 toy soldiers; one for every veteran killed in the Vietnam War.

Col. Scott Cain, the commander of Arnold En-gineering Development Complex, agrees with King and has seen first-hand the effort Morse puts into these events.

“I’m happy to see Claude get recognized with the Volunteer Star Award for his tireless ef-forts to support veterans and other causes for the community,” Cain said. “I’ve been fortunate to participate in several events orchestrated by Claude, to include the Honor Flight and Wreaths Across America. His ef-forts have highlighted the honorable service of many veterans around our com-munity, and I thank him and all of the many local volunteers for their sup-port for the Armed Forces and veteran’s causes.”

Morse first met the AEDC commander through the ACC. He is the current president of the volunteer organization that supports AEDC. The group makes an annual trip to Washington, D.C., to promote Arnold AFB.

Morse became the chairman of the Board for the Honor Flight of Mid-dle Tennessee in 2011. This group provides two flights a year for World War II, Korean War and disabled veterans to see their war memorials in Washington, D.C. Each flight is $20,000; dona-

tions allow all veterans to fly for free. Sixty-five peo-ple were on the last flight in the fall of 2018. On that project alone Morse spent 60-plus hours. In additionto coordinating with theattendees, he also devel-ops a detailed agenda foreach visit. The one-dayevent begins at about 3a.m. There are two flightseach year – one in thespring and one in the fall.

Morse is also the presi-dent of the local Air Force Association Chapter; chairman of the Highland Rim Friends of the Na-tional Rifle Association; and the Tennessee State coordinator and instructor for Project Appleseed.

Project Appleseed is a two-day clinic where par-ticipants of all ages learn rifle safety and marks-manship along with a little history – such as the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775 and val-ues of the Republic.

As part of the Gov-ernor’s Volunteer Stars Awards, two individu-als may be selected from each county, one an adult and the second a youth. One nonprofit and a busi-ness from each of three regions is chosen as well.

The four judging criteria are: need, action, inno-vation and impact. The award program was start-ed in 2008.

King said she was thrilled when she learned Morse had been selected and she was the one who gave him the good news.

“Claude, this is one of the best phone calls I have had the honor to have made this year,” she told him.

A ceremony will be held Feb. 19 in Franklin where the winners will meet Gov. Bill Lee and Miss Tennessee.

Claude Morse, left, chairman of the Honor Flight of Middle Tennessee, with former U.S. Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole at the World War II Memorial dur-ing an Honor Flight trip which is free of charge for World War II, Korean War and disabled veterans so they can visit the war memorials. (Courtesy photo)

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AEDC Hypervelocity Tunnel 9 advanced diagnostician and physicist Michael Smith works in the Tunnel Laser Lab. Advanced laser diagnostics helped pave the way for a Mach 18 capability at Tunnel 9, an AEDC facility located in White Oak, Maryland. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Outside machinists Tim Gilliam, left, and Will Jacques, right, and boilermaker Troy Caldwell, second from right, look on as Lead Outside Machinist Mark Carson loads a projectile into the launcher at the AEDC Hypervelocity Ballis-tic Range. The craftsmen helped to improve weather encounter testing at the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

Dr. Jerrod Hofferth, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s technical lead on the Tunnel D reactivation project, points out the Tunnel D flexible plate nozzle. The reactivation of von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility Wind Tunnel D at Arnold Air Force Base was completed after approximately 40 years of dormancy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks) (This image was altered by obscuring badges for security purposes)

2018 marked 50 years of service for the 4-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base, known as 4T. Pictured are Dennis O’Dear (left) and Keith Gip-son (bottom, right), AEDC outside machinists, installing newly designed and fabricated flexible nozzle actuators in the Propulsion Wind Tunnel 4T in 2013. The actuators are electromechanically driven ball-screw jacks which move the flexible top and bottom plates in the 4T tunnel closer together providing variable Mach numbers or wind speeds during a test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Goodfriend)

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Col. Keith M. Roessig, center, becomes chief of the AEDC Test Operations Division during a Change of Leadership Ceremony July. 12 in the J-6 Large Rocket Motor Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base. AEDC Commander Col. Scott Cain (left) passes the Test Operations Division guidon to Roessig as Senior Master Sgt. Michael D. Roberts looks on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Goodfriend)

During a Change of Leadership event, Lt. Col. Adam Quick became the new chief of the Space and Missile CTF at Arnold Air Force Base. Col. Timothy West (left), formerly AEDC Test Operations Division chief, passes the Space and Missile Combined Test Force guidon to Quick, while guidon bearer 1st Lt. Karlie Madden looks on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rick Goodfriend)

Col. John Tran stepped into the role of AEDC Test Systems Sustainment Chief at Arnold Air Force Base. Tran, pictured left, speaks to Senior Master Sgt. Mi-chael Roberts in the TSS Office at Arnold. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Ortiz) (This image was altered by obscuring items for security purposes)

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Arnold AFB hosts Children’s Christmas Party

The Arnold Air Force Base Services Branch hosted a Children’s C h r i s t m a s Party Dec. 1 at the Arnold Lakeside Cen-ter. The event was open to all Base team m e m b e r s , Reserve and Guard mem-bers, retirees and their im-mediate fami-lies. Activities included in-door and out-door activities, a petting zoo, and Santa and Mrs. Claus. (Courtesy pho-tos)

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AEDC Woman’s Club presents focus on literacyBy Barbara McGuireAEDC Woman’s Club

Be prepared to welcome 2019 during the AEDC Woman’s Club meeting Jan. 3 at the Arnold Lakeside Club.

Dot Watson, a Tullahoma native who has traveled around the world and lived in many places with her Navy husband of 56 years, will be the guest speaker.

Since retiring to Tullahoma, Watson has been involved in many volunteer ac-tivities which include opening Partners for Healing, a primary care clinic for the working uninsured, and the Book Shelf, a used book store which is a project of The Literary Council.

She will speak about the Literary Council history and mission, changes to the program, and the newest develop-ments.

During the Dec. 6 meeting, the AE-DCWC were entertained by singer-songwriter Carson Hill. The Toys for

Tots drive and the Christmas Boutique throughout the meeting were considered a success by meeting organizers.

The social hour of the Jan. 3 meet-ing starts at 9:30 a.m., with the business meeting and program beginning at 10 a.m.

Reservations must be made no laterthan noon Dec. 27. Make reservations by calling 931-393-2552 or 931-434-5415.

The AEDCWC meetings are open to the public and provides the opportunity to meet the members and become a mem-ber. You don’t need to have military con-nections or be involved with Arnold Air Force Base to visit and become a mem-ber.

For information about the AEDCWC, call the membership chairman at 931-455-3569.

Disclaimer: This is a private organi-zation which is not part of the Depart-ment of Defense or any of its components and has no governmental status.

AEDC Woman’s Club members pause for a picture with the Dec. 6 meeting guest musical artist Carson Hill and Tullahoma Fire Fighter Amber Steele while they display the Toys for Tots donations from meeting participants. Pictured left to right at the December meeting are AEDC Woman’s Club members Sande Hayes, Liz Jolliffe and Cecilia Schlagheck; Steele and Hill; AEDCWC member Barb McGuire. (Courtesy photo)

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‘Year-In-Review’ for AEDC Special Events

AEDC team members at Arnold Air Force Base support the Area 13 Special Olympics on May 1 at the Tullahoma High School stadium. Pictured is Staff Sgt. Richard Griffin , far right, participating in the lighting of the Special Olym-pics torch with athlete Darius Battles , third from left. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jacqueline Cowan)

Until June 2018, when Chief Master Sgt. Robert Heckman entered the role, it had been more than a decade since AEDC has had a Chief as Superintendent. As AEDC Superintendent, Heckman serves as an advisor to AEDC Command-er Col. Scott Cain on all issues regarding operations, readiness, morale, good order and discipline at the Complex. Pictured is Heckman, at right, speaking to Jason Austin, chief of AEDC Public Affairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Warner)

Col. Scott Cain, AEDC commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert Heckman, AEDC superintendent, visit the 900-ton crane at the Holloman High Speed Test Track - Target Array Capability in October 2018. The HHSTT, part of the AEDC 704th Test Group - 846th Test Squadron, has the capability to test weap-ons that can penetrate hardened structures. (Courtesy photo)

Four new AEDC Fellows who have made significant long-term contributions to the advancement of aerospace ground testing technology and capabilities at AEDC were selected as the 2018 AEDC Fellows. The Arnold Community Council AEDC Fellows Committee runs the AEDC Fellows program, the high-est honor for AEDC employees. The 2018 AEDC Fellows were, from left, Scott Bartlett, Technical Fellow; John Murphy, Technical Fellow; Mark Kelly, Lifetime Achievement Fellow; and Art Weise (photo unavailable), Craft Fellow. (Cour-tesy photos)

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