The Air Force Materiel Command released $5 million in funding for projects across the mission as it continues to drive towards the goals of the AFMC We Need.,
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Air Force Materiel Command released $5 million in funding for projects across the mission as it continues to drive towards the goals of the AFMC We Need.
The projects, tied directly to command lines of effort, range from facilities and infrastructure improvements to information technology, dorm improvements, training tools and more.
“Several hundred requirements, totaling over half a billion dollars, were submitted this year as part of the AFMC We Need data call. Our team reviewed and prioritized the requests, working closely with functional experts and AFMC leaders at the wing, center and headquarters level. I’m thrilled that we are able to fund a number of really high impact projects across the command.” said Kim Norman, Commander’s Accelerated Initiatives Office director. “These projects are going to make a real difference to our Airmen, and they play a key role in our continuous efforts to become the AFMC We Need.”
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Arnold Air Force Base, located on the outskirts of Tullahoma, had over a half-billion dollar impact on the Volunteer State according to studies which also revealed the base accounts for over 1,700 jobs.
The economic impact of Arnold Air Force Base across the state of Tennessee was $680.2 million for the 2020 fiscal year.
Arnold AFB impacted the local areas through payroll, secondary jobs created through local spending, and other expenditures for supplies, utilities, fuel and services and the spin-off impact of those purchases.
The base employed a mixture of active-duty military personnel from the Air Force and Navy, Department of Defense civilians and contractor personnel, which totaled 1,736 personnel in fiscal year 2020. Of this personnel, 47 were active-duty military; seven Air Force Reserve and National Guard; 333 appropriated fund civilian employees, which includes general schedule, federal wage board and other military branches; 62 government non-appropriated fund employees;
By Jill Pickett, Arnold Engineering Development Complex Public Affairs / Published March 16, 2021
Jay Caldwell, a commercial machinist, works on venturis mounted inside the scavenging scoop in the 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel, Nov. 3, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The scoop was modified to allow for the calibration of a large-scale mass flow assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
Nathan Payne, Flight Systems Test Branch, Test Division propulsion subject matter expert and Josh Webb, Analysis Flight commander, Flight Systems Test Branch, watch data as it is collected during a test run in the 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel, or 16S, to calibrate a mass flow assembly, Nov. 19, 2020, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Calibration of large-scale MFAs is a new capability in 16S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)