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;
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National Museum USAF to Open an Aircraft One Day Each Month
National Museum USAF to Open an Aircraft One Day Each Month
De Havilland C-7A Caribou in the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Beginning in April 2021, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will provide the opportunity for visitors to get an up-close look inside a different aircraft from the collection each month on select days from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. On Saturday, April 17, visitors will be able to walk through the AC-130A Spectre, which is a C-130 converted to a gunship and primarily used for night attacks against ground targets. Learn about this aircraft from six U.S. Air Force veterans: Col. (Ret.) Frank Alfter, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Larry Flinn, Col. (Ret.) Tom Gardner, Col. (Ret.) Carl Peirolo, Col. (Ret.) Bob Pinizzotto and Master Sgt. Shane Sprague. Each having served as a crew member for this type of aircraft and have knowledge of several other