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West takes trip to National Weather Service

Last week, some West Middle School students had the opportunity to visit the National Weather Service office in Nashville for a field trip centered on weather forecasting, severe weather preparedness, and the science behind daily operations at one of the region’s most important weather offices.

Arnold Community Council meets with nation’s leaders

The Arnold Community Council (ACC) held its annual “DC Fly-In” from April 20 to April 23. The ACC delegation and TN Congressional Staffers met with United States Air Force leaders at the Pentagon on Monday morning. They also met with Congressional leaders and staff members at the United States Capitol on Monday afternoon through Wednesday. On Thursday, ACC members met with George J. Rumford, Director of the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC). The ACC delegation presented and discussed issues that are important to the 13-county Arnold Air Force Base (AFB) community that supports the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), their 8 geographically separated units located in Maryland, Ohio, New Mexico (2), Colorado, Utah and California (2) and the other 22 DoD test organizations who are member of the Major Range Test Facilities Base (MRTFB).

Skinner estate releases memoirs

The estate of George Tolmie Skinner of Tullahoma has released a rare dual historical perspective: a firsthand 1943 pilot training journal and a sweeping memoir detailing a life that moved from wartime cockpits to the cutting edge of hypersonic flight.