ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks Thanks to an agreement between the Air Force and the Food and Drug Administration, help from multiple organizations, and the efforts of members of its workforce, recurring industrial medical support services are once again in place for Air Force civilians employed at AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland. The agreement went into effect in May. The support now available  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks Milt Davis Sr. will be remembered as a pioneer of AEDC. His knowledge not only helped facilitate the development of wind tunnels in the early days of the center, but his expertise will be relied upon for years to come. Davis passed away on June 27 at the age of 93. During his more-than-30-year career at AEDC, Davis was involved in wind tunnel testing, design and development. He was hono  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks July 20 marks the 50th anniversary since Neil Armstrong exited the lunar module known as "Eagle" and became the first man to set foot on the surface of the moon. AEDC played an integral role in this "giant leap for mankind." In years leading up to the Apollo 11 moon landing, personnel at Arnold Air Force Base were involved in thousands of hours of testing to ensure  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks When a member of their construction crew went into cardiac arrest on the jobsite at Arnold Air Force Base, Robert Hart and Vincent "Red" Halligan did not hesitate. The two contactors, both of whom are with Morsey Constructors, acted quickly and administered CPR to their unconscious co-worker. Emergency responders at Arnold are crediting Hart and Halligan with saving the life of their f  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Deidre Ortiz Area students spent a Saturday during their summer break to participate in a rocket launching competition called Reach for the Stars. Members of the Tennessee Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Coffee County Airfoilers, volunteers from Arnold Air Force Base, and Olga Oakley, the Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $49,094 cooperative agreement to the Conservation Legacy of Durango, Colorado, for trail repairs at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia and Tennessee. The agency description of the grant states: "Most of the equestrian/hiking trails within Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park are severely worn and damaged due to age, water erosion, an  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Deidre Ortiz The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Vertical Flight Society recognized Chris Hartley, AEDC test director at the National Full-scale Aerodynamics Complex in Moffett Field, California, for his role leading Tiltrotor Test Rig, or TTR, activation and testing. As part of the organizations 2019 Chapter Awards, Hartley received the Award for Outstanding Technical Support. Hartley said he  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54169) involving Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MEDICAL EVENT "Vanderbilt University Medical Center had a misadministration on 7/16/19. A patient was supposed to receive 14 mCi of I-131 NaI, but the technologist administered 33 mCi of I-131 NaI. The technologist will send a written report within the 15 day requirement." Item Number: TN-19-  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a mandatory hearing Aug. 14, regarding an application for an Early Site Permit for one or more small modular reactors at the Clinch River site in Tennessee, the final step in the agency's review of the application. The Commission hearing will include testimony and exhibits from the applicant, the Tennessee Valley Authority, as well as from the NRC staff, re  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: EM's cleanup contractor at the Oak Ridge Site is helping develop the next generation of workers by leading or collaborating on numerous programs to ensure future cleanup is met with a capable, safety-conscious workforce. UCOR President and CEO discussed those efforts under way at the 1,800-employee company during an address at the 2019 East Tennessee   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A team of scientists led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered the specific gene that controls an important symbiotic relationship between plants and soil fungi, and successfully facilitated the symbiosis in a plant that typically resists it. The discovery could lead to the development of bioenergy and food crops that can withst  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Mammalian genetics pioneer Liane B. Russell died Saturday, July 20. She was 95. Lee, as she was known to friends and colleagues, arrived in Oak Ridge in 1947 with her husband, William L. Russell, to study radiation-induced health effects using mice, which are genetically similar to humans. Among Russell's important discoveries at Oak Ridge National Laboratory were t  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Raphael Hermann of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducts experiments to better understand materials for energy and information applications. He is skilled in techniques that scatter neutrons and X-rays to characterize materials. At the forefront is spectroscopy, in which matter interacts with electromagnetic radiation or neutrons and is d  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, D. Michael Dunavant, issued the following news release: Robert Elliott Jones, 39, a/k/a/ "Lil Rob," a/k/a/ "Mac Rob" has pled guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the guilty plea today. According to the superseding indictment, the Gangster Disciples is a highly-organized criminal street gang with nationwide reach. In addition to Tennes  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Two early career researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been included on the "Periodic Table of Younger Chemists" following an international competition conducted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN). ORNL nuclear engineer Clarice Phelps, of the Is  more