ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: There was plenty of novelty in the latest installment of a longtime Arnold Engineering Development Complex tradition. The 34th Annual AEDC Turkey Trot, held Nov. 15 at Arnold Air Force Base, featured a new route, new post-race festivities and new winners. More than three dozen AEDC team members and their families participated in the Turkey Trot. The event was once again headed up by  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: In hopes of driving a culture of innovation needed to prove the superiority of systems to meet the demands of the National Defense Strategy, Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership has started its own Spark Cell. The Spark program, started by AFWERX, is a grassroots innovation program that empowers Airmen to bring tomorrow's tools to the warfighter today. AFWERX is the Air   more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: Arnold Engineering Development Complex is in high demand for testing. In order to help meet that demand, AEDC Test Operations and Sustainment, or TOS, contractor, National Aerospace Solutions, LLC, expanded its design engineering staff in 2019 to support capital projects, test programs and the overall AEDC mission. But without the proper tools for the job, new team members would be l  more

COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Mississippi, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force (14th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: Instructor Pilots from the 37th, 41st, 48th and 50th Flying Training Squadron's joined Columbus Air Force Base's Air Traffic Controllers on a trip to the Memphis Center in Memphis, Tennessee, Nov. 22, 2019. A total of 18 members of Team BLAZE journeyed to the center in order to connect, share knowledge, ask questions and reinforce the connection between Columbus AFB and the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award $400,000 cooperative agreements to the Ducks Unlimited of Memphis, Tennessee, for the advancement of Prairie Pothole Joint Venture strategic communications. The agency description of the grant states: "This project will build JV capacity to implement the suite of tools and tactics identified in the PPJV Strategic Communications Plan (e.g., workshops, tours, press release  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Friederike Bock, a Eugene P. Wigner Fellow, wants everyone to know scientists aren't just robots--they want to help others understand their research, and they have wide-ranging interests. Bock, who grew up in Germany, studied heavy ion physics as a PhD student. Her dissertation focused on establishing when the quark-gluon plasma might emerge in small nucleus collisio  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: When the F100 engine was tested at Arnold Engineering Development Complex near the end of the 1960s, it marked the beginning of what would become a longstanding relationship. Throughout the subsequent 50 years, variants of the F100, the propulsion unit used to power the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon, would undergo thousands of hours of testing at Arnold across numerous facilities within the complex.  more

MILLINGTON, Tennessee, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: An overhaul of how Sailors review and apply for billets -- fundamentally changing the future of Navy detailing -- was unveiled in NAVADMIN 276/19, released Dec. 3. MyNavy Assignment (MNA), a new and enhanced Sailor interface to the Detailing Marketplace, will replace the current Career Management System - Interactive Detailing (CMS-ID) on Dec. 5. Active duty and Full Time Support (FTS) enlisted Sailors will see these   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54395) involving Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee: TENNESSEE AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MEDICAL EVENT THAT RESULTED IN SKIN INJURY The following information was received from the state of Tennessee via email: "Patient treated with Lutathera (Lu-177 dotatate) on November 14, 2019. It was determined during her infusion that the Foley catheter was leaking. After the leak was identified,  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The life and legacy of Dr. Liane Russell - world-renowned for her groundbreaking genetics research in mice - will be celebrated during a symposium on December 20 beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The event will feature past and current recipients of the Liane B. Russell Distinguished Early Career Fellowship, as well as select guests who were in  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: As scientists study approaches to best sustain a fusion reactor, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory investigated injecting shattered argon pellets into a super-hot plasma, when needed, to protect the reactor's interior wall from high-energy runaway electrons. Other pellet materials, frozen from room-temperature gasses, have successfully reduced the plasma's   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated that an additively manufactured polymer layer, when applied to carbon fiber reinforced plastic, or CFRP, can serve as an effective protector against aircraft lightning strikes. CFRP is usually used on an airplane's exterior because it's lighter than traditional metal. Although lightweight, CFRP has a drawback   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an innovative control system for repurposed electric vehicle battery packs to store electricity for home use and are scaling up the technology to a large, power grid-level project. Even after batteries have reached the end of their first useful life powering electric vehicles, or EVs, there's still plenty of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Tennessee and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and straight-line winds on October 26, 2019. Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the r  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, D. Michael Dunavant, issued the following news release: * * * - $5,528,132 Will Support Crime-Fighting Efforts in the Western District of Tennessee * * * The Department of Justice today announced that it has awarded more than $376 million in grant funding to enhance state, local and tribal law enforcement operations and reinforce public safety efforts in jurisdictions across the United States. $5,528,132 w  more

OLIVE BRANCH, Mississippi, Dec. 5 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority is proposing upgrades to its transmission system to provide power for growing load and increase power reliability in the Olive Branch area of DeSoto County. TVA's proposed new line involves building three and one-half miles of 161-kilovolt transmission line. This new line would begin at Northcentral Electric Power Association's existing Mineral Wells substation   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 6 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking for input from the public on plans for a new site for soil and other fill material at Kingston Fossil Plant. Details on the proposal to construct another "borrow" site on roughly 65-acres of TVA property at Kingston can be found in a draft Environmental Assessment posted at www.tva.com/nepa. The draft EA considers the potential environmental impacts of crea  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 3 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: Riverview Elementary students will soon benefit from sturdy benches formerly used at the Tennessee Valley Authority's decommissioned Allen Fossil Plant. The benches are being donated during a special event on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m. CT at the school located at 241 Majuba Avenue, and media representatives are invited to attend. The benches were once a part of the Allen Plant's maintenance locker   more

MILLINGTON, Tennessee, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: Any undesignated Sailor will now be approved for a rating based on the billet they're selected for in MyNavy Assignment, the Navy announced Dec. 3. According to NAVADMIN 275/19, Professional Apprenticeship Career Track (PACT) Sailors can now use MyNavy Assignment (MNA) to apply for billets within ratings they're qualified for, as determined by Career Waypoints (C-Way). MNA, a new Sailor interface to the Detailing Market  more