PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID TULLAHOMA TN Vol. 67, No. 18 Arnold AFB, Tenn. PERMIT NO. 29 September 21, 2020 586 FLTS testing software management program for aircraft By Jill Pickett AEDC Public Affairs HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – The Arnold Engineering Develop- ment Complex 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base is conducting a test program to evaluate po- tential for the platform Kuber- netes to be used in operational aircraft. Kubernetes, according to kubernetes.io, is an “open- source system for automat- ing deployment, scaling and management of containerized Kubernetes is being implemented on the instrumentation system of T-38 aircraft for a flight test by the Arnold Engineering See 586 FLTS, page 4 Development Complex 586th Flight Test Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo) AEDC Flight Systems Branch provides data critical to weapon systems development By Jill Pickett formation to U.S. Government, AEDC Public Affairs U.S. industry and international partners. The Flight Systems Branch, “We are at the leading edge or TSTW, within the Arnold of testing and evaluating weap- Engineering Development on systems critical to our force Complex Test Operations Di- modernization and meeting the vision, provides aerodynamic needs of the National Defense ground-test capabilities vital to Strategy,” said Lt. Col. John the advancement of U.S. mili- McShane, chief of the Flight tary weapons systems. Systems Branch. Bringing together the efforts “Because international stra- of personnel across multiple tegic competition is now the branches, TSTW operates six primary concern of U.S. na- wind tunnels at subsonic, su- Ashley Dement, an electrical technician lead, works on a rake used to characterize the flow of tional security, the develop- the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16-foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, March 24, at personic and hypersonic speeds See , page 4 Arnold Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) to deliver decision-quality in- FLIGHT Holloman HSTT rainfield undergoes improvements By Marshall Polk rainfield test customers with Hypersonic Test and Evalution more options and also increase Investment Portfolio the operational efficiency at the track. HOLLOMAN AIR Bryan Sinkovec, the pro- FORCE BASE, N.M. – Mis- gram manager for the rainfield siles and other high-speed effort at the 846 TS, describes weapons systems are required the upgrade as a “giant technol- to fly through a variety of ogy leap forward for the sled weather situations. One type track.” of weather that is an impor- Prior to this project, the tant concern for system design rainfield was set up by manual- is rain. When testers need to ly adjusting valves and reading understand how missile hard- pressure gauges along thou- ware will perform in the rain sands of feet of test track. The they often turn to the Holloman initial setup could often take High-Speed Test Track. Run by days of running water to get the the 846th Test Squadron (846 system correctly set up. TS) at Holloman AFB, N.M., “We are now able to instant- the test track uses a rocket-pro- ly adjust the operating param- pelled sled to fly test hardware eters from a single computer at high speeds through an artifi- in the control room,” Sinkovec cial rainfield. said. “Both our setup time and A recent project funded by total water usage should be the Test Resource Management The rainfield at the Holloman High Speed Test Track at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. runs Center (TRMC) will provide See HOLLOMAN, page 5 prior to test. The rainfield was recently upgraded.(U.S. Air Force photo) Inspector General – Deer management on Arnold Area students take to the Breaking free of the AFB supported historic state skies as part of Fly to Learn inspection status quo restocking efforts course this summer …Page 2 …Page 3 …Page 10 2 • September 21, 2020 Arnold Air Force Inspector General – Breaking Base free of the inspection status quo By Vince Chapman of choice.” Without would only become tually done correctly. missions. Moreover, AEDC Inspector provocation, these in- animated if they dis- The overall view of this means the ability to General spectors could recite covered something had these inspections was adapt quickly and have Col. Jeffrey Geraghty Commander regulations that most been done incorrectly, terrible. I understand the authority to balance Many will recall had never heard of, let or not at all, then we how those negative ex- risk when necessary. A Jason Austin the Inspector General alone followed. 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