On Monday, June 8, Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) announced this year’s Air Force Test Center-level award winners in the Air Force Materiel Command Science, Engineering, and Technical Management Awards for 2025.
Find more details in the press release below:
Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members earned honors across multiple categories in the Air Force Test Center-level Air Force Materiel Command Science, Engineering and Technical Management Awards for 2025.
“AEDC secured 10 of the 16 technical awards categories,” AEDC Commander Col. Grant Mizell stated in an announcement recognizing the winners. “This remarkable achievement is a testament to the outstanding performance of our technical workforce and the critical importance of our mission.”
Award nomination packages are judged upon three elements: operational impact, innovative improvements and customer focus.
The AEDC-level award winners, including the categories for which they won, are:
- Mid-Career Civilian Scientist/Engineer: Scott Williams, 718th Test Squadron
- Senior Civilian Scientist/Engineer: David Hoey, 586th Flight Test Squadron
- Technical Management: Thomas Rabon, 846th Test Squadron
- Technical Management Team Award: Intercept Test Team, 846th Test Squadron
- This team consists of: Ashleigh Ahrens, Laura Ahrens, Derrick Allen, Joshua Anders, Sennet Archie, James Bigas, Amanda Brandon, Tech. Sgt. Norman Cordero, Katherine Gaines, Damian Hall, Sheridan Hileman, Tom Kanios, David Labuda, Caysen Leslie, Gilbert Lucero, Gregory McKinzey, Patrick Nunnelley, Ramon Palomo, Kenneth Pennie, J. Zigmund Pieszala, Myra Pieszala, Issac Portillo, William Reynolds, Richard Sharpe, David Tellez and Dustin Weinand
- Engineering Technician: David Brown, 586th Flight Test Squadron
- Career Achievement: Michael Metzger, 716th Test Squadron OL-B
- Outstanding Scientist Team Award: Guns and Gears Test Team, 704th Test Group OL-AC
- This team consists of: Austin Abraham, Adam Goss, Colton Lapworth, Russell Loos, Mitchell Sanders, Jason Sawdy, Neo Sim and Benjamin Vennefron
- General Bernard P. Randolph Engineering Team Award: Stripes Test Team, 715th Test Squadron
- This team consists of: Jake Banuelos, Anna Burger, Kirk Butler, Tanner Duncan, Christopher Follis, Joseph Furner, William Garner, Jonathan Katzman, Jenna Lane, Elizabeth League, Jonathan Lister, Lehium McDonald, Jennifer Sayre, Ryan Smallwood, Sean Smith, Jeffrey Staines, Jarrett Starbuck, Lt. Col. Jonathan Tellefsen, Tyler Thompson and Charles Wallen
- General Lester L. Lyles Award: Kody Sparks, 846th Test Squadron
- Captain Roland R. Obenland Engineering Memorial Award: 1st Lt. Paul
Christen, 586th Flight Test Squadron
The AEDC AFTC-level winners will now compete for the AFMC-level Science, Engineering and Technical Management Awards.
Editorial Note:
AEDC Mission: Provide world-class test expertise and environments, enabling early solutions that accelerate war-winning capabilities.
Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) was dedicated in June 1951 by President Harry Truman and named after 5-star General of the Air Force Henry ‘Hap’ Arnold, visionary leader of the Army Air Forces during World War II and the only airman to hold the 5-Star rank. Today the men and women of AEDC operate test cells, facilities, ranges and offices located at Arnold AFB, Tenn.; Edwards AFB, and Ames Research Center, Calif.; Federal Research Center in White Oak, Md.; Hill AFB, Utah; Holloman AFB and White Sands Missile Range, N.M.; Peterson AFB, Colo.; and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Virtually every high performance flight system in use by the Department of Defense today and all NASA manned spacecraft have been tested by AEDC. Today, the Complex is testing the next generation of aircraft and space systems. For more information about AEDC, visit www.arnold.af.mil.
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