By Katie Northcott, News Director
During the week of April 19 to April 25, representatives of the Arnold Community Council (ACC) sent representatives to Washington D.C. to advocate for continued support of the Arnold Air Force Base (AFB).
The ACC represents 13 Tennessee & Alabama counties. It was founded in 2000 to support the USAF Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) at Arnold AFB, Tenn. The council currently has more than 350 individual, civic, business, organizational and local government memberships. ACC is a Tennessee non-profit corporation and an IRS 501c6 non-profit.
Click here to visit the ACC’s website.
Arnold AFB Honorary Commander Hope Nunley, who also works as Executive Director of the Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce, was one of the council members who made the trip to Washington D.C.
On Tuesday, April 21, the group met with U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty as well as Congressman Scott Desjarlais.
“We are here on Tennessee Tuesday in a strong coalition of community leaders and elected officials have traveled to Washington D.C. to advocate for the continued strength and strategic importance of Arnold Air Force Base,” Nunley said. “This visit underscores our unified commitment to ensuring the base remains fully supported and positioned for future growth.”
Nunley said that the council met with Blackburn and Hagerty “to highlight the critical role that Arnold plays in our nation’s defense and in driving economic impact across our region.”
In addition to Nunley, Rob McAmis (Amentum), Michael Lynch (Amentum), Lynn Sebourn (Tullahoma Mayor and past president of the ACC), Anne Hosea-Majors (Director of the Industrial Board of Coffee County), Don Wheeler (Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce), Beverly Lee (retired Air Force Colonel), Billy Levengood (Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce board member), Kelly North (Director of the Tullahoma Area Economic Development Committee), and Jim Jolliffe (retired Air Force Colonel) made the trip to Washington D.C.
Arnold AFB is currently accepting nominations for its Honorary Commander Program, which is designed to create one-on-one opportunities to inform and educate local community leaders about the missions of the U.S. Air Force and Arnold AFB.
Find more details on the program here.
To acquire a nomination form, contact the AEDC Public Affairs Office at arnold.aedc.pa@us.af.mil; or 931-454-4204; or 100 Kindel Dr. A242, Arnold AFB, TN, 37389.
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