W. Stuart Symington, third from left, visits the Arnold Engineering Development Center in 1953. Symington served as secretary of the U.S. Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was Air Force secretary when the construction of the Arnold Engineering Development Center was authorized in 1949. Also pictured from left are U.S. Sen. Estes Kefauver, then-AEDC Commander Maj. Gen. Sam Harris, U.S. Rep. Joe Evins, Arnold Research Organization President Maj. Gen. Leif Sverdrup and U.S. Sen. Albert Gore Sr. The Center in Tennessee would later become the headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo)
| Date Taken: | 03.19.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.07.2026 09:23 |
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| Location: | ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENNESSEE, US |
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