Arnold Engineering Development Complex Historian Ken Sloat, left, describes retired Air Force and former AEDC commander Col. Phillip Conran’s contribution to the AEDC time capsule unveiled June 27, 2026, during the AEDC 75th anniversary open house celebration at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC. Conran provided a plaque detailing the November 1985 explosion of the J-5 rocket test facility at Arnold AFB. No one was injured, and the facility was rebuilt less than a year later. Holding the plaque is AEDC Executive Officer Capt. Nathan Tedder. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)
| Date Taken: | 06.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.17.2026 09:01 |
| Photo ID: | 9814837 |
| VIRIN: | 260627-F-FU327-1923 |
| Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
| Size: | 6.94 MB |
| Location: | ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENNESSEE, US |
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