Story by Bradley Hicks | Arnold Engineering Development Complex | 09.23.2024
Before the throngs gathered at Arnold Air Force Base to witness him dedicate the Air Engineering Development Center in honor of the late Air Force Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold on June 25, 1951, then-President Harry Truman made a pledge. “Never again will the United States ride the coattails of other countries in the progress and development of the aeronautical art,” Truman stated during his......
