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Curious- this is the second time in recent weeks planefags posted Citations circling around Arnold AFB. Thought it was just another test facility, associated with Redstone in Huntsville. Apparently there are big games afoot:

Azzano: AEDC has been a foundation for capability development throughout its history. When senior government officials realized our nation had fallen behind in some critical technologies, to include hypersonic research and hypersonic applications for future systems, our policy makers turned to the Air Force and the Air Force immediately turned toward AEDC.

Arnold has been crucial in helping us understand where this technology can go, and as a result we have had considerable national investment into AEDC infrastructure over the last few years. So looking at the hundreds of millions of dollars directed to AEDC to develop and sustain next-generation infrastructure for hypersonics research, I see a unique opportunity for the Air Force Test Center. Unique because of our talent and our diversity to leverage the science we develop at Arnold and rapidly integrate it into next-generation weapons and systems, especially as the Air Force strives for greater multi-domain operations. I think we're going to see immediate payoff from a research perspective.

https://www.army.mil/article/216048/brig_gen_azzano_says_arnold_air_force_base_critical_in_helping_air_force_test_center_achieve_its_m

Wonder who is getting the aerial tour? No doubt they are impressed.