Michael Britt Covington is Arnold Engineering Development Center's (AEDC) new executive director. In this role, Covington will be responsible for assisting the center commander in overseeing the daily operations of Arnold.
Covington was previously the technical director for the 76th Maintenance Wing Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. There he was responsible for technical leadership of the largest wing at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center.
He previously served as deputy director of the 77th Aeronautical Systems Group at Brooks City-Base, Texas, where he was responsible for a $150-million budget and led a 300-person group providing advanced performance, survival and force protection capabilities to U.S. and allied air, ground and naval forces through development, production and sustainment of human-centered systems, including aircrew life support, egress, survival, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense, aeromedical evacuation equipment, medical information, Air Force uniforms and aircraft mishap analysis.
Covington has a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering from Auburn University and a Master of Science in engineering management from Mercer University.
