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MERC is delighted to join with the 116th Air Control Wing of the Air National Guard at Robins Air Force Base in their food drive during the government shutdown. We are grateful for the generosity of our MERC employees as they support the efforts of our friends on the Base.   

Congratulations to the following employees for being selected as outstanding employee in each technical directorate and the Operations Directorate.  One employee from each directorate was chosen for the first, second, and third quarter of the calendar year.  Each employee received a challenge coin in appreciation of their contributions to MERC’s mission and their support of…

Gabriel Ngo, a computer engineering intern, is supporting MERC’s Electronic Warfare and Avionics product area with software characterization and modeling of radar parameters as well as reverse engineering avionic system hardware in USAF fixed wing aircraft.

Mechanical engineering interns Niall Walsh and Jackson Neisler inspect a door overhaul tooling frame being assembled and prepared for TIG welding.  Niall (left) and Jackson (Right) are working reverse engineering efforts on multiple pieces of tooling equipment for maintenance and overhaul of F-15 aircraft. This is Niall’s second summer working as a MERC intern and…

Carter Atkinson, an electrical engineering intern, is testing the capability of a MERC-designed hoist to lift a C-130 cargo door (shown here). He also spent part of his summer working on SolidWorks parts, assemblies, and drawings, as well as testing and troubleshooting electrical components.

Mechanical engineering interns Niall Walsh and Jackson Neisler inspect a door overhaul tooling frame being assembled and prepared for TIG welding.  Niall (left) and Jackson (Right) are working reverse engineering efforts on multiple pieces of tooling equipment for maintenance and overhaul of F-15 aircraft. This is Niall’s second summer working as a MERC intern and…

MERC employees gathered to kick off the 2025 football season. Employees wore their favorite team jerseys and enjoyed a lunch filled with fun and fellowship.

Summer engineering interns Jacob Cornelius, David Schmitz, Jace Smith, and William Van Slyke (pictured left to right) are getting hands-on software development and cybersecurity experience while working in the Automated Inspection, Repair, Corrosion, and Aircraft Tracking (AIRCAT) laboratory to provide support to the C-130 fleet. These interns were instrumental in completing software development tasks and…

Emily Schmidt, a graduate mechanical engineering student at Georgia Tech, is interning at MERC for a third summer. She is working with the USAF and MERC engineers to improve the design of aircraft gun boots (shown here). The work will result in improved aircraft availability for the fleet and cost savings to the USAF. Emily…

Summer engineering interns Reese Crews, Eli Hobbs, and David Reeves are working with Dr. Austen Scruggs and other MERC engineers to support research into the impact of corrosion and fatigue on the USAF helicopter fleet. This is the second summer that David and Eli have interned at MERC. Pictured left to right with a Navy-provided…