SPECIAL DELIVERY | Check out this historic first eVTOL aircraft delivery at Edwards Air Force Base with Joby Aviation, the United States Air Force, AFWERX, and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration!
Link #ICYMI : https://bit.ly/JOBYxUSAF
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Edwards AFB hosts USAF Weapons School Capstone 🏫🛫
Edwards AFB hosted the Air Force Weapons School capstone recently. Dozens of combat aircraft assigned to the Weapons School participated in the extensive training event. The Weapons School trains tactical experts and leaders to control and exploit air, space and cyber on behalf of the joint force.
"We executed our capstone event for defensive counter air for Weapons School integration," Tech. Sgt. Robert Medeiros, Manager of ACE & MAF Planning, USAF Weapons School said. "This involved over 60 aircraft. We are teaching our students defensive counter air, tactics, techniques and procedures to prepare them for great power competition and future fight."
Setting Students up for STEMcess at Edwards AFB🧪 ⚙️📏
The base’s Prioritizing Relevance in Mathematic Experiences outreach program wrapped up yet another year of serious study interspersed with fun aimed at spurring students to success in the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
PRIME, a four-week summer curriculum, is specially designed to empower incoming freshmen by strengthening their math skills and showcasing the vast array of STEM-related career opportunities available in aerospace and aviation in the Antelope Valley. During the program, the students immerse themselves in hours of math instruction and lectures, solidifying their foundation in various STEM-relevant principles.
🇺🇸Happy 4th of July from the Air Force Test Center!
Digitizing History
DIGITIZING HISTORY | The Air Force Test Center has thousands upon thousands of historical films and photos archived at Edwards Air Force Base.
But how and why are we preserving them in the digital age?
Check out this video and hear about the process from our Chief Historian, John Murphy, and Archives Specialist, Jeannine Geiger!
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AFTC Year in Review 2021 and Holiday Message
AFTC YEAR IN REVIEW 2021 & HOLIDAY MESSAGE
"As we close out another busy year, I wanted to quickly highlight some of your accomplishments and say ‘Thank You’ for your dedicated service.
Thanks for everything you do for our mission.
Happy Holidays!"
-Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien
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HHSTT MODERNIZATION | Efforts are underway to update Arnold Engineering Development Complex's Holloman High Speed Test Track at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
The goals of this modernization effort aim to provide an unprecedented capability for testing hypersonic systems into fiscal year 2070 and beyond.
“The Holloman High Speed Test Track is a truly unique national asset with a 70-plus year history that is worthy of preservation and modernization to continue its test and evaluation heraldry into the next century,” said Capability Development Element Chief Lee Powell.
📽️: The test team of the 846th Test Squadron, 704th Test Group, Holloman Air Force Base conduct a test simulation at the Holloman High Speed Test Track April 23, 2020. The test was to evaluate key hypersonic braking technologies and enhanced workforce readiness for future hypersonic weapons tests.
Read more on the HHSTT modernization efforts and history here: https://go.usa.gov/xMFBg
#Hypersonics #ThisIsTest
HAP ARNOLD DAY | ICYMI: Arnold Engineering Development Complex celebrated 70 years during the "Hap Arnold Day" open house June 26.
During the open house, attendees drove along a pre-planned route to see the test facilities at Arnold AFB, Tennessee. An estimated 1,075 people attended the event. At the end of the day, AEDC Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty held a retreat ceremony with two flyovers for AEDC military and Department of Defense personnel.
The first flyover was a T-38 Talon of the 586th Flight Test Squadron, 704th Test Group, AEDC, out of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The second flyover was a pair of F-15 Eagles of the 96th Test Wing out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
FAREWELL MAJ. GEN. CHRISTOPHER AZZANO | Congratulations on 31 years of service to the United States Air Force Maj. Gen. Azzano. Check out this short tribute to Azzano's last year as Air Force Test Center commander.
Best wishes to you and your family.
- Your AFTC Teammates
Orange Flag
ORANGE FLAG | Air Force Test Center's 412th Test Wing’s Orange Flag 21-2 is set to kick off Thursday, June 24, 2021.
Stay tuned to our page to learn more about how the nation’s premier multi-domain test event in combination with Eglin Air Force Base’s Emerald Flag, brings night-one combat advantage to our warriors in the field.
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ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH | The Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month committee hosted the Stars ‘n’ S’mores “star party” at Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 7.
The Stars ‘n’ S’mores event honored the memory of Col. Ellison Onizuka. Onizuka was a U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduate and eventually a faculty member at the school.
(Air Force video by Giancarlo Casem)
Autonomous Attritable Aircraft Experiment
WEDNESDAY FUEL | Need a boost to get through this Hump Day? How about some awesome footage of Air Force Research Laboratory - AFRL's Autonomous Attritable Aircraft Experiment...
Check out this autonomous UTAP-22 aircraft as it takes off at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida and flies over the Gulf of Mexico, May 5, 2021. The pilotless aircraft was modified to operate under its own computerized control.
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JSE Groundbreaking at Edwards Air Force Base
LIVE: US Space Force Transfer Ceremony At Edwards Air Force Base
Benefield Anechoic Facility receives turntable upgrades
Mission Monday - 96th Test Wing Chapel
This Is Test - Dr. Eileen Bjorkman
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