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Members of the F-22 Combined Test Force and special guests pose for a photo in front of one the CTF’s F-22 Raptors. The CTF held a ceremony Oct. 19 to commemorate the first flight of the F-22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jennifer Correa)

F-22 CTF celebrates 20th birthday of Raptor first flight

Members of the F-22 Combined Test Force and special guests pose for a photo in front of one the CTF’s F-22 Raptors. The CTF held a ceremony Oct. 19 to commemorate the first flight of the F-22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jennifer Correa)

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong)

Staff Sgt. Andrew Travis, 412th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering Team (left), observes Staff Sgt. Kenroy Steele, 412th Maintenance Squadron, testing the respirator filter cartridge on a mask at the 412th MXS Fabrication Flight Jan. 23. Airmen from Bioenvironmental dropped by on their annual check to make sure each member of the flight were properly trained on how to fit their different masks. The masks are used for various work on aircraft structures to include painting and corrosion treatment. A machine connected to the masks tested each member by having them simulate different behaviors and movements to ensure the masks fit properly. Supervisors from the Fabrication Flight said they appreciate the Bioenvironmental Engineering Team coming to them as it saves precious work time by not having each maintenance member go to the 412th AMDS for the annual check.

Last December, air traffic controller Harold Watson III, 412th Operations Support Squadron, Space Positioning Optical Radar Tracking, or SPORT, tracks and maintains communication with Edwards pilots and other air traffic control facilities, which plays a crucial role in the test mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)

From the ground, SPORT provides eyes for testers in the sky

Air Force Flight Test Museum specialist Tony Moore (right) talks about the history of Edwards Air Force Base with television host and comedian David Letterman Jan. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dawn Waldman)

NASA selected Maj Eileen M. Collins, a student in Class 89-B of the USAF Test Pilot School, as a Space Shuttle pilot candidate.

#OTD 9 Jan 1943 at Edwards - The first flight of the Lockheed XC-69 took place from Burbank, Calif. to Muroc. It was piloted by company test pilots Edmund Allen and Milo Burcham. The four-engine, propeller-driven aircraft was designed by Kelly Johnson and was developed from the Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliner.

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