Consolidated Unit Inspection 2013 Edwards

Members of Edwards AFB's Exercise Evaluation Team were themselves evaluated by Air Force Materiel Command inspectors from the AFMC Inspector General office during a HAZMAT spill exercise Jan. 15. This particular exercise was the third one conducted in the past week for the Consolidated Unit Inspection, which runs from Jan. 7 to 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)

Consolidated Unit Inspection 2013 Edwards

A vehicle accident scene was set up for a hazardous materials exercise Jan. 15, 2013. The HAZMAT exercise simulated the spill of 300 gallons of the toxic chemical Trichlorobenzen following the traffic accident. First responders including 412th Security Forces Squadron, 412th Medical Group and the Edwards Air Force Base Fire Department were evaluated by the base's Exercise Evaluation Team. The EET members were subsequently evaluated by members of the Air Force Materiel Command Inspector General team who have been on base for a week inspecting various units and departments of the 412th Test Wing and Air Force Test Center. It is all a part of Edwards AFB's Consolidated Unit Inspection, which is scheduled to wrap up Jan. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)

'Moonlighters' bid farewell to its last CH-46

The CH-46 SeaKnight, tail number 5310, will be flown and processed into storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

'Moonlighters' bid farewell to its last CH-46

Marines from the Marine Aircraft Group 41, Detachment Alpha and the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764, known as the 'Moonlighters,' were in full force Dec. 19 to bid farewell to the squadron's last CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter as it departed Edwards Air Force Base for the last time. The CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, tail number 3510, will be flown and processed into storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

DECEMBER 2012 Promotions

Edwards AFB's December promotees pose for a photo during the monthly enlisted promotion ceremony Dec. 28, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)

Real-world projects prepare students for future flight test

The NF-16D Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA) is one of the core-curriculum aircraft that students, attending the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, may fly during the completion of their test management project, which is a real-world, real-impact test program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka)