June 7, 2017 Outgoing 461st FLTS commander selected for astronaut training Lt. Col. Raja Chari has been selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He will report for duty this August. Chari relinquishes command of the 461st Flight Test Squadron June 9 where he oversaw developmental testing of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the past couple of years.
June 7, 2017 Schaefer stresses perseverance, passion to local middle schoolers Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander, had the unique honor of speaking at the first ever eighth grade promotion ceremony for Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering in Lancaster, California. The newly opened school held its first promotion ceremony next door in New Vista