June 16, 2017 New commander for Joint Strike Fighter squadron Lt. Col. Tucker Hamilton assumed command of the 461st Flight Test Squadron during a change of command ceremony June 9 in Hangar 1830. Hamilton previously served as director of operations for the squadron. The 461st FLTS oversees developmental testing of all variants of the fifth-generation F-35
June 15, 2017 Test Pilot School graduates Class 16B Twenty officers completed the one year curriculum at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School to graduate as Class 16B June 9. Upon graduation from TPS, Class 16B includes 11 experimental test pilots, seven flight test engineers, one experimental remotely piloted aircraft operator and one experimental