June 27, 2017 ALS Class 17E graduates, returns to workforce with new tools The 412th Test Wing’s Airman Leadership School held its latest graduation ceremony June 22 at Club Muroc. Base leadership and attendees watched 25 senior airmen, two Marines and three civilians of Class 17E take another step in their perspective careers. Senior Airman Kristopher Arbogast,
June 27, 2017 Test team looks at new parachute for ACES II ejection seat Members of the 418th Flight Test Squadron are testing a new parachute canopy for the Advanced Concept Ejection Seat II, or ACES II. Testers are collecting data on the GR7000 parachute, which has been proposed to replace the current C-9 canopy used in the ACES II ejection seat. The testing is part of
June 23, 2017 This week in Edwards history On June 23, 1961 Major Robert M. White became the first person to exceed Mach 5 when he flew the X-15 to a speed of Mach 5.27 (3,603 mph). Breaking barriers since 1947 - Celebrating 70 years of supersonic flight.
June 23, 2017 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School class 91B reunites U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Class 91B dropped by Edwards as part of a 25-year class reunion June 16. Class 91B grads, Dr. Joseph W. Nichols, Air Force Test Center Flight Test and Evaluation technical advisor, and Bill Gray, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School chief test pilot, led the tour, which
June 23, 2017 RQ-4 Global Hawk crashes in Eastern Sierra Nevadas An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed near Mount Whitney in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range at approximately 1:45 p.m. Wednesday. No injuries or deaths were reported. The Global Hawk was assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and was on
June 22, 2017 One hour, one pint, can save three lives Just a few weeks back, sixteen of our fellow Air Force Test Center airman collectively gathered and saved the lives of people they did not know. They didn't have capes, costumes, nor theme songs. They had no adoration of fans and no applause for their kind deeds. Yet, one by one they arrived... and
June 22, 2017 F-22 Quick reaction test and modernization efforts lead to national recognition When the 411th Flight Test Squadron’s F-22 Modernization Team was tasked with a short-notice, quick-turn test, the members never imagined it would help garner them national recognition. But that’s exactly what happened when the team integrated software into the aircraft that interfaces the Military
June 20, 2017 Edwards test pilot, TPS grad, selected as Air Force Fellows at Argonne National Laboratory Science, technology and national security come together in a personal and powerful way through the U.S. Air Force Fellows program at Argonne National Laboratory, which on July 10 will become a second home to Lt. Col. Chris Snyder and Maj. Sean Richardson. Snyder and Richardson were selected for the
June 16, 2017 Raptor testers recognized for contributions to national defense The U.S. Air Force announced June 14 that the 412th Test Wing’s F-22 Modernization Flight Test Team won the 2017 Air Force Association Citation of Honor Award for their outstanding contributions to national defense. The award recognizes the outstanding contribution of an individual or organization
June 16, 2017 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week Group: 412th Mission Support GroupMember: Airman 1st Class Darby MisnerUnit: 412 Security Forces SquadronJob Title: Entry ControllerCareer Goal: To retrain into the Military Working Dog career field and later get commissioned. Congratulations Airman 1st Class Darby Misner, the 412th Test Wing’s