Jan. 7, 2025 412th is Back in the Saddle…and Ready! The rapid modernization of the People’s Liberation Army under Chairman Xi Jinping served as context for a risk management-themed briefing by Brig. Gen. Doug Wickert, 412th Test Wing commander, during Monday’s Back-in-the-Saddle Day.
Jan. 7, 2025 Global Reach Combined Test Force supports historic ballistic missile intercept in Guam The 418th Flight Test Squadron and Global Reach Combined Test Force successfully helped the Missile Defense Agency and Defense Department partners complete a recent fight intercept experiment from Guam.
Dec. 19, 2024 USAF Test Pilot School Graduates First Integrated Flight-Space Test Course The USAF Test Pilot School achieved another historic milestone, December 7, 2024, graduating the first year-long, fully integrated flight and space test course.
Dec. 17, 2024 412th Test Wing Conducts Combat Readiness Exercise Amid Heightened Threats The 412th Test Wing conducted the largest combat readiness exercise in Air Force Materiel Command corporate memory Dec. 3 to 6, and followed up with a full-day community partner tabletop readiness exercise on Dec. 9 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The exercise and associated inspection tested
Dec. 17, 2024 Edwards ’ Airmen Leadership School prepares Airmen to assume the grade of Staff Sgt. Airmen Leadership School located at Edwards Air Force Base congratulated the newest generation of first-level leaders during a graduation ceremony on Dec. 12.
Dec. 17, 2024 Edwards’ Test Pilot School welcomes the newest generation of flight test professionals United States Air Force Test Pilot School, located at Edwards Air Force Base, awarded the prestigious Master of Flight Test Engineering or Graduate Certificate in Space Test Engineering to 32 students during a graduation ceremony for class 24-A on Dec. 7.
Dec. 3, 2024 Edwards partners with schools to offer a hands-on maintenance class to local students The 412th Maintenance Squadron, in partnership with the Muroc Joint Unified School District, has been providing a tailored training program in the areas of Aircraft Metals Technology and Aircraft Structural Maintenance to local high school students.
Nov. 29, 2024 Wing welcomes new cadre of Vanguard leaders More than 40 wing members recently graduated from the wing’s premier leadership laboratory.
Nov. 26, 2024 Tackle Nijmegen March – wash, rinse, repeat Three years ago Tech. Sgt. Alexander Bertsch fired off a quick response to a base-wide plea seeking to add a member to a military team entering the Nijmegen March – the world’s largest multiday rucksack march – held each July in the Netherlands.
Nov. 18, 2024 Poncho’s Piano: An Air Force Legacy Story Poncho’s piano belonged to Earlene Hayes, a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and grandmother of 412th Test Wing deputy commander Col. James Hayes.