Dec. 12, 2006 Test Parachutists 'jump' to conclusions It's been said there's no good reason to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, but a small cadre of enlisted people here have a very good reason -- saving lives.They don't wear the maroon beret of the Air Force Pararescue; they're members of the 418th Flight Test Squadron's Test Parachutist
Dec. 13, 2006 Test Pilot School class 06A's 'Test Pirates' graduate Saturday The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School will graduate Class 06A Saturday, the school's 145th class since its beginning at Wright Field in 1944.Since its conception, the Test Pilot School has added women, engineers and navigators to the cadre of graduates, and Class 06A is no different, as the 12
June 17, 2014 Test Pilot School grads to embark on new horizons U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Class 13B stood proudly in the base theater June 13 as Col. Lars Hoffman, USAF TPS commandant, announced them graduates of the prestigious school. Adding to the honor, the school celebrated its up-coming anniversary, which will mark 70 years since the school was
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
April 7, 2021 Test Pilot school graduates first Space Test Fundamentals class The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduated the first-ever Space Test Fundamentals class April 6, 2021, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, the U.S. Space Force chief of space operations, was on-hand to give the graduation address.
March 6, 2013 Test Pilot School modernizes Systems curriculum Training the next generation of flight test professionals is not a responsibility the United States Air Force Test Pilot School takes lightly; and as weapon systems become increasingly complex, the school is modernizing the curriculum to more accurately represent future technological trends of the
June 8, 2016 Test Pilot School Ph.D. program accepting applications The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School is accepting graduate applications through July 31 for the Air Force Institute of Technology in-residence engineering Ph.D. program.The primary purpose of the program is to ensure the TPS curriculum and research programs reflect the state of the art in
Oct. 5, 2016 Test Pilot School students validate “smart” aircraft control system Test Pilot School class 16A tests L1 Adaptive Flight Control System.
July 10, 2020 Test Pilot School welcomes first female, flight test engineer commandant The Air Force Test Pilot School bid farewell to outgoing commandant, Col. Ryan Blake, and welcomed its new commandant, Col. Sebrina Pabon, during a Change of Command ceremony on Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 9.
July 7, 2010 Test Pilot School welcomes new commandant The United States Air Force Test Pilot School welcomed its 39th commandant July 7. Col. Noel Zamot assumed the role from outgoing commandant Col. Terry M. Luallen.The change of command ceremony was held in the TPS's Dick Scobee auditorium and was officiated by 412th Test Wing commander, Col. Dawn M.