Tehachapi 5th Graders Embark on Learning Adventure at STARBASE Edwards

A group of fifth-grade students from Cummings Valley Elementary School recently had the opportunity to participate in the Department of Defense’s STARBASE program at Edwards Air Force Base. This unique five-day educational experience, over the span of five weeks, was the first of its kind for

Teichert takes command of 412th Test Wing

Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer passed the 412th Test Wing flag of leadership to Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert during a change of command ceremony in Hangar 1600 at Edwards AFB, July 18. Maj. Gen. David Harris, Air Force Test Center commander, officiated the ceremony held in front of the Edwards workforce,

Temporary Verizon wireless, broadband available to Edwards

Improved Verizon wireless and broadband services are currently available here as part of a three-month Verizon Wireless demonstration. The purpose of the demonstration is to provide Edwards with Verizon's voice and data capabilities and to demonstrate Verizon's broadband wireless services and

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Test Center champions professional development summit

Over 160 AFTC Airmen from AEDC, Eglin, and Edwards AFB tuned in to learn more about Test and its strategic importance to National defense.

TEST Kids: AFTC Salutes the Military Child

Military children are constantly being tested as to how flexible they can be while supporting their parents. They move every few years, have to make new friends, and try to keep up with their favorite activities that may not be at the next duty station. Seven Air Force Test Center children here at

Test like we fight: ‘Orange Flag’, ‘Black Flag’ collaborate to accelerate change

Orange Flag, the large force test event carried out three times annually by Air Force Test Center’s 412th Test Wing, combined with the 53rd Wing’s Black Flag, bringing a first for the test community March 2-4.

Test like we fight: ‘Orange Flag’, ‘Black Flag’ collaborate to accelerate change

Orange Flag, the large force test event carried out three times annually by Air Force Test Center’s 412th Test Wing, combined with the 53rd Wing’s Black Flag, bringing a first for the test community March 2-4.

Test Ops bids farewell, consolidates into three other units

Since 2014, efforts have been underway to consolidate the 445th Flight Test Squadron into three other Combined Test Forces, and on May 1, base leadership and 445th FLTS personnel were on hand to finally bid farewell to the historic squadron known as  "Test Operations" during an inactivation ceremony

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