Aug. 17, 2015 AFOTEC Det. 5 gets new CC Lt. Col. Ryan Hollman assumed command of Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 here Aug. 14. The ceremony was held at Club Muroc and was officiated by Maj. Gen. Matthew H. Molloy, AFOTEC commander. AFOTEC is headquartered at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and has two
Oct. 29, 2008 AFOTEC Det. 5 hosts children's Halloween costume party The Air Force Test and Evaluation Center and Detachment 5 Desert Rats Booster Club showed the importance of family time and support among members by hosting a children's Halloween costume party Oct. 23 at Club Muroc.Several times each year, the Desert Rats host special occasions and parties for the
May 19, 2009 AFOTEC Det. 5 to receive 20 additional billets The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 here will receive 20 additional billets as part of the AFOTEC-wide manpower realignment. Twelve officer, five enlisted and three civilian positions will be reassigned to Detachment 5 as part of the change. "I believe it is a huge
Dec. 6, 2021 AFOTEC Det. 5, Edwards FES personnel work together to save teammate’s life The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 5, commander, Col. Glenn Rineheart, presented coins and offered his personal gratitude to the personnel he credits for saving the life of one of his civilian Airmen at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Dec. 3.
March 23, 2009 AFOTEC Detachment 5 pilot receives Air Force Combat Action Medal An Edwards C-130 Hercules instructor pilot received an Air Force Combat Action Medal March 20 at Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 here. Maj. Thomas S. Lankford, AFOTEC Det. 5 assistant director of Operations, was presented the medal by Col. David M. Cohen, the detachment
April 26, 2007 AFOTEC, 18th FLTS remember lost superintendent Master Sgt. Timothy M. Welk, from the 18th Flight Test Squadron, Detachment 1, unexpectedly passed away in his Lancaster, Calif. home April 11. Sergeant Welk was the CV-22 operations superintendent for the detachment. He supported the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 5,
Dec. 13, 2006 AFOTEC, Det. 5 leads conclusion of first Global Hawk operational testing The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 Global Hawk Test Team concluded the first-ever operational flight test of the RQ-4A Global Hawk Block-10 Unmanned Air System Nov. 17.The operational testing, which validates the developmental test work done on the Block 10 production
July 7, 2009 AFPC accepting applications for test pilot school The next Air Force test pilot school selection board will convene Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 at the Air Force Personnel Center for classes beginning in July 2010 and July 2011. Officers interested in applying should submit their applications to AFPC by Aug. 14, 2009. "The U.S Air Force test pilot
July 16, 2007 AFPC command chief outlines personnel changes The second installment of the three-part Air Force 60th Anniversary Celebration Leadership Lecture Series was held at the Conference Center here July 12. The lecture's featured guest was Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Reed, command chief of the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base,
April 21, 2009 AFPC 'Spreads the Word' to Edwards personnel An Air Force Personnel Center "Spread the Word" team will be holding briefings at the Base Theater May 4. The briefing is intended to provide information on personnel issues and delivery transformation, as well as allowing all servicemembers direct contact with AFPC personnel to address concerns and