Aug. 10, 2010 Air Force Flight Test Center 2nd quarter award winners Air Force Flight Test Center 2nd quarter award winners announced July 21 in the Test Pilot School auditorium. Secretarial/Clerical CategoryBonnie McGee, AFFTC Legal Office, secretary to the Staff Judge AdvocateStaff/Specialist/Analyst CategoryVenton Lamont, AFFTC Contracting, Contracting
March 18, 2009 Air Force Flight Test Center announces 'best of the best' The Air Force Flight Test Center recently announced the installation's annual award winners.The following are annual award winners: -- Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Anthony Kasch, 412th Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory journeyman. Among his accomplishments during
May 29, 2007 Air Force Flight Test Center Museum preserves past The Edwards legacy of ground breaking flights and brave pilots have their stories preserved and told at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum.The AFFTC museum is one of the most recognizable locations here with its display of aircraft parked on Rosamond Boulevard. The museum is a relatively recent
Nov. 22, 2006 Air Force Flight Test Center welcomes new executive director Who is David C. "Dave" Bond? The new executive director of the Flight Test Center some would say. But Mr. Bond is more than that.Sporting a warm grin and sparkling eyes, Mr. Bond is the son of a mail carrier who grew up in the small town of McMinnville, Tenn. His dad, also a veteran of World War II
Nov. 22, 2006 Air Force Flight Test Center's 452nd Flight Test Squadron stands up new detachment A stand up ceremony to recognize the formation of the 452nd Flight Test Squadron's, Detachment 1, took place Jan. 12 at the Gray Buttes-El Mirage test facility located about 20 miles southeast of here.Detachment 1, under the command of Maj. Fred Bivetto, will provide Development Test and Evaluation
Nov. 27, 2012 Air Force Flight Test Museum begins Adopt-A-Plane program More than 25,000 visitors flock to the Air Force Flight Test Museum each year to learn about the rich history of Edwards and the extraordinary aviation milestones reached in the skies above the Mojave Desert. They learn about test pilot legends and catch a glimpse of engineering marvels, such as the
Aug. 25, 2016 Air Force Flight Test Museum taking in more NASA history with Phantom Eye, LLRV On June 1, 2012, Boeing's Phantom Eye prototype autonomous unmanned aircraft system made its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base as part of a NASA Armstrong (formerly Dryden) Flight Research Center project. The slow-flying Phantom Eye had a 150-foot wingspan and was powered by two
July 26, 2018 Air Force formalizes Air Force One replacement deal with contract to Boeing The U.S. Air Force awarded a contract to The Boeing Company to design, modify, test, certify and deliver two presidential, mission-ready aircraft by 2024.This contract action formalizes President Trump’s agreement reached with Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing chairman, president, and CEO, Feb. 20, 2018.
Nov. 19, 2021 Air Force graduates all-domain operational planners for air components The 505th Command and Control Wing graduated the fifth class of Multi-Domain Warfare Officers, also known by their Air Force Specialty Code-designator “Thirteen Oscar”, during a livest reamed ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 19.
April 20, 2007 Air Force Honor Guard performs demonstrations for community, Edwards Team Edwards received the opportunity to witness the Air Force Honor Guard's precision-oriented routines during their visit here Monday and Tuesday. The Air Force Honor Guard also visited and performed at Desert High School here and at Lancaster High School as part of its mission to promote