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July 6, 2020
AEDC team member named AF nominee for NDIA award

A capability manager for Hypervelocity Flyout, Impact and Lethality Ground Test and Evaluation at AEDC, has been named an Air Force nominee for the 2019 Air Force Government Civilian Tester of the Year award from the National Defense Industrial Association.Jonathan Carroll joined the AEDC in 2014 as
July 1, 2020
Plant 42 changes leadership

Air Force Operating Location Air Force Plant 42 changed leadership hands during a Change of Leadership Ceremony at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, July 1.
June 26, 2020
Edwards AFB Flight Test Museum Reaches Next Milestone, Closer to Reality

The Air Force Flight Test Museum Foundation achieved an important milestone, June 25, when concrete was poured at the site of the future museum that will be located just outside of the Edwards Air Force Base’s West Gate.
June 23, 2020
Edwards AFB announces “hybrid” airshow

The 412th Test Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Matthew Higer, announced the 2020 Aerospace Valley Air Show in October will be a “hybrid event.” Higer announced the change to the airshow during a live-stream town hall, June 19.
June 19, 2020
Air Force Chief of Staff visits Edwards AFB

The Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. David Goldfein, paid a special visit to the Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe, Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 17.
June 15, 2020
Roessig taking AEDC experience to Air Force Test Center

An Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Operations Division leader will take his experience and skills to a new position at Edwards Air Force Base, California, where he will serve as Vice Commander of the Air Force Test Center, or AFTC.Col. Keith Roessig’s time stationed at Arnold Air Force
June 8, 2020
Virtual bootcamp trains new test engineers

Approximately 15 enlisted, officers, civilians, and contractors participated in the course which was held virtually for the first time via the Microsoft Teams Commercial Virtual Remote environment.
June 4, 2020
APTU team mitigates coronavirus risk, continues hypersonic testing

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June 3, 2020
Datalinks flight helps test mobile health monitor

Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit connects to a variety of medical sensors that measures a patient’s vital signs such as heart and respiratory rates as well as blood oxygen saturation.
June 2, 2020
COVID-19 Telework Operations Create New Opportunities for 412 TW Teams

Although the day-to-day work of avionics and flight test engineers looks dramatically different due to the advent of telework operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, a few groups within the 412th Test Wing are taking full advantage of these unique times to accelerate their development of Python
June 2, 2020
Total Force test team takes AF award

Shared by 417th Flight Test Squadron & 153rd Airlift Wing
June 1, 2020
Jolly Green II, Apache fly together in joint test

The joint service test-effort marks another milestone in the development of the Jolly Green II.
June 1, 2020
Ops group adapts technology to continue test missions

Test could not occur within an acceptable time period without this new expanded use.
May 29, 2020
F-22 CTF implements EAFB’s first operational F-22 rapid crew swap to overcome COVID-19 limitations

While operating in the constrained COVID-19 environment, maintainers, pilots and engineers in the F-22 Raptor Combined Test Force completed the base’s first F-22 operational rapid crew swap recently at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
May 29, 2020
Innovation during COVID-19 Operations: 771st Test Squadron brings machine learning to data analysis

The 771st has recently employed a machine learning tool nicknamed “Sasha” and is showing promise in data analysis, according to engineers at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

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