21 new TPS grads sent into the test world Published Dec. 14, 2015 By Kenji Thuloweit 412th Test Wing Public Affairs EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The world of test got an early present this holiday season. The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School gave the test world 21 new experimental test pilots, flight test engineers and a combat systems operator. Class 15A graduated before friends, families, base leadership and fellow testers at Club Muroc Dec. 11. It was the culmination of an intense, 48-week program that included more than 2,500 hours of academics and approximately 120 hours of in-flight training; transforming top operational pilots, navigators and engineers into elite flight test professionals. They will now be integrated into teams throughout the flight test enterprise and begin shaping the technology and weapon systems of the future for the Air Force, sister services and allied nations. Congratulations to Class 15A! Matthew Alsleben, Flight Test Engineer Capt. John Beilstein, Flight Test Engineer Capt. Brian V. Davis, Flight Test Engineer Capt. Daniel E. Fredberg, Test Pilot - Remotely Piloted Aircraft Maj. Bryan S. Kelly, Test Pilot Capt. Stephen W. Kennedy, Flight Test Engineer Maj. Kurt D. Macaloney, Combat Systems Operator Maj. Glenn M. Meleen, Test Pilot Capt. Russell G. Neice Jr., Test Pilot Capt. Michael C. O'Connor, Flight Test Engineer Maj. Zachary A. Probst, Test Pilot Maj. Uri C. Shanske, Test Pilot Capt. Bryan Snyder, Flight Test Engineer Maj. Joshua A. Strafaccia, Test Pilot Maj. John V. Trombetta, Test Pilot Capt. Robert A. Waller, Test Pilot Capt. Justin C. Wilson, Test Pilot Capt. Phillip J. Woodhull, Flight Test Engineer Lt. Craig Wright, Test Pilot (US Navy) Foreign Student Graduates Capt. Sebastien Allard, Test Pilot - Canada Capt. Kita Yoichiro, Flight Test Engineer - Japan