Plant 42 gets special visit Published Oct. 3, 2019 By Giancarlo Casem 412th Test Wing Public Affairs EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Thomas M. Fischer, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Director of Engineering and Technical Management, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, visits Edwards Air Force Base, California, and Plant 42, Oct. 3. Fischer visited base facilities and received an up-close look at the Plant 42 air traffic control tower that was damaged as a result of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes on July 4 and 5.