Edwards’ Test Pilot School welcomes the newest generation of flight test professionals Published Dec. 17, 2024 By Laisa Leao 412th Test Wing EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- United States Air Force Test Pilot School, located at Edwards Air Force Base, awarded the prestigious Master of Flight Test Engineering or Graduate Certificate in Space Test Engineering to 32 students during a graduation ceremony for class 24-A on Dec. 7. The 32 elite graduates are, in alphabetical order by last name: Capt. Mark Adams, Engineer, 46th Test Squadron Capt. Ismail Baumy, F-16 Pilot, 416th Flight Test Squadron Capt. Noa Bender, Engineer, 416th Flight Test Squadron Maj. Matthew Bliley, F-16 Pilot, 461st Flight Test Squadron Capt. Justin Bishop, Operator, 17th Test and Evaluation Squadron 1st Lt. Michael Brittain, Operator, 1st Test and Evaluation Squadron Maj. Matthew Cale, B-1 Pilot, 419th Flight Test Squadron Capt. Joseph Christensen, F-16 Pilot, 416th Flight Test Squadron Capt. John Despard, Engineer, Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force Capt. David Durham, Engineer, Data Masked Capt. Kaleb Exposito, Operator, 3rd Test and Evaluation Squadron Maj. Erling German, F-15E Pilot, 40th Flight Test Squadron Capt. Sean Ging, AC-130J Pilot, 417th Flight Test Squadron Capt. Jan Huertas, Engineer, 4th Test and Evaluation Squadron FltLt Mitchell Jensen {Au}, E-7A Pilot, Australian Defense Force Capt. Michael Kostick, F-15E WSO, 40th Flight Test Squadron Maj. Patrick Lewis, B-2 Pilot, 418th Flight Test Squadron Maj. Kara Metty, Commander, 17th Test and Evaluation Squadron Capt. Justine Mullican, Engineer, Data Masked Capt. Dylan Muramoto, Engineer, 418th Flight Test Squadron 1st Lt. Thomas O’Brien, Engineer, 420th Flight Test Squadron 1st Lt. Kaleb Overby, Engineer, Data Masked Capt. Joshua Roseler, MQ-9 Pilot, 452nd Flight Test Squadron Capt. Earl Louis Santos, Engineer, 1st Test and Evaluation Squadron Capt. Joseph Springer, Engineer, 417th Flight Test Squadron Capt. Nathanael Szuch, B-52 Pilot, 419th Flight Test Squadron Capt. Niles Tate, Engineer, 413th Flight Test Squadron Capt. Kevin Tran, Engineer, 3rd Test and Evaluation Squadron Capt. Warren Tichenor, C-17 Pilot, 418th Flight Test Squadron Maj. Joseph Tom{USMC}, F-18 Pilot, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 Capt. Johannes Weinberg, F-16 Pilot, 40th Flight Test Squadron Lt. Col. Dustin White, Commander, 3rd Satellite Communications Squadron