419th Flight Test Squadron Welcomes Lt. Col. Miles Middleton

Col. Scott Cain (left), 412th Operations Group commander, passes the 419th Flight Test Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Miles Middleton during a change of command ceremony June 10. Middleton assumed command of the 419th FLTS, which encompasses the Global Power Bomber Combined Test Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Gocong)

Middleton assumes command of 419th FLTS

Published June 14, 2016
By Kenji Thuloweit
412th Test Wing Public Affairs

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 412th Test Wing's bomber test squadron received a new commander June 10.

Lt. Col. Miles Middleton assumed command of the 419th Flight Test Squadron during a change of command ceremony in Hanger 1210.

Middleton takes over from Lt. Col. Michael Williams who has commanded the squadron for the past two years.

As 419th FLTS commander, Middleton will oversee the developmental test and evaluation of B-1, B-2 and B-52 bomber aircraft to include maintenance, flight test engineering and flight test operations.

Middleton is a graduate from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (Class 05B). He is a command pilot with more than 2,300 hours in 30-plus types of aircraft.