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Former 412th Test Wing commander embodies ‘Captain Marvel’ spirit

Maj. Gen. Dawn Dunlop, former 412th Test Wing commander, conducted her final flight as wing commander onboard an F-22 Raptor at Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 12, 2012. Dunlop served as the vice commander and then eventually commander from August 2009, to March 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Henry)
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Former 412th Test Wing commander embodies ‘Captain Marvel’ spirit

From left to right: Brig. Gen. Kristin Goodwin, Commandant of Cadets of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Maj. Gen. Dawn Dunlop, Director of Special Access Programs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, pose for a photo at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Feb. 20, 2019. The generals were accompanied by more than 80 fellow female Airmen to take part in filming of an Air Force Recruiting Service television commercial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit).
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Former 412th Test Wing commander embodies ‘Captain Marvel’ spirit

Maj. Gen. Dawn Dunlop, Director of Special Access Programs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, poses for a photo in front of an F-22 Raptor at Edwards Air Force Base, California Feb. 20, 2019. Dunlop was accompanied by more than 80 fellow female aviators to take part in filming of an Air Force Recruiting Service television commercial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit).
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New F-35s

Members of the 461st Flight Test Squadron pose for a photo in front of a newly delivered F-35A March 7, 2019. (Courtesy photo by Chad Bellay/Lockheed Martin)
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Air Show Update

Aerospace Valley Air Show dates. (412th Test Wing Public Affairs graphic)
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Air Show Update

Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing commander, raises his hand to "slap the table" to symbolically solidify a formal multi-year partnership to conduct alternating air shows within the region at the Learn4Life meeting room in Lancaster, California, March 13. This paves the way to resume air shows at Edwards Air Force Base, the new schedule will bring a “double header” air show year for the region, with air shows scheduled for March 2020 at General William J. Fox Air Field in Lancaster and October 2020 at Edwards Air Force Base. After 2020, the air shows will alternate with Edwards’ as the venue on even years, and Fox Field hosting on odd years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Thomas)
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Congresswoman visits Plant 42

U.S. Congresswoman Katie Hill is aboard NASA's flying research telescope aircraft SOFIA where she was given a tour and briefing from Eddie Zavala, NASA SOFIA program manager (right). SOFIA stands for Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy. The newly elected congresswoman was given a tour of U.S. Air Force Plant 42 facilities Feb. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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KC-46 meets F-35

A KC-46A Pegasus connects with an F-35 Lightning II in the skies over California Jan. 22, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)
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F-35 Recovery Certification

A strap that is placed underneath an F-35 and then attached to a crane is one of the methods a test team verified to recover a crashed or disabled F-35 Dec. 12, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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F-35 Recovery Certification

Airbags placed underneath an F-35 wing is one of the methods a test team verified to recover a crashed or disabled F-35 Dec. 12, 2018. (Courtesy photo)
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F-35 Recovery Certification

Members of the 412th Maintenance Squadron attach an aircraft sling that connects to a crane to verify this method of recovering a crashed or disabled F-35 Lightning II during a two-day recovery procedures verification event Dec. 12, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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F-35 Recovery Certification

The 461st Flight Test Squadron’s F-35 aircraft AF-04 sits in Hangar 1600 as a test team verifies crash and disabled aircraft recovery procedures Dec. 12, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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Edwards Assists Navy Test

An Edwards Air Force Base F-16 sits at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California, along with an AQM-37D supersonic target, Nov. 28, 2018. Two F-16s and maintenance Airmen from Edwards assisted the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy with a test of a RAN ship’s combat system late last year. (U.S. Navy photo by BU3 Dakota Fink)
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Edwards Assists Navy Test

Airman 1st Class Cierra-Mae Hanson, 412th Maintenance Group, inspects an AQM-37D supersonic target before it is loaded on to an Edwards Air Force Base F-16 at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California, Nov. 28, 2018. Two F-16s, a KC-135 Stratotanker, and maintenance Airmen from Edwards assisted the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy with a test of a Royal Australian Navy ship’s combat system late last year. (U.S. Navy photo by BU3 Dakota Fink)
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Edwards Assists Navy Test

Airmen from the 412th Maintenance Group are assisted by members of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division's Threat/Targets Department at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California. They are loading an AQM-37D supersonic target, Nov. 28, 2018. Two F-16s, a KC-135 Stratotanker, and maintenance Airmen from Edwards assisted the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy with a test of a Royal Australian Navy ship’s combat system late last year. The Point Mugu team consisted of Lee Cobb, Tad Miller and Jeremy Gibson. (U.S. Navy photo by BU3 Dakota Fink)
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Edwards Assists Navy Test

Master Sgt. Jonathan Young (left) and Tech. Sgt. Jose Aripe, 412th Maintenance Group, inspect an AQM-37D supersonic target after it was loaded on to an Edwards Air Force Base F-16, Nov. 28, 2018. Two F-16s, a KC-135 Stratotanker, and maintenance Airmen from Edwards assisted the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy with a test of a RAN ship’s combat system late last year. (U.S. Navy photo by BU3 Dakota Fink)
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Warrior of the Week

Airman 1st Class Joseph Pollack is the 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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Top civilian up for DOD award

David K. Robertson, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Air Force Test Center executive director based out of Edwards Air Force Base, California. For his dedication and service, the Air Force selected Robertson as this year’s nominee for the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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Making History

Maj. Rachael Winiecki, 461st Flight Test Squadron F-35 test pilot, is congratulated by Lt. Col. Tucker Hamilton, 461st FLTS commander, after she landed her F-35 Lightning II following her first test mission flight in the fifth-generation fighter Dec. 14, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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Making History

Maj. Rachael Winiecki, 461st Flight Test Squadron F-35 test pilot (left), and Airman 1st Class Heather Rice, 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, pose for a photo right after Winiecki landed her F-35 Lightning II on her first test mission flight in the fifth-generation fighter Dec. 14, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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