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New Paint Job

Members of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and aircraft maintainers pose for a photo in front of the school’s NF-16D VISTA in-flight simulator. The VISTA is sporting a new paint scheme designed by aviation artist Mike Machat. VISTA is an acronym that stands for Variable stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft. The modified F-16 can be configured to fly like almost any aircraft type. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Jones)
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New Paint Job

Col. Ryan Blake, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School commandant (left), poses for a photo with aviation artist Mike Machat in front of the school’s NF-16D VISTA in-flight simulator March 7. The VISTA is sporting a new paint scheme designed by Machat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Jones)
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New Paint Job

David Vanhoy, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School technical director (left), poses for a photo with aviation artist Mike Machat in front of the school’s NF-16D VISTA in-flight simulator March 7. The VISTA is sporting a new paint scheme designed by Machat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Jones)
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Runway repaired

The 412th Civil Engineer Group completed repairs to Edwards Air Force Base’s North Base runway in February. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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Runway repaired

Edwards Air Force Base’s North Base runway under repair in September 2018. (Courtesy photo)
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Autonomy flight test

The 412th Test Wing’s Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force Autonomy test team monitors a small unmanned aircraft system Feb. 27 during the ET CTF’s first autonomy flight test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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Autonomy flight test

David Freeman, 412th Test Wing Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force, hand launches a small unmanned aircraft system in the north part of Edwards Air Force Base, California, Feb. 27. The ET CTF conducted its first autonomy flight test Feb. 26-27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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Autonomy flight test

A Lynx small unmanned aircraft system made by Swift Radio Planes flies over Edwards Feb. 27. The 412th Test Wing’s Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force conducted its first autonomy flight test Feb. 26-28 (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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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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Making History

Maj. Rachael Winiecki, 461st Flight Test Squadron F-35 test pilot, is greeted by members of her squadron right 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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Back in the Saddle

An F-35 and F-16 from Edwards Air Force Base are joined by an F-15E and F-22 from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, along with a Navy F-18 from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31 out of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, Dec. 13, 2017, for an Orange Flag test exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)
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Back in the Saddle

Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing commander, addresses a packed base theater Jan. 2 for the wing’s annual Back in the Saddle event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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Orange Flag

A KC-10 Extender aerial refueling tanker from Travis Air Force Base, California, flies alongside an F-35 Lightning II from the 461st Flight Test Squadron as part of the fourth Orange Flag test event this year, Dec. 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)
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