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412th Test Wing Back in the Saddle Run, Safety

Members of the 412th Test Wing take a two-mile run on the historic Edwards flightline to round out Back in the Saddle day, the wing’s annual event that highlights the importance of safety, fitness, and teamwork to accomplish the mission of flight test. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Laura Mowry)
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412th Back in the Saddle Run, Safety

Members of the 412th Test Wing perform several minutes of calisthenics and stretching to warm up for the run that culminated the wing’s Back in the Saddle day, which was focused on safety, teamwork and fitness. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Laura Mowry)
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Amazing Sky

Maj. Robert Ungerman, 416th Flight Test Squadron, on approach at Edwards AFB, CA. December 20. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Christian Turner)
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C-17 anniversary

Edwards held a ceremony in the 418th Flight Test Squadron’s Hangar 1623 to commemorate the first flight of the C-17 Globemaster Sept. 15. Members of the original developmental program along with current C-17 program members attended the event. (Air Force photo by Michael Yncera)
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SOFTBALL CHAMPS

412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron softball team members pose for a group photo after they captured the Edwards AFB softball championship with a perfect 3-0 record through the playoffs. The 412th defeated the 95th Security Forces team to win the title.
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incentive flight mowry

Bill Koukourikos, Air Force Flight Test Center Flight Safety deputy chief, and Laura Mowry, 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs specialist, walk to their T-38 Supersonic Trainer. Mowry was rewarded with the opportunity to accompany a pilot on a proficiency flight because she won the Air Force Flight Test Center Student of the Year Award. (Air Force photo by Jet Fabara)
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Ares 1 85,000

An 85,000-pound jumbo drop test vehicle floats to the ground from 25,000 feet over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Aug. 24. A C-17 from 418th Flight Test Squadron set a record for the heaviest single load ever dropped during flight from that airframe. (Photo by U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground)
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Ares I 85,000

A jumbo drop test vehicle is loaded onto a C-17A for an airdrop Aug. 24. The JDTV was dropped over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground to test the deceleration and recovery parachutes for the Ares I space program. The 85,000-pound JDTV set a record for heaviest single load ever extracted out of a C-17 during flight. (Courtesy photo by Chris Webber)
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Fritz 412th Flight Test Squadron

(Air Force photo by Michael Yncera)
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Diamond Sharp award Edwards

Master Sgt. Bruce Stohlman, 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron first sergeant, presents Senior Airman Anthony Hay, 31st TES, with the Diamond Sharp Award on behalf of the First Sergeant's Council. Stohlman also presented Hay with a First Sergeant's Council coin for a 'job well done.'"
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Glider

A TG-16A glider takes off from Edwards North Base to conduct a flight test July 6. The Air Force Academy purchased 19 new gliders this month to replace aging gliders. The 445th Flight Test Squadron tested one of the gliders to ensure it meets the needs of the academy. (Air Force photo by Rob Densmore)
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New Glider

Lt. Col. Jason Schott, 445th Flight Test Squadron commander and Test Operations Combined Test Force director, makes final checks before taking off in a TG-16A glider. The Air Force Academy purchased 19 new gliders this month to replace its aging fleet. The 445th FLTS tested one of the gliders to ensure it meets the needs of the academy. (Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
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Euro Hawk departs Edwards AFB

(Air Force photo by Rob Densmore)
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flightline violations

Above are basic airfield signs and markings. (Courtesy graphic)
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flightline violations

Runway Hold Position at Taxiway Bravo: These signs are located on all runways and require tower approval before proceeding any further. As a note, when the tower is closed, contact must be made with the Command Post or CONFORM, which monitors the Ramp Net. (Courtesy photo)
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flightline violations

Warning signs are posted at flightline entry points. (Courtesy photo)
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X-51A scramjet

Members of the Hypersonics Combined Test Force and the 419th Flight Test Squadron make final preparations to the X-51A Waverider scramjet before its second test flight June 13. More than 100 people from both Team Edwards and Naval Air Station Point Mugu took part in the enormously complex flight test. (Photo by Bob Ferguson/Boeing)
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Lt. Col. Tittel 31 TEST

(Air Force photo by Doug Spinks)
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Lt. Col. Daron Drown

(Air Force photo by Edward Cannon)
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B-52 with X-51

A B-52H Stratofortress taxis to the runway carrying the X-51A Waverider on its second flight test June 13. It was the second test of the X-51A Waverider in the Point Mugu Naval Air Test Range over the Pacific, bringing significant hypersonic research data in a less-than successful flight test. The hypersonic aircraft was successfully boosted to just over Mach 5 and the scramjet engine lit, but failed to transition to full power.
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