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Jennifer Housholder II

Jennifer Housholder, 419th Flight Test Squadron Radar lead engineer, performs at Fresco II restaurant at the Antelope Valley Mall, Palmdale, Calif. Jan. 7. Ms. Housholder performs regularly at the restaurant and has an original song available on iTunes, ?Stay with Me.? (Air Force photos by Kenji Thuloweit)

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Jennifer Housholder

Jennifer Housholder, 419th Flight Test Squadron Radar lead engineer, performs at Fresco II restaurant at the Antelope Valley Mall, Palmdale, Calif. Jan. 7. Ms. Housholder performs regularly at the restaurant and has an original song available on iTunes, "Stay with Me." (Air Force photos by Kenji Thuloweit)

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Global Observer

The Global Observer flies for the first time over Edwards powered by hydrogen Jan. 6. The 412th Test Wing‘s Global Vigilance Combined Test Force will now expand the altitude and duration of flight tests to validate the aircraft‘s high-altitude and long-endurance potential. (Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka)

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GLOBAL HAWK BIOFUELS

An RQ-4 Global Hawk completed a 32-hour flight test using an alternative fuel mixture, Nov. 23. The remotely-piloted aircraft is the last platform to be tested for certification to use Fischer-Tropsch Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene fuel. (Air Force image by Jet Fabara)

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Chief Promotion

Left to right, Col. Mary A. Behne, 412th Maintenance Group commander; Chief Master Sgt. (Sel) Gregory B. Bobzin, 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; Mrs. JoDee Bobzin; Chief Master Sgt. (Sel) Tony Turner, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 5, and Col. Paul S. Daly, AFOTEC, Det. 5 commander. (Air Force photo by Stephen K. Robinson)

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412th TW 3rd Quarter awards

Col. Dawn M. Dunlop, 412th Test Wing commander, addresses a packed Base Theater, Nov. 4, during the wing’s 3rd quarter awards ceremony. Along with the quarterly awards, the wing handed out dozens of additional awards including major command and 30-year service awards (pictured). (Air Force photo by Rob Densmore)

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C-130H3 NP 2000

Edwards' C-130H3 with eight-bladed NP 2000 propellers, taxis down the runway during a flight test this summer. The NP 2000 props are designed to provide more thrust and perform more efficiently. (Air Force photo by John Perry)

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Edwards Load Crew of the Quarter

Senior Airman Douglas Covey delivers a CATM-120 AMRAAM missile to be loaded onto an F-22 Raptor while team leader Staff Sgt. Alexe Perez supervises and Staff Sgt. Marcel Ford (far right) watches. The R-3 team from the 411th Aircraft Maintenance Unit won this quarter's Load Crew Competition. The F-22 loaders edged out the JSF-1 crew competing for the 461st Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (Air Force photo by Edward Cannon)

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Weapons load competition

Staff Sgt. Alexe Perez and Staff Sgt. Marcel Ford prepare to load one of two CATM-120 AMRAAM missiles on one of Edwards' F-22 Raptors. Sergeant Perez and his R-3 crew represented the 411th Aircraft Maintenance Unit during a Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition, Oct. 4. The R-3 team and its F-22 loaders took to the prize and will compete in February for Load Crew of the Year. (Air Force photo by Edward Cannon)

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C-17 7 ship

(Air Force photo by John Perry)

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C-17 7 ship flight test

(Air Force photo by Rob Densmore)

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C-17 7 ship test

(Air Force photo by Rob Densmore)

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C-17 7 ship flight test

(Air Force photo by Rob Densmore)

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C-17

An Edwards' based C-17 Globemaster III takes off Aug. 27 to conduct a flight test to see how it performs with different combinations of biofuels. The aircraft was powered by 50-percent JP-8, 25-percent hydro-treated renewable jet fuel and 25-percent of a Fischer–Tropsch fuel. The 418th Flight Test Squadron conducted flight tests during the week using different combinations of regular JP-8 and the HRJ. (Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)

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DT And E media day

Lt. Col. George H. Griffiths, 418th Flight Test Squadron commander, poses for a photo in front of the F-35 Lightning II he flew on a flight test Aug. 27. The Air Force Flight Test Center held a media day to highlight developmental testing and evaluation of the Joint Strike Fighter at Edwards. (Air Force photo by Stephen K. Robinson)

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Developmental Testing media day

Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, talks to the media Aug. 27 during a media day, highlighting the Joint Strike Fighter developmental testing. About a dozen media representatives attended the event hosted by the flight test center. (Air Force photo by Stephen K. Robinson)

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C-17 Biofuel

An Edwards' based C-17 Globemaster III takes off Aug. 27 to conduct a flight test to see how it performs with different combinations of biofuels. The aircraft was powered by 50-percent JP-8, 25-percent hydro-treated renewable jet fuel and 25-percent of a Fischer–Tropsch fuel. The 418th Flight Test Squadron conducted flight tests during the week using different combinations of regular JP-8 and the HRJ. (Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)

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Global Observer first flight

AeroVironment Global Observer makes its first flight Aug. 5. Global Observer Aircraft 1001 took off from runway 04L at Edwards Air Force Base and climbed to an altitude of 4,000 feet where it performed a series of maneuvers before landing successfully one hour later. (photo by Kevin North)

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MAAS installation

Airmen from 823rd and 820th RED HORSE perform stakeline installation on the mobile aircraft arresting system. More than 150 66-inch stakes were installed to keep the MAAS in place. The team is made up of Airmen from Hurlburt Field, Fla. and Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The RED HORSE team installed the MAAS for the on-going Joint Strike Fighter brake testing. (Air Force photo)

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MAAS Installation for JSF Testing

The mobile aircraft arresting system with all of its stakes installed to hold it in place, provides and additional measure of safety during Joint Strike Fighter brake testing. The same system is set up on the other side of the runway. The MAAS was installed by the 823rd and 820th RED HORSE out of Hurlburt Field, Florida, and Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (Air Force photo)

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