U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduates second fully integrated air and space class

Col. James Valpiani, commandant, Air Force Test Pilot School, presents school alumni Capt. Gregory Search, graduate of Class 22B, with the inaugural Doolittle Test Leadership Award, during school graduation at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Named in honor of Gen. James "Jimmy" Doolittle, the famed Air Force pioneer and former chief test pilot of the Army Air Corps, the award recognizes a recent TPS graduate who best exemplifies the four pillars of the school's vision: "tester, leader, thinker, innovator." Capt. Search currently serves as Assistant Director of Operations at the 452nd Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base. In this role, he leads multi-billion-dollar test programs with significant strategic impact and has trailblazed the development of cutting-edge autonomous aircraft. (Air Force photo by Brandon Hernandez)