EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Continuing on our series "No Line Between Us", we show how civilians and active duty work shoulder-to-shoulder for the mission in Air Traffic Control on Edwards AFB. Share

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Continuing on our series "No Line Between Us", we show how civilians and active duty work shoulder-to-shoulder for the mission in Air Traffic Control on Edwards AFB. Share

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, examines a class photo during his visit to the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School on Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 13. Richardson toured the facility as he was briefed on the TPS curriculum. (U.S. Air Force photo by James West) Share

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Lt. Col. Adam Brooks, Emerging Technology Combined Test Force commander, briefs Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, on the ET-CTF mission as they walk past some of the CTF’s fleet of sUAS (small Unmanned Aerial System) test beds at Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by James West) Share

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, tours the soon-to-open Desert Junior/Senior High School and learns about the new and construction and facilities installed for the students during his visit to Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by James West) Share

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, receives a mission and capabilities brief of the Child Development Center on Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by James West) Share

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

412th Test Wing leadership pose for a group photo with Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, while a sUAS (small Unmanned Aerial System) flies above Rogers Dry Lake Bed on Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by James West) Share

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Col. Grant Mizell, 412th Operations Group commander, highlights a test sortie flown by the Emerging Technology Combined Test Force to Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, on Rogers Dry Lake Bed on Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 13. Richardson learned about the various CTFs within the 412th Test Wing and their missions during his first visit to Edwards AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by James West) Share

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, tests a virtual reality educational tool while Amira Flores, DoD STARBASE-Edwards director, provides instruction, on Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 13. DoD STARBASE is an educational program sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. Students can participate in challenging "hands-on, mind-on" activities in aviation, science, technology, engineering, math, and space exploration. (U.S. Air Force photo by James West) Share

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

Edwards Air Force Base aircrew must pass Initial Survival Training with the SERE Training Unit (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape). We take you to the California Sierras to follow our Airmen doing whatever it takes to survive in the wilderness in case of a flight emergency. Share

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

An AC-130J Ghostrider assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing from Hurlburt Field, Fla., takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 14. The aircraft recently underwent electronic weapons countermeasures testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility. (Air Force photo by James West) Share

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

F-16 crew chiefs on Edwards Air Force Base are busy washing the aircraft to prevent corrosion. Share