March 18, 2025 Get ready for Spring Clean-Up Week, April 21-25 Brig. Gen. Douglas P. Wickert, 412th Test Wing commander, announced Spring Clean-Up Week will be April 21-25 and called on all base personnel to participate.
Feb. 13, 2025 Edwards AFB unveils new Flight Test Engineering Lab to enhance warfighting capabilities Edwards Air Force Base officially opened its state-of-the-art Flight Test Engineering Lab (FTEL) during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in late 2024, marking a significant advancement in the Air Force’s ability to develop and test cutting-edge warfighting technologies.
Feb. 11, 2025 A New Era in Testing: USAF TPS Partners with Stanford and Silicon Valley for AI and Emerging Technologies Course The United States Air Force Test Pilot School has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative, completing its inaugural “Test of AI and Emerging Technologies” course in partnership with Stanford University and the Department of the Air Force’s Stanford AI Studio. This historic collaboration marks the
Feb. 4, 2025 Edwards Airman comes clean on drugs, consequences, regrets An Airman stationed at Edwards Air Force Base has opened up about the devastating consequences of substance abuse after recently facing disciplinary action. His story serves as a cautionary tale for fellow service members grappling with similar challenges.
Jan. 28, 2025 January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month The 412th Medical Group encourages everyone, not only its patients, to take proactive steps towards prevention and early detection of cervical cancer. Whether it’s scheduling a screening exam or getting vaccinated, every action counts in the fight against cervical cancer.
Jan. 7, 2025 Global Reach Combined Test Force supports historic ballistic missile intercept in Guam The 418th Flight Test Squadron and Global Reach Combined Test Force successfully helped the Missile Defense Agency and Defense Department partners complete a recent fight intercept experiment from Guam.
Dec. 19, 2024 USAF Test Pilot School Graduates First Integrated Flight-Space Test Course The USAF Test Pilot School achieved another historic milestone, December 7, 2024, graduating the first year-long, fully integrated flight and space test course.
Dec. 17, 2024 412th Test Wing Conducts Combat Readiness Exercise Amid Heightened Threats The 412th Test Wing conducted the largest combat readiness exercise in Air Force Materiel Command corporate memory Dec. 3 to 6, and followed up with a full-day community partner tabletop readiness exercise on Dec. 9 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The exercise and associated inspection tested
Sept. 26, 2024 Be on the lookout for desert tortoises The desert tortoise is one of the many animals found on Edwards AFB. Listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, desert tortoises are protected from unwarranted harassment or injury.
Sept. 10, 2024 Air Force examines emerging tactics during Bamboo Eagle More than 10,000 personnel from the Department of Defense, the United Kingdom, and Australia participated in exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3, a combat-representative exercise including operational test and evaluation experts from the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron. The OT&E experts’ mission was to