April 24, 2025 Desert Showdown: Forging Readiness and Resilience at Edwards AFB The unforgiving Mojave Desert set the stage for the 412th Medical Group’s inaugural “Desert Showdown,” a first responder-centric obstacle course designed to push teams to their limits both mentally and physically was held April 10 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
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.
April 25, 2023 Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft Four Air Force pilots remotely flew a Joby electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the company’s Marina, California, manufacturing facility April 20. They were the first Air Force personnel to assume remote pilot-in-command responsibilities and transition flight for the eVTOL,
April 12, 2023 Republic of Korea Air Force visit to AFTC HQ U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien, Air Force Test Center commander, briefs members of the Republic of Korea Air Force on test at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Apr. 21, 2023. The ROKAF visited AFTC HQ to learn new weapon system test and evaluation methods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt.
Jan. 23, 2023 412th Test Wing Commander hosts base wide All Call meeting The 412th Test Wing Commander, Brig. Gen. Matthew Higer, hosted the 412th TW Townhall and base wide All Call meeting at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Jan 20.
Dec. 12, 2022 Air Force conducts first ARRW operational prototype missile test A B-52H Stratofortress successfully released the first All-Up-Round AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon off the Southern California coast, Dec. 9.
Oct. 28, 2022 Edwards AFB families encouraged to participate in annual DoD Tenant Satisfaction Survey The Department of the Air Force requests tenants of privatized housing and government-owned family housing provide their feedback of the program via the annual Department of Defense Tenant Satisfaction Survey. Service members and their families can provide open, honest, and completely anonymous
June 6, 2022 Air Force announces winners of this year’s DAF art contest The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of this year’s Air Force Art Contest. More than 2,240 pieces of art submitted from over 1,600 participants of all ages who used a variety of media. After the month-long contest closed March 31, a team of judges evaluated each entrant’s
March 18, 2022 Senior safety leaders visit Edwards Laura Macaluso, Director, Department of Defense Force Safety and Occupational Health, and Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Department of the Air Force Chief of Safety, visited Edwards Air Force Base, California, Feb. 22-24. The senior Air Force Safety officials visited Edwards AFB to gain a better
Nov. 9, 2021 AFTC Airmen spark data solutions at hack-a-thon Various participants, also referred to as “hackers” from the 412th Test Wing in California, the 96th Test Wing in Florida, and Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee combined efforts to create an event that could potentially solve U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School sponsored data