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  • U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School change of command Modernization Mission Continues as TPS Welcomes New Commandant
    Modernization Mission Continues as TPS Welcomes New Commandant

    Master Sgt. Tabatha Arellano
  • Ground Test title graphic: Ground Test: Where Lethality is Designed

    Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys
  • Space Test Course Students preparing for an XVI satellite pass in Test Pilot School's new Satellite Operations Control Room. (Air Force photo by Scott Walter) AF Test Pilot School preps instructors to train test leaders
    AF Test Pilot School preps instructors to train test leaders

    By Air Force Test Pilot School
  • Air Force Test Center's Staff Judge Advocate Bridging the Divide: How Mediation Advances Mission Readiness in the U.S. Air Force
    Bridging the Divide: How Mediation Advances Mission Readiness in the U.S. Air Force

    Master Sgt. Tabatha Arellano
  • Jannet Diaz, 412th Test Wing Maintenance Group, holds a centrifuge with oil that is part of magnetic particle inspections and explains the procedures the Non-Destructive Inspection team uses to identify potential damage to aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 6, 2025. NDI specialists play a role in ensuring the safety of equipment, protecting the lives of aircrew members. (Air Force photo by Daniel Kelley) NDI Team Accelerates B-52 Inspection, Ensures Flight Readiness
    NDI Team Accelerates B-52 Inspection, Ensures Flight Readiness

    Mary Kozaitis
  • Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, Air Education and Training Command commander, walks away from a T-7A Red Hawk, following a successful flight with instructor Lt. Col. Jonathan Aronoff, 416th Flight Test Squadron, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif, April 30. Robinson became the first non-test pilot to fly the T-7A. His flight represented a significant demonstration of progress and commitment to modernizing pilot training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jennifer Healy) Historic Flight: AETC commander becomes first non-test pilot to fly T-7A Red Hawk
    Historic Flight: AETC commander becomes first non-test pilot to fly T-7A Red Hawk

    Jennifer Healy

   

Edwards - News

  • Col. Chris Carnduff, 412th Mission Support Group commander, welcomes students arriving for the first day of classes at Bailey Elementary School, Edwards Air Force Base, Aug. 15, 2024. (Photo by Blaine Torres)

    Child, youth programs reduced across base
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    Air Force Test Pilot School formally inaugurates Staff Fellowship Program

  • U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School change of command

    Modernization Mission Continues as TPS Welcomes New Commandant
  • 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)

    U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduates second fully integrated air and space class
  • FCC provider Matrina McCullough won the 2025 FCC Provider of the Year award. She cares for children at her house while their parents or guardians work at Edwards AFB.

    Edwards' FCC addresses child care shortage, names provider of the year

AEDC - NEWS

  • Newly selected Arnold Engineering Development Complex Fellow Bill Phillips, left, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Mike Wiedemer with the Arnold Community Council after receiving his AEDC Fellows lapel pin from during AEDC Fellows Day June 17, 2025, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. AEDC is headquartered at Arnold AFB. Phillips was one of the three AEDC retirees selected by the ACC for induction into the Fellows program this year. The AEDC Fellows program recognizes AEDC personnel who have made substantial and exceptionally distinguished contributions to the nation’s aerospace ground testing capability. Newly selected AEDC Fellows are traditionally honored annually on or around June 25 to coincide with the birthday of Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold and anniversary of the June 1951 dedication of AEDC in Gen. Arnold’s honor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

    Newly selected AEDC Fellows recognized during 2025 Fellows Day at Arnold AFB
  • The Arnold Engineering Development Complex Safety team is encouraging those across the complex to be “water competent” this summer. This means being aware of potential hazards associated with water activities and knowing what to do in the event of an emergency. AEDC team members are urged to take steps for a safer swimming pool experience. (Air Force Safety Center graphic)

    AEDC Safety stresses ‘water competence’ for safer summer
  • Work on a project that will prevent public access to the Elk River Dam structure at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., is set to begin soon. Security fencing will be installed around the downstream dam training walls. The effort is to ensure property security and safety in the area. The river will still be accessible to recreationalists for fishing and other activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

    Project to restrict Elk River Dam access at Arnold AFB begins soon
  • Chase Wallen, test analyst in the 804th Test Group, adds some sauce to his dish during the 804th Test Group BBQ Cookoff, June 6, 2025, at the Arnold Lakeside Complex on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. During the annual event, several members of the 804th Test Group team vie for the coveted large wooden fork, the trophy given to the cookoff victor, by preparing barbecue which is not only shared with colleagues across the test group, but also judged by several others on the 804TG team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks) (This image was altered by obscuring badges for security purposes)

    804th Test Group serves up food, fellowship during annual BBQ cookoff
  • Ground Test title graphic: Ground Test: Where Lethality is Designed

    Ground Test: Where Lethality is Designed

Eglin - news

  • Medical combat training

    Battlefield medicine's bleeding edge
  • Missing child courtesy

    Eglin, local emergency teams unite to find missing child
  • Medical combat training

    Care within chaos
  • Airmen assigned to the 393rd Bomber Generation Squadron load GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions in a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The loading operations were a component of the Air Force Research Laboratory QUICKSINK Joint Capability Technology Demonstration, a new low-cost, air-delivered capability for defeating maritime threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hastings)

    Test wing efforts help in QUICKSINK success
  • Ground Test title graphic: Ground Test: Where Lethality is Designed

    Ground Test: Where Lethality is Designed

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