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  • Airmen from the 412th Test Wing shoot at targets with their M-4 rifles during live-fire training at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range on Edwards Air Force Base, California, Feb. 26, 2026. (Air Force photo by Todd Schannuth) 412th Test Wing conducts large-scale deployment readiness exercise
    412th Test Wing conducts large-scale deployment readiness exercise

    Giancarlo Casem
  • Lonnie Dierkson, 412th Communications Squadron, REDCORE operations lead cyber defense operator, demonstrates his team's counter-cyber-attack capabilities on Edwards Air Force Base, California, recently. The Research, Development, Test & Enterprise Defensive Cyber Operations Response Element (REDCORE) provides continuous cyber defense for 412th Test Wing and Air Force Test Center assets on Edwards (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem). REDCORE: Outsmarting the attacker
    REDCORE: Outsmarting the attacker

    412th Communications Squadron
  • A photo of a YFQ-44a Collaborative Combat Aircraft program progresses through deliberate weapons integration testing
    Collaborative Combat Aircraft program progresses through deliberate weapons integration testing

    Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
  • YFQ-42 aircraft sit on the flightline. Air Force validates open architecture, expands Collaborative Combat Aircraft ecosystem
    Air Force validates open architecture, expands Collaborative Combat Aircraft ecosystem

    Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

   

Edwards - News

  • Victor Luquin, Robert Schickling and Alden Latkin, 773rd Test Squadron Airmen, utilize computer labs in the Flight Test Engineer Lab at Edwards AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wendy Hashii).

    Flight Test Engineering Lab cements role in sharpening American airpower

  • 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.

    Edwards springs to clean-up its grounds
  • The new dormitory layout consists of units of three private suites with its own full private bathrooms, and shared living room, modern kitchen and laundry room within each unit. (Courtesy photo)

    Edwards elevates living with Dorms-4-Airmen standard
  • Airman 1st Class Braedan King, Staff Sgt. Matthew Boever and Airman 1st Class Elijah Rinke, all with the 412th Security Forces Squadron, check driver credentials at the west gate to verify valid and current access to Edwards Air Force Base on March 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by James West)

    Edwards opens gates to rideshare – cautiously
  • Col. Tom Tauer, 412th Test Wing commander, talks combat readiness, mission urgency, childcare, housing and other topics during the 412th TW commanders call March 11. (Photo by Brandon Hernandez)

    From Readiness to Housing, Test CC Casts Wide Net

AEDC - NEWS

  • Fourth grade students with Hickerson Elementary toured Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Feb. 11, 2026. The students learned about the base as a whole along with meeting engineers and other personal essential to daily base operations. The students were then able to take what they learned on the tour and present it during their first ever Meet the Heroes: Community Partner Hall of Fame event that was held at the school, April 6, 2026. The event featured the school’s students hosting interactive booths where they gave briefs about the organizations that they had toured previous to the presentation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

    AEDC Honored at Inaugural ‘Meet the Heroes’ Hall of Fame Event at Hickerson Elementary
  • AEDC 75th Anniversary Open House

    AEDC 75th Anniversary Open House Graphic
  • The Arnold Engineering Development Complex Health Services team at Arnold Air Force Base will host its annual Health Benefit Fair on April 23, 2026, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Main Auditorium at Arnold AFB, Tenn. The fair is open to all Arnold Air Force Base military, Department of War civilian and contractor personnel, as well as military retirees. Topics to be discussed include Veterans Affairs enrollment and services, the VA disability claims process, and military retirement benefits. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    AEDC Health Services to host Health Benefits Fair

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex Commander Col. Grant Mizell battles fires while working his way through a simulated aircraft fuselage during live fire training March 6, 2026, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. AEDC leadership once again participated in the annual training which is conducted by FES to maintain readiness in the event of an emergency and to meet National Fire Protection Association and Air Force requirements. Arnold AFB is the headquarters of AEDC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Thornburgh)

    Arnold Fire and Emergency Services conducts annual aircraft live fire training
  • Retired Lt. Gen. Don Putt, retired Maj. Gen. Franklin O. Carroll, Gen. Bernard Schriever, Brig. Gen. Lee Gossick, retired Maj. Gen. Leif Sverdrup, retired Lt. Gen. Lawrence Craigie and retired Maj. Gen. Edward Powers, pictured from left, pause for a photo while touring Arnold Engineering Development Center on Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., in 1965. Carroll was the first commander of AEDC and is credited with helping to bring the installation to fruition. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    AEDC at 75: Carroll takes command of AEDC

Eglin - news

  • Eagle in the wild

    Strike Eagle takes flight to new home
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    Visitor control center changes its hours
  • An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing performs a strafing run

    Night lightning next three weeks
  • We were warriors

    We were Warriors
  • Starting April 6, commissaries will start charging a nominal price for each single-use paper or plastic bag. Cost associated with this change is 5 cents for plastic and 10 cents for paper single-use bags. (DeCA graphic)

    Commissary begins charging for single-use bags

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