• August 2, 1965: Individual and Family Survival Class

    An “Individual and Family Survival” course was conducted at the Edwards Air Force Base Theater by the California Civil Defense Adult Educational staff to kick off Civil Defense Week at the Air Force Flight Test Center.From the height of the Cold War, the course explained the dangers of nuclear

  • August 1, 1929: Pancho Barnes - Leading Aviatrix

    Mrs. Florence L. Barnes established herself in the aviation scene by setting a national speed record for women of 196.19 miles per hour in her Wright-powered Travel Air. In later years, known by her flamboyant nickname “Pancho,” she established herself as a hostess and friend of aviation at her

  • July 31, 2015: F-35B Testing Declares Initial Operational Capability

    The U.S. Marine Corps declared Initial Operational Capability with the F-35B..The largest procurement program in the Department of Defense the F-35 Lightning II is a strike fighter aircraft being procured in different versions for the United States Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. Current DOD

  • July 30, 2007: Security Forces Member Earns AF Bronze Star

    Colonel Bryan J. Gallagher, 95th Air Base Wing commander, presented Senior Airman Phillip King of the 95th Security Forces Squadron with a Bronze Star earned for acts of heroism in ground combat on August 8, 2006 during his deployment with the Qalat Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan

  • July 29, 1971: X-24A Flight Test Program

    The Martin Marietta X-24A lifting body completed its flight test program. It was then converted to a different shape with the X-24B designation.The X-24 was one of a group of lifting bodies flown by the National Aeronautics Space Administration Flight Research Center in a joint program with the U.S.

  • July 28, 2015: Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Staff Sergeant Kurtis Harrison, 96th Communications Squadron, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems Project Manager, was honored as one of 2015's outstanding Airmen of the year. Air Force officials have selected the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of

  • July 27, 2006: Small Launch Vehicle Program Breaks Record

    A team composed of the 412th Test Wing, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and AirLaunch Limited Liability Company broke records for the largest single object to be dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft, a full-scale simulated AirLaunch QuickReach rocket weighing 72,000

  • July 26, 2006: Small Launch Vehicle Program

    The final airdrop in the Falcon Small Launch Vehicle program took place, when an operational C‑17 dropped a 65-foot, 72,000-pound booster rocket mock-up at 32,000 feet, The drop was performed by the 418th Flight Test Squadron, Air Launch and the Boeing Corporation.The Falcon Small Launch Vehicle

  • July 25, 2017: Center Commander Completes Fini Flight

    Maj Gen David A. Harris completed his fini flight in a B-52H.General Harris ended his military career in a B-52 Superfortress after landing on the Edwards  Air Force Base flight line for the last time. The “Fini” flight is a military aviation tradition which marks a pilots retirement from the Air

  • July 24, 2017: Contracting Class at Eglin Air Force Base

    A team from Air Force Test Center conducted services training for mission owners and contracting personnel at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.  Forty-nine individuals attended the training session.Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in western Florida, located about three miles

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