July 27, 2022 History of the Boom: Edwards AFB Air Show revisits the history of Supersonic Flight Edwards Air Force Base, has staged test flights for generations of the Air Force's most advanced aircraft. While it has been testing US military aircraft since the mid-1940s, the Bell XS-1's supersonic flight in the Mojave Desert made Edwards famous and paved the way for decades of flying
July 27, 2022 Innovation idea becomes AF's first local customer service portal People submit a ticket for a personnel action, such as permanent change of station, orders amendments, etc. The ticket is then routed through to specific technicians that handle that type of action.
July 27, 2022 Squadron test pilot returns to command ops group Col Tucker Hamilton, former test pilot with the 40th Flight Test Squadron, took command of the 96th Operations Group July 26.
July 26, 2022 Edwards AFB STEM completes PRIME algebra pilot test flight Edwards Air Force Base STEM recently hosted 27 students in a first-ever pre-algebra summer program for local students at Blackbird Airpark in Palmdale, California.
July 25, 2022 Fire in the sky 40th Flight Test Squadron and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron aircraft take off at twilight for night operations.
July 22, 2022 412th Test Wing kicks off 2022 MLB All-Star Game with thunderous flyover An F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, and F-35 Lightning II from the 412th Test Wing out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, conducted a flyover during the opening ceremony of the 2022 MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, July 19.
July 22, 2022 AFMC organizations team to increase safety and efficiency of debris collection at Holloman High Speed Test Track Project Zero is an effort by the 846 TS and the Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office, or SDPE, of the Air Force Research Laboratory, which aims to automate the task of identifying and tracking both planned and unplanned debris from tests at the Holloman High Speed Test Track, or
July 20, 2022 Air Force prepares for newly approved COVID-19 vaccine: Novavax provides new option for unvaccinated Airmen, Guardians The Air Force will soon have the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine available after the U.S Food and Drug Administration authorized it for emergency use and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed it as another primary series option for adults ages 18 years and older.
July 19, 2022 Richardson gains deeper insight on Test Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, visited the Air Force Test Center here, for a site immersion July 12-13.