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AFTC commander visit

AFTC commander visit

Lt. Col. Andrew Burns, 413th Flight Test Squadron commander, talks to Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien, Air Force Test Center commander during the general’s visit to the squadron Nov. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th FLTS is the only rotary wing developmental test squadron in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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AFTC commander visit

AFTC commander visit

Tony Arrington, 413th Flight Test Squadron pilot (right), talks to Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien, Air Force Test Center commander, about the MH-139A Grey Wolf during the general’s visit to the squadron Nov. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th FLTS is the only rotary wing developmental test squadron in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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AFTC commander visit

AFTC commander visit

Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien, Air Force Test Center commander, uses Chris Caputo’s, BETA Technologies pilot, phone to begin charging up the electric Alia aircraft during the general’s visit to the squadron Nov. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The electric charging station is the only one in the Defense Department. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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  • AFTC commander visit

    AFTC commander visit

    Lt. Col. Andrew Burns, 413th Flight Test Squadron commander, talks to Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien, Air Force Test Center commander during the general’s visit to the squadron Nov. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th FLTS is the only rotary wing developmental test squadron in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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  • AFTC commander visit

    AFTC commander visit

    Tony Arrington, 413th Flight Test Squadron pilot (right), talks to Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien, Air Force Test Center commander, about the MH-139A Grey Wolf during the general’s visit to the squadron Nov. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 413th FLTS is the only rotary wing developmental test squadron in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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  • AFTC commander visit

    AFTC commander visit

    Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien, Air Force Test Center commander, uses Chris Caputo’s, BETA Technologies pilot, phone to begin charging up the electric Alia aircraft during the general’s visit to the squadron Nov. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The electric charging station is the only one in the Defense Department. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Test Center commander visits rotary wing squadron

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Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien, Air Force Test Center and former 96th Test Wing commander, toured the 413th Flight Test Squadron, the Air Force's only rotary wing developmental test squadron Nov. 9 at Duke Field, north of Eglin.  Dertien and Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty, current 96th TW commander, visited with the BETA team, learned about the MH-139A Grey Wolf, and received an update on artificial intelligence and autonomy testing.  Imagery by Samuel King Jr.