• Brewing Camaraderie

    Air Force Test Center commander Maj. Gen. Scott Cain, shares a laugh with a veteran in Lancaster, Calif., March 11, 2025. Cain participated in a community engagement event called Coffee 4 Vets, serving coffee and exchanging stories with local veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Danielle Rose)

  • 2024 AFMC Year in People

    Step into the highlights of 2024 with our Air Force Materiel Command "Year in People" photo spread!

  • Maj. Gen. Scott Cain visits Arnold AFB

    Maj. Gen. Scott A. Cain, Air Force Test Center commander, third from right, tours a wind tunnel while receiving a brief from Lt. Col. Joseph Sabat, commander of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 716th Test Squadron, second from right, during a recent visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.,

  • Tehachapi 5th Graders Embark on Learning Adventure at STARBASE Edwards

    A group of fifth-grade students from Cummings Valley Elementary School recently had the opportunity to participate in the Department of Defense’s STARBASE program at Edwards Air Force Base. This unique five-day educational experience, over the span of five weeks, was the first of its kind for

  • Cain takes first flight as AFTC commander

    Maj. Gen. Scott A. Cain prepares to pilot the Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft X-62A for his first flight as the Air Force Test Center commander at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 15, 2024. VISTA is a one-of-a-kind training airplane developed by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in

  • Cain takes command of AFTC

    Gen. Duke Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, passes the Air Force Test Center guidon to Maj. Gen. Scott A. Cain during a change-of-command ceremony at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., July 30, 2024. Cain now directs a test enterprise of more than 19,000 military, civilian and

  • Lancaster takes command of 704th Test Group Detachment 2

    Maj. James Lancaster assumed command of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 704th Test Group Detachment 2 during a Change of Command ceremony July 12, 2024, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.As commander, he leads the Air Force team sponsoring more than 699 test missions and other

  • Test Wing’s first assigned C-130 arrives

    The 417th FLTS fly, maintain and test C-130 variants from multiple major command and nation partners for missions such as special operations, combat search and rescue, tactical mobility and close air support.  Until now, the unit didn’t have any aircraft directly assigned to it.

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