June 16, 2026 96th Test Wing hosts change of command, responsibility Col. Chris Keithley took command of the 96th Test Wing from Brig. Gen. Mark A. Massaro during a change of command ceremony June 16 at the McKinley Climatic Lab.
June 16, 2026 Team AEDC mobilizes to quickly meet urgent test request As he detailed the response of Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members to an urgent test need, one word frequently found its way into Lt. Col. Joe Sabat’s account – unprecedented.From the time the request was fielded to the point at which test data was delivered by members of Team AEDC,
March 18, 2025 Team Eglin engineers bring innovation to combat A select group of Team Eglin Airmen gathered at the Emerald Spark Incubator March 10-14 to collaborate in the first-ever Combat Innovation Cohort.
Dec. 19, 2024 2024 AFMC Year in People Step into the highlights of 2024 with our Air Force Materiel Command "Year in People" photo spread!
April 3, 2024 F-16s arrive to be modified for autonomous testing VENOM-AFT is designed and funded to accelerate testing of autonomy software on crewed and uncrewed aircraft. It complements the autonomy data and AI experimentation proving ground at Eglin AFB and informs the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program and other autonomy developers.
Dec. 21, 2023 Eagles have landed: New F-15EXs arrive at Eglin The Air Force’s two newest fighters, F-15EX Eagle IIs, known as EX3 and EX4 touched down at Eglin Dec. 20, 2023 just minutes from each other.
Jan. 6, 2023 Air Force technical leaders get up-close look at AEDC operations Technical leaders with the 412th Test Wing and 96th Test Wing met with Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership over three days to view the ground test capabilities at Arnold Air Force Base. These two test wings, along with AEDC, make up the Air Force Test Center.
April 28, 2022 Test team demonstrates new weapon to sink ships 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle released a modified GBU-31 joint direct attack munition that successfully destroyed a full-scale stationary surface vessel.
May 18, 2021 370th Flight Test Squadron conducts air refueling operations with F-15EX Eagle II’s F-15EX Eagle II’s from the 40th Flight Test Squadron, 96th Test Wing, and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, both out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, fly in formation during an aerial refueling operation over Northern California, May 14. The aircraft participated in the Northern Edge 21
Feb. 17, 2021 “Jolly Green II” lands at Edwards for flight tests Crews off-load from two HH-60W “Jolly Green II” combat rescue helicopters at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Feb. 17. The HH-60Ws arrived from Eglin AFB, Florida, to conduct flight test operations. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)