Happy #FighterFriday ! Iconic shape, cutting-edge capability. The 416th FLTS and #AFRC 370th FLTS have been busy testing the Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70. #AFMC

✈U.S. Air Force senior leaders outline changes to #AFMC as part of the service’s 24 key decisions designed to meet the challenges of a changing threat environment, keep the force competitive, and enact urgent change. #OneAFMC #USAF #reoptimization

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📸 SPOTTED: SPECIAL VISITORS! 🚀

Last week, NASA Astronauts paid a special visit to the #USAF Test Pilot School to visit Airmen and #USSF Guardians! Future test leaders today, reaching for the stars tomorrow? #AFMC NASAArmstrong Air Force Test Center

👀 #AFMC 's newest senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. James (Bill) E. Fitch II, looks to the future and remains steadfast in his commitment to the mission of AFMC and the defense of the nation. #PeopleOfAFMC #OneAFMC #Leader #Readiness
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The teams at #USAF OL Plant 42 successfully breathed new fire into a TU-2S Dragon Lady for Beale Air Force Base & Air Combat Command. The depot and test team is a unique collaboration between Lockheed Martin, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center & Edwards. Another asset back in the hands of the warfighter! U.S. Air Force Materiel Command ✈️

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, U.S. Air Force Materiel Command ✈️, visited Edwards AFB, Calif., March 26. He met with Airmen and learned about the base’s unique capabilities, key initiatives and missions that tie in with the AFMC Strategic Plan.

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Former Edwards Defender turned Air Force Research Lab - AFRL section chief creates breakthrough in #USAF human performance. Meet Captain Justin O'Brien, the patent holder for Acclimate Cooling. Air Force Test Center U.S. Air Force Materiel Command ✈️

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🌟✈️ Celebrating Women's History Month at the Air Force Test Center!

Meet Lt. Col. Jennifer Stokes, chief of Flight Safety, who has dedicated 28 years to the AFTC. Her impactful journey is a testament to her resilience and passion.

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That first sip just hits different. Pilots with the Air Dominance Combined Test Force grab some early morning fuel by the 370th FLTS before completing test objectives over the Pacific. Happy #FighterFriday everyone! U.S. Air Force Materiel Command ✈️ Air Force Test Center U.S. Air Force Air Force Reserve

X-62A wins again!

Our work revolutionizing AI in aerospace with the X-62A VISTA team won Aviation Week Network’s 2023 Laureate Award for Defense. VISTA is the AI pathfinder for future air power advancements.

Did you know the Air Force Reserve plays a critical role in our test mission?

The 370th FLTS manages our special KC-135 fleet for AR test support, while also acting as test pilots within our CTFs.

One #USAF team, one test mission. #AFMC U.S. Air Force Materiel Command ✈️

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NEWS: X-62 VISTA Team Finalist For 2023 #CollierTrophy 🏆

The X-62A Air Combat Evolution (ACE) Team, a DARPA-led collaboration with the #USAF Test Pilot School, Air Force Research Lab - AFRL and academic / industry partners, has been named one of four finalists. U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force Materiel Command ✈️ #AFMC

Congratulations to the X-62A Air Combat Evolution Team – a finalist for the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) #CollierTrophy . ACE is a DARPA-led collab w/USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, Air Force Research Lab - AFRL, and academic and industry partners. linkedin.com/posts/national…

High above the clouds soars a BONEafide Phenomenon. Test pilots with the 419th FLTS at Edwards love taking the B-1B up as they work with industry to continue enhancing its short-term capabilities, while learning key lessons that can be applied to future technology. #AFMC

Students at Edwards receive some pretty stellar opportunities... like hanging with astronauts! Thanks for having us NASA Armstrong! #AFMC

412th Test Wing launches 'Wing-A-Wish program, allowing #USAF dreams to come true for youth in the community.

Meet nine-year-old Dean as he spends a day becoming a test pilot: edwards.af.mil/News/Article-V…

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NEWS: X-62 VISTA DECLARED 2023- 2024 Aviation Week LAUREATE AWARD WINNER.

The future of #autonomy has been moving swiftly over the desert sky. Congratulations to the #USAF Test Pilot School, Calspan and Lockheed Martin for this fantastic accomplishment! #AWLAUR #AFMC

✈The U.S. Air Force unveiled a plan designed to reoptimize the #AirForce and #SpaceForce to maintain preeminence, deter adversaries, and prevail in an era of Great Power Competition. #AFMC #USAF United States Space Force

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Happy #FighterFriday Team Edwards!

The 461st FLTS is looking absolutely beautiful during recent test events over the Mojave Desert. No rest for those 'Deadly Jesters' as they soar #F35 into the future. #AFMC F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office Lockheed Martin U.S. Air Force Materiel Command ✈️ Air Force Test Center

'Air control can be established by superiority in numbers, by better employment, by better equipment, or by a combination of these factors.'

~ Carl Andrew Spaatz

Happy #FighterFriday from our Air Dominance Combined Test Force. Air Force Test Center U.S. Air Force Materiel Command ✈️ Air Combat Command