Competition "stress" tests Special Forces Group Soldiers

33rd FW completes first flightline weapons load on F-35

53rd WG hosts large-scale weapons system evaluation

The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group just completed one of the largest Weapons System Evaluation Programs to date.The purpose of the WSEP here is to evaluate operational Department of Defense and foreign ally personnel, fighters, missiles and gunnery in realistic air combat scenarios.The 53rd WEG is a

Red rocks loadcrew competition

3rd quarter loadcrew competition -Blue Team

Deployment lessons learned moves F-16 sofware upgrade forward

For two weeks in June, Eglin units, the 40th Flight Test Squadron and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, tested the M7 F-16 Fighting Falcon software upgrade over the wilds of Alaska in the joint exercise known as Northern Edge.Upon returning from the large-scale deployment, the squadrons' Airmen

AF funds development of munitions technology

Critical Air Force missions take place both day and night in locations around the globe.  In some cases, the use of high-performance munitions is critical to mission success.As a result, the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer program office recently

31st TES F-35s take on Green Flag

 F-35A Lightning IIs from the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron played the U.S. Army's primary close air support platform during the latest iteration of the Green Flag exercise, GF 15-08, as the Air Force's program works toward its goal of declaring initial operational capability by the end of this

NORTHERN EDGE provides environment for testing new capabilities

With 18 experiments and initiatives undergoing field testing in Alaskan training ranges throughout Exercise Northern Edge 15, no other venue is as well suited for high-end operational testing."Northern Edge airspace is unique for us in a testing environment because it has a lot of joint players and

Range Control Squadron important to test management