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  • Last 'new' Phantom returns to service

    The 82nd Aerial Target Squadron received the last of the "new" QF-4 aerial targets as the Vietnam-era aircraft landed here Nov. 19. The QF-4, Aircraft 68-0599, spent more than 20 years in the Air Force "Boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., before being brought back to life for one last

  • 96 TW tests new warhead on high-speed track

    The Defense Department announced yesterday the successful testing of an advanced conventional precision effects warhead, a critical part of a national effort to establish a conventional prompt strike capability. This capability will contribute to the country to defend its interests with precision

  • 96 TW surpasses 2,000 sled test missions

    The 96th Test Wing recently reached a historic testing milestone this summer. The 2,000th sled test mission was conducted at the 96th TW's Kinetic Energy Munitions Test Facility at the Eglin Test and Training Complex Test Area C-74. The 2,000th test was conducted in support of fuze development for

  • Tyndall F-22s fly in Combat Archer

    Several Team Tyndall units combined forces during an in place deployment Sept. 16 to 27 to test weapons and build teamwork in a deployment-like environment while saving the taxpayer dollars.During this event, the 43rd Fighter Squadron participated in the 53rd Wing's air-to-air Weapon System

  • Team Eglin strikes again, improves CAF capability

    To provide Air Combat Command the best assessment of Maritime Strike Operations, the 53rd Wing partnered with other members of the Team Eglin test community to deliver increased combat capability for the warfighter.The final phase of the two-year evaluation was a month-long test over the Gulf of

  • 337th TES B-1s fly maritime ops

    Since its introduction to the Air Force in 1986, the B-1B Lancer has been the backbone of the bomber fleet because of its speed, payload and continuously upgraded capabilities.On Sept. 4, a single B-1 from the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron took off from Dyess Air Force Base, with the Gulf of

  • Airmen perform first weapons load verification on F-35A

    After months of preparation the weapons troop Standardization Load Crew from the 33rd Maintenance Group performed the first munitions load verification on the F-35A Lightning II here Aug. 27. "Over the next couple of days, our 33d Fighter Wing maintenance professionals, alongside representatives