June 1, 2020 Jolly Green II, Apache fly together in joint test The joint service test-effort marks another milestone in the development of the Jolly Green II.
June 1, 2020 Ops group adapts technology to continue test missions Test could not occur within an acceptable time period without this new expanded use.
May 20, 2020 AFMC preparing for next phase of COVID-19 operations Return many employees to their workplaces over the next 60 to 120 days.
May 18, 2020 "Salute" flyover... from the air Test Wing's photographers capture images of fighters and NW Florida during sortie.
May 11, 2020 Eglin lab begins COVID-19 testing DOD beneficiary testing split between Eglin and Wright Patterson AFB.
Dec. 26, 2019 Military conducts first test of Advanced Battle Management System The Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and technology Dec. 16-18 for collecting, analyzing and sharing information in real time to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat.
Nov. 14, 2019 Eglin commander speaks at armament symposium Brig. Gen. Scott Cain, 96th Test Wing commander, speaks at the National Defense Industrial Association’s Gulf Coast Chapter’s 45th Armament Symposium Nov. 6 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Jan. 4, 2019 96 TW to hold active assailant exercise The 96th Test Wing is scheduled to conduct an active assailant exercise Jan. 7 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The annual training exercise will take place at Eglin Elementary School and is intended to test emergency response plans.
Dec. 13, 2018 53rd Wing begins F-35 operational test, evaluation The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron kicked off the Defense Department’s F-35 Lightning II Initial Operational Test and Evaluation with a large force employment sortie from Edwards AFB, California, Dec. 5.
Oct. 1, 2018 Air Force “home” of C-130 testing becomes detachment The 413th Flight Test Squadron’s C-130 Combined Test Force became its own entity Sept. 10 when it was officially designated as a detachment, encapsulating more than a decade’s worth of specialized developmental tests on the Hercules.