Jan. 8, 2024 Test Wing featured twice in AF Year in Photos This annual feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force including Airmen from the 413th Flight Test Squadron and 96th Security Forces Squadron.
May 17, 2022 Air Force conducts successful hypersonic weapon test A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress successfully released an AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon off the Southern California coast.
Nov. 9, 2021 Test chambers collaborate to meet demands The Air Force Test Center operates two anechoic chambers with overlapping missions, Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems at Eglin and the Benefield Anechoic Facility located at Edwards.
May 19, 2021 Eglin's Eagles receive in-air gas-n-go F-15EX Eagle II’s participate in aerial refueling operations over Northern California, May 14.
Feb. 18, 2021 Eglin's “Jolly Green IIs” head west for more tests 413th Flight Test Squadron aircraft land at Edwards AFB.
April 28, 2020 Mission control upgrade improves test capabilities A $37 million improvement will be interoperable with the 96th Test Wing.
Nov. 21, 2019 A new 96th TW Cyber detachment activates at Edwards Detachment 1, 47th Cyberspace Test Squadron provides the Air Force Test Center with a secure avionics cyber test laboratory and fields cyber test capabilities to evaluate the Air Force’s premiere weapons systems.
Nov. 4, 2019 53rd F-35s say goodbye Edwards, hello Nellis F-35s were transferred to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to continue initial operational testing with the 53rd Wing.
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.