List of United States Air Force test squadrons
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This is a list of United States Air Force test squadrons. It covers units considered to be part of the and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons. Most units in this list are assigned to Air Force Materiel Command
, however, a few reside in other Major Command in the United States Air Force
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Air Force Materiel Command
Air Force Materiel Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command....
, however, a few reside in other Major Command in the United States Air Force
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Flight Test Squadrons
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| 10th Flight Test Squadron 10th Flight Test Squadron The 10th Flight Test Squadron is part of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It performs acceptance testing on refurbished B-1 Lancer, B-52 Stratofortress, E-3 Sentry, and KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft before they are returned to their... |
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Tinker AFB Tinker Air Force Base Tinker Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force base, with tenant U.S. Navy and other Department of Defense missions, located in the southeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area, directly south of the suburb of Midwest City, Oklahoma.-Overview:... |
Sabres | B-52, B-1 B-1 Lancer The Rockwell B-1 LancerThe name "Lancer" is only applied to the B-1B version, after the program was revived. is a four-engine variable-sweep wing strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force... , KC-135, and E-3 E-3 Sentry The Boeing E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system developed by Boeing as the prime contractor. Derived from the Boeing 707, it provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications, and is used by the United States Air Force , NATO, Royal Air Force , French Air Force... s |
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| 18th Flight Test Squadron 18th Flight Test Squadron The 18th Flight Test Squadron is an independent field test agency of the Air Force Special Operations Command located at Hurlburt Field, Florida with one detachment at Edwards Air Force Base, California... |
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Hurlburt Field Hurlburt Field Hurlburt Field is a U.S. Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation, and is home to Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command , the 1st Special Operations Wing , the... |
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| 39th Flight Test Squadron 39th Flying Training Squadron The 39th Flying Training Squadron is currently part of the 340th Flying Training Group and is the reserve associate to the 12th Flying Training Wing based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.-Mission:... |
Eglin AFB Eglin Air Force Base Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 3 miles southwest of Valparaiso, Florida in Okaloosa County.... |
redesignated 39th Flying Training Squadron 39th Flying Training Squadron The 39th Flying Training Squadron is currently part of the 340th Flying Training Group and is the reserve associate to the 12th Flying Training Wing based at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.-Mission:... |
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| 40th Flight Test Squadron 40th Flight Test Squadron The 40th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 46th Operations Group, based at Eglin AFB, Florida.-Lineage:... |
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Eglin AFB Eglin Air Force Base Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 3 miles southwest of Valparaiso, Florida in Okaloosa County.... |
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| 337th Flight Test Squadron 337th Flight Test Squadron The 337th Flight Test Squadron was most recently part of the 46th Test Wing and based at McClellan Air Force Base, California. It performed depot acceptance testing until being inactivated with the closure of McClellan AFB on 13 July 2001.... |
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| 339th Flight Test Squadron 339th Flight Test Squadron The 339th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit based at Robins AFB, Georgia. It is part of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, with a mission to certify aircraft as worthy to return to service... |
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Robins AFB Robins Air Force Base Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The base is located just east of and adjacent to the city of Warner Robins, Georgia, SSE of Macon, Georgia, and about SSE of Atlanta, Georgia... |
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| 370th Flight Test Squadron 370th Flight Test Squadron The 370th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 452d Operations Group, stationed at Edwards AFB, California.-Mission:The squadron is assigned to the United States Air Force Reserve 452d OG and performs flight testing.... |
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Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in... |
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| 410th Flight Test Squadron 410th Flight Test Squadron The 410th Flight Test Squadron was part of the 412th Test Wing based at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It performed testing on the B-1 Lancer and F-117 Nighthawk aircraft from 1980-2008 and was deactivated with the retirement of the F-117 from the Air Force inventory.-History:The squadron has... |
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Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in... |
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| 411th Flight Test Squadron 411th Flight Test Squadron The 411th Flight Test Squadron is part of the 412th Test Wing based at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It performed competition testing for the YF-22 and YF-23 aircraft.-History:... |
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Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in... |
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| 412th Flight Test Squadron 412th Flight Test Squadron The 412th Flight Test Squadron is part of the 412th Test Wing based at Edwards Air Force Base, California.-Aircraft Operated:*C-135 61-2669 1992-2006*KC-135E 57-2589 a.k.a "Casey01" 2004-2007*KC-135R 63-7980 2007–Present-External links:... |
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Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in... |
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| 413th Flight Test Squadron 413th Flight Test Squadron The 413th Flight Test Squadron is part of the 46th Test Wing and is based at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It performs flight testing on C-130 Hercules, MH-53 Pave Low, UH-1 Iroquois, and HH-60 Pave Hawk aircraft.-Overview:... |
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Hurlburt Field Hurlburt Field Hurlburt Field is a U.S. Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation, and is home to Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command , the 1st Special Operations Wing , the... |
formerly Det. 1, 46 OG C-130, MH-53 MH-53 Pave Low The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low series is a long-range combat search and rescue helicopter for the United States Air Force. The series was upgraded from the HH-53B/C, variants of the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion. The HH-53 "Super Jolly Green Giant" was initially developed to replace the HH-3 "Jolly... , UH-1, HH-60 |
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| 415th Flight Test Flight 415th Flight Test Flight The 415th Flight Test Flight is a squadron of the United States Air Force Reserves. It has been stationed at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, since 1 October 2001.... |
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Randolph AFB Randolph Air Force Base Randolph Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located east-northeast of San Antonio, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 902d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command .... |
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| 416th Flight Test Squadron 416th Flight Test Squadron The 416th Flight Test Squadron is part of the 412th Test Wing and is based at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It performs flight testing on F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.-History:... |
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Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in... |
F-16 Fighting Falcon F-16 Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force . Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,400 aircraft have been built since... Flight Test |
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| 417th Flight Test Squadron 417th Flight Test Squadron The 417th Flight Test Squadron is part of the 412th Test Wing based at Edwards Air Force Base, California.-History:The 417th conducted flight testing of the C-17 Globemaster III from, 1989–1995 and of the YAL-1A Airborne Laser from 2006 onwards.-Lineage:*6517th Test Squadron *417th Test Squadron... |
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Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in... |
Airborne Laser Program Boeing YAL-1 The Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser Testbed, weapons system is a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser mounted inside a modified Boeing 747-400F. It is primarily designed as a missile defense system to destroy tactical ballistic missiles , while in boost phase. The aircraft was designated... |
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| 418th Flight Test Squadron 418th Flight Test Squadron The 418th Flight Test Squadron is part of the 412th Test Wing and is based at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It performs flight testing on MC-130H Combat Talon II and AC-130U Spooky aircraft.-History:... |
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Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in... |
Tanker/Airlift Flight Test | ||
| 419th Flight Test Squadron 419th Flight Test Squadron The 419th Flight Test Squadron is part of the 412th Test Wing and is based at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It performs flight testing on B-1 Lancer, B-52 Stratofortress, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and EA-6B Prowler aircraft as well as Advanced Cruise Missiles.-History:Established as... |
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Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in... |
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Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport , formerly Williams Gateway Airport and Williams Air Force Base , is a commercial airport located in the southeastern area of the city of Mesa, Arizona, and southeast of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The airport is owned and operated by the... |
T-38 Talon T-38 Talon The Northrop T-38 Talon is a twin-engine supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. The T-38 remains in service as of 2011 in air forces throughout the world.... |
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| 445th Flight Test Squadron 445th Flight Test Squadron The 445th Flight Test Squadron is part of the 412th Test Wing and is based at Edwards Air Force Base, California.-Overview:... |
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Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in... |
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| 452d Flight Test Squadron 452d Flight Test Squadron The 452d Flight Test Squadron is part of the 412th Test Wing and is based at Edwards Air Force Base, California.-History:... |
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Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in... |
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| 461st Flight Test Squadron 461st Flight Test Squadron The 461st Flight Test Squadron is part of the 412th Test Wing and is based at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It conducts aircraft systems testing.-World War II:... |
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Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in... |
Deadly Jesters | F-35 F-35 Lightning II The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation multirole fighters under development to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability... |
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| 514th Flight Test Squadron 514th Flight Test Squadron The 514th Flight Test Squadron is part of the Ogden Air Logistics Center based at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. It performs acceptance testing on refurbished aircraft before they are returned to their units.-History:... |
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Hill AFB Hill Air Force Base Hill Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force Base located in northern Utah, just south of the city of Ogden, and near the towns of Clearfield, Riverdale, Roy, Sunset, and Layton. It is about north of Salt Lake City. The base was named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill of the U.S. Army Air... |
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| 576th Flight Test Squadron 576th Flight Test Squadron The 576th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force direct reporting unit assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command... |
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Vandenberg AFB | Top Hand | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force. | |
| 586th Flight Test Squadron 586th Flight Test Squadron The 586th Flight Test Squadron is part of the 46th Test Wing based at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. -Overview:The 586th Flight Test Squadron plans, analyzes, coordinates and conducts flight tests of advanced weapons and avionics systems primarily on the White Sands Missile Range .It... |
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Holloman AFB Holloman Air Force Base Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located six miles southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, a city in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. The base was named in honor of Col. George V. Holloman, a pioneer in guided missile research... |
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| 14th Test Squadron 14th Test Squadron The 14th Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. It is an Air Force Reserve unit that augments the 17th Test Squadron. The squadron is responsible for testing and evaluating space systems and associated support equipment. The unit was... |
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| 17th Test Squadron 17th Test Squadron The 17th Test Squadron is a United States Air Force test and evaluation unit, located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. 17 TS is tasked with testing and evaluating space systems and associated support equipment.-Mission:... |
Schriever AFB | 595th Space Group 595th Space Group The 595th Space Group is a unit of the United States Air Force. It is part of the Space Innovation & Development Center at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.-Mission:... , SIDC |
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| 346th Test Squadron | Lackland AFB | Network Operations | |||
| 716th Test Squadron 716th Test Squadron The United States Air Force's 716th Test Squadron is a test and evaluation unit located at Arnold AFB, Tennessee.-Previous designations:*716th Test Squadron *716th Logistics Test Squadron... |
Arnold AFB | Wind tunnel testing | |||
| 717th Test Squadron | Arnold AFB | Turbine engine testing | |||
| 718th Test Squadron | Arnold AFB | Space & missile testing | |||
| 746th Test Squadron | Holloman AFB | Central Inertial & GPS Test Facility (CIGTF) | |||
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| 780th Test Squadron | Eglin AFB | ||||
| 781st Test Squadron | Holloman AFB | National Radar Cross-section Facility National Radar Cross-section Facility The United States' National Radar Cross-section Facility is located at Holloman AFB, New Mexico.-References:*... |
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Holloman AFB | Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT) | ||
| 2857th Test Squadron | Olmsted AFB | Continuity of Government Continuity of government Continuity of government is the principle of establishing defined procedures that allow a government to continue its essential operations in case of nuclear war or other catastrophic event.... helicopter squadron |
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| 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron 28th Test Squadron The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. Its current assignment is with the 53d Wing, based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.-Overview:... |
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Eglin AFB | Scorpions | ||
| 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 53d Test and Evaluation Group, 53d Wing, Air Combat Command.. It is stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California.... |
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Edwards AFB | RQ-4 | ||
| 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. Its current assignment is with the 53d Wing, based at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.-Mission:... |
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Barksdale AFB | Wolfpack | B-52 | |
| 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron The 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron is an United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the Air Combat Command 53d Wing, 53d Test Management Group at Nellis AFB, Nevada.-Overview:... |
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| 72d Test and Evaluation Squadron 72d Test and Evaluation Squadron The 72d Test and Evaluation Squadron is part of the 53d Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The squadron is geographically separated but operated from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri... |
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Whiteman AFB | B-2 B-2 Spirit The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is an American heavy bomber with low observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses and deploy both conventional and nuclear weapons. The bomber has a crew of two and can drop up to eighty -class JDAM GPS-guided bombs, or sixteen ... |
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| 84th Test and Evaluation Squadron | Eglin AFB | ||||
| 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron is part of the 53d Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. It conducts testing and evaluation for the F-15C, F-15E, and F-16CG/CJ airframes.-Mission:... |
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Eglin AFB | Skulls | F-15C, F-15E, F-16C | |
| 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron | Nellis AFB | HC-130 HC-130 The Lockheed HC-130 is an extended-range, search and rescue and Combat search and rescue version of the C-130 Hercules transport. The HC-130H and HC-130J versions are operated by the United States Coast Guard in a SAR and maritime reconnaissance role. The HC-130P and HC-130N Combat King models... |
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| 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron The 337th Test and Evaluations Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force. It is a part of the 53d Test and Evaluation Group of the 53d Wing. Its primary task is to test and evaluate modifications on the B-1 bomber, as well as to train future aircrews to fly upgraded B-1s... |
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Dyess AFB Dyess Air Force Base Dyess Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately southwest of Abilene, Texas.The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force... |
B-1B B-1 Lancer The Rockwell B-1 LancerThe name "Lancer" is only applied to the B-1B version, after the program was revived. is a four-engine variable-sweep wing strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force... |
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| 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron The 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 53d Test and Evaluation Group, stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.... |
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Nellis AFB | Green Bats | F-15C, F-15E, F-16C, A-10 A-10 Thunderbolt II The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic in the early 1970s. The A-10 was designed for a United States Air Force requirement to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks,... , F-22A |
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| 431st Test and Evaluation Squadron 431st Test and Evaluation Squadron The 431st Test and Evaluation Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Tactical Air Command 57th Fighter Wing stationed at Nellis AFB, Nevada... |
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| 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 53d Test and Evaluation Group, Detachment. 4 at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.-Overview:... |
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Creech AFB | MQ-1, MQ-9 | ||
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Edwards AFB | Inactivated 1 July 1986 | ||