Jan. 30, 2023 From spectator to aerial gladiator: AFOTEC Commander first general officer certified as fifth-generation aggressor pilot Brig. Gen. Michael T. Rawls, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander, is the first general officer to be certified as a fifth-generation aggressor pilot.
Dec. 14, 2022 Dube named NDIA Air Force Tester of the Year Louis Dube is the 2021 National Defense Industrial Association Air Force Tester of the Year Award. Dube is the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 6 F-35 Division Chief and U.S. Operational Test Team Chief Engineer.
Dec. 7, 2022 AFOTEC Summit defines Commander’s top priorities; supports CSAF’s accelerate change The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center held its bi-annual Commanders’ Summit at its headquarters at Kirtland AFB, N.M., Nov. 15 – 17, 2022.
Nov. 21, 2022 UOTT, 461st FLTS lead F-35 realistic integrated testing in Pacific Theater: Supports agile software development The U.S. Operational Test Team, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 6, and 461st Flight Test Squadron partnered with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), VMFA-242, and 356th Fighter Squadron pilots supporting joint F-35 Lightning II operations and agile software