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Oct. 25, 2021
Test Integration: three missions, three views, one goal

The Commanders from the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Air Force Test Center, and U.S. Air Force Warfare Center signed a Tri-Center Integrated Test and Evaluation Memorandum of Understanding that focuses on adopting a unified vision for driving integrated test and evaluation.
Oct. 22, 2021
F-15EX undergoes operational test mission at Nellis AFB

The F-15EX is undergoing operational test missions paired with F-15Cs and F-15Es at Nellis Air Force Base Oct. 18-25.
Aug. 17, 2021
Leading the Test Enterprise through Accelerating Change

The Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., visited Headquarters Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center and heard how AFOTEC is leading the test enterprise through accelerating change.
June 28, 2021
UOTT pushes boundaries of F-35 operational testing

The United States Operational Team, or UOTT, is pushing the boundaries of F-35 combat aircraft operational testing. The UOTT team focuses on capabilities rather than requirements. The emphasis is on analyzing what the jet can actually do rather than what it was designed to do.”
June 22, 2021
AFOTEC Senior NCO receives Bronze Star

Master Sgt. Michelle Bresson received the Bronze Star Medal for her meritorious achievement serving as an Air Advisor while at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
June 15, 2021
UIPE protective gear completes ground compatibility testing

A joint military test team recently conducted ongoing developmental and operational testing of the Uniform Integrated Protective Ensemble Air 2 Piece Under Garment or UIPE Air 2PUG at Dyess AFB, Texas
May 21, 2021
NE 21 puts AFOTEC at helm of joint, all-domain operational testing

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 6 and F-35 U.S. Operational Test Team members participated in Northern Edge 21, putting their test expertise to use to push the boundaries of operational test and evaluation.
April 21, 2020
Operational testers unite in solution for transporting COVID-19 patients

DoD operational test experts work together in response to a Joint Urgent Operational Need for safely transporting COVID-19 patients within isolation pods on military cargo aircraft.
May 3, 2019
AF selects 2019 winner of Gen. Mark A. Welsh One Air Force Award

Air Force officials recently named the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Cyber Blue Book Total Force Team, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., as the winner of the 2019 Gen. Mark A. Welsh III One Air Force Award.
Sept. 21, 2017
Eglin AFB Features Det 2 Test Team

The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 2 recently evaluated new, fully digitized navigation charts to streamline mission planning initiatives for the military.This is the first major upgrade to the charts in approximately 30 years, according to Lt. Col. Robert Clark, AFOTEC

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