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2009 AFOTEC Category I Civilian of the Year

Ms. Debra A. Barrett from the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's Detachment 5 at Edwards AFB, Calif., is the 2009 AFOTEC Category I Civilian of the Year.
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2009 AFOTEC NCO of the Year

TSgt. Leroy Burke III from the Headquarters Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's Commanders Action Group at Kirtland AFB, N.M., is the 2009 AFOTEC Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.
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2009 AFOTEC Senior NCO of the Year

SMSgt. Daniel Whitcomb from the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's Detachment 3 at Kirtland AFB, N.M., is the 2009 AFOTEC Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.
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2009 AFOTEC Company Grade Officer of the Year

Capt. Javier Escobar from the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's Detachment 5 at Edwards AFB, Calif., is the 2009 AFOTEC Company Grade Officer of the Year.
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2009 AFOTEC Field Grade Officer of the Year

Maj. Eduardo Meidunas from the Headquarters Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's Commanders Action Group at Kirtland AFB, N.M., is the 2009 AFOTEC Field Grade Officer of the Year.
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2009 NDIA AFOTEC Military Tester of the Year

Lt. Col. Alan Edwards from the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's Detachment 6 at Nellis AFB, Nev., is the 2009 National Defense Industrial Association Military Tester of the Year for AFOTEC.
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AFOTEC 2009 Annual Awards Banquet

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander Maj. Gen. Stephen T. Sargeant (left) presents Maj. Gen. Michael D. Hall (retired) a donation to the Wounded Warrior Foundation in his name in appreciation for being a guest speaker at the March 26, 2009 AFOTEC Annual Awards Banquet. AFOTEC Chief Enlisted Manager CMSgt. Kelly Branscom (right) assists in the presentation. More than 185 AFOTEC member were recognized as outstanding performers for 2009.
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AFOTEC major receives Bronze Star

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander Maj. Gen. Stephen T. Sargeant presents the Bronze Star to Maj. Hamilton L. Dorsey for his actions while deployed to Iraq during a Feb. 5, 2010 AFOTEC Commander's Call at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
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JSF ramp expansion underway at Edwards

(Left to right) ) Maj. Gen. Stephen T. Sargeant, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander joins Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center Commander, and Col. Jerry Gandy, 95th Air Base Wing Commander, Feb. 25 at Edwards AFB, Calif., for the groundbreaking for the F-35 Apron and Security Upgrades project. The ramp expansion project will provide a parking apron and security fence adding 194,600 square feet of concrete ramp area for eight F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft that will be used by the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and United Kingdom during F-35 operational test and evaluation. The $4.4 million project was funded jointly with U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy military construction funds and is scheduled to be completed by May 31, 2010.
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JSF maintainers get more workspace

(Right) Maj. Gen. Stephen T. Sargeant, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander, and Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center Commander, cut the ribbon and open the new mezzanine in Building 1810 at Edwards AFB, Calif. , on Feb. 25. The building houses the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter maintenance hangar and the mezzanine provides approximately 6,000 square feet of workspace to the JSF Operational Test Team's hanger for aircraft maintainers. Nearly 120 maintainers from the Air Force's 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, Navy, Marine Corps, and United Kingdom will use the work space. The project cost $690,000 and was funded by the Ministry of Defence United Kingdom.
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AFOTEC Commander wins 2009 Space Trophy

(Left to right) Retired Maj. Gen. Thomas Taverney, the Air Force Association's General Schriever Los Angeles Chapter President presents the 2009 General Thomas D. White U.S. Air Force Space Trophy to Maj. Gen. Stephen T. Sargeant, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander, with the assistance of Gen. John Sheridan, Space and Missile System Center Commander, and Mr. Joseph Sutter, Air Force Association Board Chairman. General Sargeant received the trophy at the annual Air Force Ball held Nov. 20 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo courtesy of the Air Force Association).
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DOT&E Director gets C-5M flight

(Left to right) Dr. J. Michael Gilmore, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, flys on a C-5M sortie Dec. 7 at Dover Air Force Base, Del., with Mr. Mike Crisp, the DOT&E Deputy Director of Air Warfare and Maj. Gen. Stephen T. Sargeant, the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander. The sortie was part of qualification operational test and evaluation being performed on the C-5M aircraft. (Photo by Lt. Col. Robert Griffith)
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AFOTEC Commander receives 2009 Space Trophy

Maj. Gen. Stephen Sargeant, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander, received the 2009 General Thomas D. White U.S. Air Force Space Trophy.
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2009 Frank B. Rowlett Trophy Winner

(Left to right) Mr. John Inglis, National Security Agency Deputy Director, presents the NSA’s 19th Annual Frank B. Rowlett Trophy for Individual Achievement to Capt. Jamal P. Quinnert, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 3 Information Assurance Branch Chief at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., with Mr. Thomas M. Rowlett, son of the late Mr. Frank B. Rowlett, and Mrs. Debora A. Plunkett, NSA Deputy Director of Information Assurance, assisting. The award is named in honor of crypto logic pioneer Frank B. Rowlett to recognize significant contributions to the information assurance discipline.
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Cadet briefs results of research

Cadet Cary Reeves explains his work on Bayesian analytic methods to Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center personnel at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., at the end of the five-week U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Summer Research Program. AFOTEC hosted the USAFA program for a second year at locations in California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and AFOTEC’s headquarters at Kirtland. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Cadet gives research program outbrief

Cadet First Class Robert Rivera delivers his outbrief to Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center personnel at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., at the conclusion of his participation in the five-week U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Summer Research Program. Cadet Rivera worked on modeling and simulation verification, validation, and accreditation with AFOTEC’s Intelligence, Analyses, and Assessments Directorate analyst team. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Cadet designs database

(Left) Cadet First Class Bryan Holtz works on designing a database as 1st Lt. Douglas Wilson of the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center’s Detachment 5 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., observes his progress. Cadet Holtz participated with 12 other U.S. Air Force Academy cadets in the USAFA Cadet Summer Research Program at different AFOTEC locations. Cadets worked on a variety of real-world Air Force projects ranging from the F-22 to the Miniature Air Launched Decoy for five weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Cadets analyze data

(Left to right) Capt. James Rodriguez from the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center’s Detachment 3 at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., works with Cadets First Class Brittney Garrett and Mark Price as they analyze questionnaire and reliability data for the Department of Defense National Airspace System during the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Cadet Summer Research Program. During the five-week program, cadets gained hands-on exposure to operational testing processes, products, and experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo).
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Cadet gets F-15 incentive flight

Cadet First Class Andrew Novak receives an incentive flight in the back seat of an F-15 during a training sortie with the 65th Aggressors Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nev. Cadet Novak spent five weeks at the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center’s Detachment 6 at Nellis as part of a mentoring program between AFOTEC and the U.S. Air Force Academy. The program leverages AFOTEC experience in operations, acquisitions, and test to create a comprehensive mentoring program to assist USAFA cadets during their academic and professional development. Cadet Novak is an aeronautical engineering student.
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