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Grant and Christina Schaber Wedding

SMSgt. Grant Schaber and Christina Schaber pose with fellow military members and friends during their June 23, 2000 wedding in Albuquerque, N.M.
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Airman Basic Grant D. Schaber

Grant Schaber started his Air Force career in 1980 as a communication, navigation, and electronic countermeasures systems technician. He served 21 years on active duty retiring as a senior master sergeant.
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Grant D. Schaber

Grant D. Schaber served as the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Deputy Director of Operations from August 2007 until his death in January 2021 after battling cancer.
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Grant D. Schaber Conference Room Ribbon Cutting

Maj. Gen. James R. Sears Jr., Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander, and CMSgt. Christopher Griste, AFOTEC Command Chief, speak with Christina Schaber, wife of Grant Schaber, prior to the ribbon cutting for the conference room named after Grant Schaber at Headquarters AFOTEC during the June 3, 2022 dedication ceremony. The Air Force Memorialization Program recognizes military and civilian members who have provided outstanding service to their country.
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UOTT Team Members

The U.S. Operational Test Team includes engineers, analysts, and pilots. UOTT team members, who conducted F-35 dedicated operational testing at the Naval Air Station Point Mugu Sea Test Range, stand in front of the Nav Air Ranges Building.
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PBCM Testing

AFOTEC’s Detachment 2 test team, lead by Maj. Phillip Hoyt, is at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina testing the Portable Bio-Containment Module (PBCM) on airworthiness requirements on the C-17 aircraft along with several other key areas during this Joint Urgent Operational Need testing event. PBCM is an existing capability currently being used by the Department of State. With the urgent need to transport as many as 4,000 American citizens from overseas per month, PBCM is one of many options the Air Force is considering to transport infectious patients. This testing is just one of a series of testing that AFOTEC is conducting to support the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Major Phillip Hoyt named NDIA Air Force Tester of the Year

Maj. Phillip Hoyt, a former Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center test director, has been awarded the 2020 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Air Force Tester of the Year Award.
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UOTT Assumption of Command

LtCol Dave Merritt (right) assumes command of the U.S. Operational Test Team from Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 6 Commander Col. Dan Javorsek (left).
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CSAF visits AFOTEC

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., listens as Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander Maj. Gen. James Sears outlines how AFOTEC is meeting the challenge of accelerating change through the test enterprise during an Aug. 12, 2021 visit to the Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrew Jogi)
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AFOTEC Exceptional Performer Dr. Stephanie Smith

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., presents a coin for excellence to Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Historian Dr. Stephanie Smith during his Aug. 12, 2021 visit to the Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrew Jogi)
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AFOTEC Exceptional Performer Russ Foos

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., presents a coin for excellence to Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Training Chief Russ Foos during his Aug. 12, 2021 visit to the Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrew Jogi)
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CSAF addresses AFOTEC Operational Test Class

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., addresses AFOTEC 301 operational test course students during his Aug. 12, 2021 visit to the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrew Jogi)
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Leading the Test Enterprise through Accelerating Change

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., talks with Russ Foos, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Training Chief, before Brown visits students at the AFOTEC 301 operational test course that teaches students how to plan, execute, and report operational testing throughout the acquisition of combat capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrew Jogi)
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F-35 and F-22 test interoperability

An F-35 A flies with an F-22 to test interoperability between the two aircraft platforms. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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AFOTEC SNCO awarded Bronze Star

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander Maj. Gen. James R. Sears Jr., presents Master Sgt. Michelle Bresson the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement while deployed to Afghanistan.
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AFOTEC Commander presents Senior NCO Bronze Star Medal

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander Maj. Gen. James R. Sears Jr., pins the Bronze Star Medal on Master Sgt. Michelle Bresson for her actions as an Air Advisor while deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Whitman)
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AFOTEC SNCO receives Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander Maj. Gen. James R. Sears Jr., and Master Sgt. Michelle Bresson stand at attention while the Bronze Star Medal citation is read. Master Sgt. Bresson is assigned to AFOTEC's Detachment 5 Operating Location at Hurlburt Field, Fla., as a Special Missions Aviator for the MH-139 multi-mission helicopter operational test team.
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PBCM Test Team

AFOTEC’s Detachment 2 test team, lead by Maj. Phillip Hoyt, is at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina testing the Portable Bio-Containment Module (PBCM) on airworthiness requirements on the C-17 aircraft along with several other key areas during this Joint Urgent Operational Need testing event. PBCM is an existing capability currently being used by the Department of State. With the urgent need to transport as many as 4,000 American citizens from overseas per month, PBCM is one of many options the Air Force is considering to transport infectious patients. This testing is just one of a series of testing that AFOTEC is conducting to support the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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PBCM Test View from Inside

Members from the Portable Bio-Chemical Module team test communication inside and outside of the module.
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PBCM System Test Overhead View

Operational testers from across the Department of Defense to test the Portable Bio-Containment Module on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint-Base Charleston, S.C.
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