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McConnell receives and tests KC-46 Wing Aerial Refueling Pods

Airman Lacey Wipper, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, applies a solution onto a KC-46A Pegasus Wing Aerial Refueling Pod (WARP) pylon March 5, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The WARPs are an optional capability that was included in the original design of the KC-46 and certifications have been in the works since 2019. WARPs are mounted on the aircraft’s wings and allow the KC-46 to refuel two aircraft simultaneously. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)
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McConnell receives and tests KC-46 Wing Aerial Refueling Pods

Master Sgt. Shannon Fox, 931st Maintenance Squadron hydraulic section chief, operates a forklift to raise a KC-46A Pegasus Wing Aerial Refueling Pod (WARP) Jan. 24, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The WARP is an optional capability for the KC-46, it allows for the simultaneous refueling of two probe and drogue receivers, doubling fuel transfer rates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)
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McConnell receives and tests KC-46 Wing Aerial Refueling Pods

Airmen assigned the 22nd Maintenance Squadron assemble KC-46A Pegasus Wing Aerial Refueling Pods (WARPs) Jan. 24, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The WARP is an optional capability for the KC-46, it allows for the simultaneous refueling of two probe and drogue receivers, doubling fuel transfer rates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)
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AFOTEC Multimedia Manager

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 50th Anniversary logo.
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377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

The New Mexico National Guard 44th Army Band Jazz Combo provided music for the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Sandia Resort on March 6, 2024.
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377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

The Team Kirtland Honor Guard presents the colors at the AFOTEC 50th Anniversary Celebration held at the Sandia Resort in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 6, 2024.
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377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

SSgt. Abrielle Maes (Center) cuts the cake for the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 50th Anniversary Celebration with the AFOTEC Commander Maj. Gen. Trey Rawls (left) and AFOTEC Command Chief CMSgt. John Burgess (right). Tradition is for the youngest member of an organization to cut the ceremonial cake.
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377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

(Left to right) Former Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander Retired Maj. Gen. Stephen Sargeant, Current AFOTEC Commander Maj. Gen. Trey Rawls, and retired General Tod Wolters were the winners of the AFOTEC 50th Anniversary Golf Tournament held March 5, 2024 at the Sandia Resort Golf Course.
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377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Retired Maj. Gen. William A. Peck, Jr., and his wife Judy attend the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 50th Anniversary Celebration held at the Sandia Resort in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 6, 2024. General Peck was the AFOTEC Commander from March 2000 to February 2003.
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377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Retired Maj. Gen. Stephen T. Sargeant and his wife Vivienne attend the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 50th Anniversary Celebration held at the Sandia Resort in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 6, 2024. General Sargeant was the AFOTEC Commander from July 2007 to October 2010.
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377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Retired Maj. Gen. Matthew H. Molloy attends the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 50th Anniversary Celebration held at the Sandia Resort in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 6, 2024. General Malloy was the AFOTEC Commander from June 2015 to May 2018.
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377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Maj. Gen. James R. Sears, Jr., Deputy Commander for Air Education and Training Command attends the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 50th Anniversary Celebration held at the Sandia Resort in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 6, 2024. General Sears was the AFOTEC Commander from April 2020 to July 2022.
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377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander Maj. Gen. Trey Rawls, and his wife Scotta attend the AFOTEC 50th Anniversary Celebration held at the Sandia Resort in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 6, 2024.
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377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

(Right) Jeffrey Olinger, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Technical Advisor presents the AFOTEC Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Marion Williams. Dr. Williams served as AFOTEC’s Chief Scientist and Technical Director from 1974 to 2005.
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377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Retired General Tod D. Wolters was the guest speaker at the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 50th Anniversary Celebration held at the Sandia Resort on March 6, 2024. General Wolters completed a distinguished 40-year active-duty career in 2022 as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander United States European Command. General Wolters spoke about the continuing need for the nation to continue to focus on readiness and lethality to defend and generate peace.
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377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Maj. Gen. Trey Rawls, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander, addresses attendees at the AFOTEC 50th Anniversary Celebration held at the Sandia Resort in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 6, 2024 that brought together current and former AFOTEC members, past AFOTEC commanders, Kirtland AFB leaders, and New Mexico military and community leaders to celebrate 50 years of operational testing excellence.
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AFOTEC Detachment 5 KC-46 Cyber Test Team

KC-46 Cyber Test Team members from the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 at Edwards AFB, Calif., completed a two-phased cyber assessment event held in September and December 2023 at McConnell AFB, KS.
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422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron F-35

An F35A from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron.
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Joint Simulation Environment

View from an F-35 High Fidelity Cockpit in the Joint Simulation Environment at NAS Patuxent River, MD.
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AFOTEC stands up Operating Location at Vandenberg SFB

Lt. Col. Adam Rector, left, Commander, AFOTEC Detachment 3, joins Maj. Kevin Johnston, chief, Operating Location Vandenberg SFB, during the stand-up ceremony Aug. 21, 2023. Also pictured is Senior Master Sgt. Isaiah Miller, AFOTEC Detachment 3 Senior Enlisted Leader.
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