Top U.S. Air Force Test Wing Looks For New Ways To Meet Demand

Published on January 17, 2024

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Col. Douglas Wickert has a bit of a problem on his hands.

He commands the 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB the storied installation “2 mi. past the middle of nowhere” in rural Southern California that for decades has hosted the service’s top test programs, putting new fighters, bombers and other aircraft through their paces before they go operational. The U.S. Air Force is in the early stages of modernizing every part of its fleet, and that means a to-do list the likes of which the base has not seen before.

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