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ALCM completes functional ground test

An Air Launched Cruise Missile sits on a test stand in the McKinley Climatic Lab, Eglin AFB, Fla. The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron conducted four functional ground tests of the ALCM during the month of March.

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ALCM completes functional ground test

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556th TES successfully launch, land first Creech AFB ATLC test

An MQ-9 Reaper performs an automated takeoff at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 26, 2021. The Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) is possible through software enhancements, which allow the pilot to activate and monitor a pre-planned mission profile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)

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556th TES successfully launch, land first Creech AFB ATLC test

Maintainers from the 432nd Maintenance Group prepare an MQ-9 Reaper to takeoff via the Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 26, 2021. The ATLC is being pursued in order to provide enhanced capabilities to forward deployed locations via more agile launch and recovery (LRE) operations, faster employment of RPA assets, and a reduced manpower footprint, which ultimately ensures more Airmen are kept out of harm’s way. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)

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556th TES successfully launch, land first Creech AFB ATLC test

An MQ-9 Reaper is parked on the flight line before making history at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 26, 2021. The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron successfully performed the first Air Combat Command test of an automatic takeoff and landing at Creech AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)

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WSEP

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 422 Test and Evaluation Squadron takes off at Nellis Air Force Base carrying Small Diameter Bombs II to drop during WSEP West at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by William Lewis)

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WSEP

An F/A-18C Hornet from the U.S. Marine Corp fires a missile at WSEP East (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)

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WSEP

An F/A-18C from the U.S. Marine Corp and a F/A-18E from the U.S. Navy fly in WSEP East. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)

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WSEP

An F-16 from Holloman Air Force Base, 49th Wing, fires an AIM-9M at WSEP East on March 10, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)

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Test like we fight: ‘Orange Flag’, ‘Black Flag’ collaborate to accelerate change

A F-22 Raptor from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, finishes refueling during Orange Flag on 2 March. Orange Flag, the large force test event carried out three times annually by Air Force Test Center’s 412th Test Wing, combined with the 53rd Wing’s Black Flag, bringing a first for the test community March 2-4. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Larson, Lockheed Martin)

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Test like we fight: ‘Orange Flag’, ‘Black Flag’ collaborate to accelerate change

A F-22 Raptor from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Orange Flag, 2 March. Orange Flag, the large force test event carried out three times annually by Air Force Test Center’s 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, Calif., combined with the 53rd Wing’s Black Flag, bringing a first for the test community March 2-4. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Larson, Lockheed Martin)

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Test like we fight: ‘Orange Flag’, ‘Black Flag’ collaborate to accelerate change

A F-22 Raptor from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, refuels during Orange Flag, 2 March. Orange Flag, the large force test event carried out three times annually by Air Force Test Center’s 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, Calif., combined with the 53rd Wing’s Black Flag, bringing a first for the test community March 2-4. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Larson, Lockheed Martin)

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A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, takes off for a training flight from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 19, 2021. The Weapons Systems Evaluation Program gives pilots the unique opportunity to perform live fire air-to-air exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stefan Alvarez)

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Strike Eagle can now carry 15 JDAMs

The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron successfully flew an F-15E Strike Eagle carrying six JDAMs on a single side of the aircraft on Feb 22, 2021, showcasing a proof of concept for Agile Combat Employment, known as “ACE.”

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Senior Airman Kierra Hamil (left), 4th Component Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental technician, connects a test harness to an F-15E Strike Eagle while Airman 1st Class Quentin Thompson (middle), 4th CMS electrical and environmental technician, and Senior Airman Thiago Santos (right), 4th Fighter Readiness Squadron electronics technician, set up an Eclypse tester program at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2021. The electrical and environmental shop and precision measurement equipment laboratory worked together to write the code for this test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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Bomber Interoperability testing

A B-1B Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress flew together on February 3, 2021 over the skies of Barksdale Air Force Base for operational test sorties executed by the 337th and 49th Test and Evaluation Squadrons assessing bomber interoperability. This week of testing was the first in a series of B-1 and B-52 interoperability sorties, as the bomber operational test community explores tactics development for a more agile bomber strike force that leverages the strengths of the different platforms.