June 19, 2020 53rd Test Support Squadron Change of Command U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Byrne, 53rd Test Support Squadron commander, right, assumes command from U.S. Air Force Col. Nicholas Reed, 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group commander, left, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, on June 12, 2020. U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Shaun Barnette, 53rd
Dec. 26, 2019 Military conducts first test of Advanced Battle Management System The Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and technology Dec. 16-18 for collecting, analyzing and sharing information in real time to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat.
Dec. 13, 2018 53rd Wing begins F-35 operational test, evaluation The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron kicked off the Defense Department’s F-35 Lightning II Initial Operational Test and Evaluation with a large force employment sortie from Edwards AFB, California, Dec. 5.