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Edwards in full holiday mode
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The Edwards AFB community got a little brighter Dec. 4 at the
boom refueled,” said White. Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony.
During September and October 2015, the RAAF team
Children played in the fake snow surrounding the tree and had a
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F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Though the testing was not
part of the coalition effort, it did provide an integrated Col. David Radomski, 412th Test Wing vice commander, intro-
test team model for the future testing efforts to follow. duced family members of deployed Airmen to light up the annual
tree in front of the Ex-
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very progressive for us. And we’re really pleased to be
part of that,” said White. “We have all the knowledge The 2015 Holiday
on our tanker and U.S. Air Force has all the knowledge Card Lane theme was
on their receivers.” the Grinch. The 412th
Aircraft Maintenance
The tests in the coming months will involve members Squadron took first
of the 418th Flight Test Squadron and the 416th FLTS place for their holiday
in a supporting role with the F-16. Eglin AFB, Fla., will card followed by the
supply the F-15E and instrument both the F-15E and Air Force Test Center
the A-10. The A-10 will come from Moody AFB, Ga., in second place and the
and operate out of Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., while the 412th Test Wing Safety
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“[The A-10] is not actually going to come here, we’ll Above: Children play in the fake snow surrounding
rendezvous with them in the air, execute our test and the the Edwards community Christmas tree following the
A-10 will return back to Davis-Monthan,” said Marti- Edwards AFB Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Left:
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and Nellis AFB to execute the testing and return to Nel- Lane competition themed “the Grinch.”
lis.”
Air Force photographs by Edward Cannon
Aerial refueling testing with the other receivers will
be executed in Edwards air space and over the Sea Test
Range off the coast of California.

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“You can’t fight the fight unless you have the gas
to do it,” said Sawn Sandland, one of the 418th Flight
Test Squadron Aerial Refueling Tanker Test program
managers. “The main focus that’s unique in this case is
integrated teaming between the U.S. Air Force and other
Coalition Partners.”

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