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Serving the community of Edwards Air Force Base, California

Volume 62, Number 47                                           www.edwards.af.mil – www.facebook.com/edwardsairforcebase                     June 5, 2015

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by Kenji Thuloweit
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  Maj. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Test Center                                                                                                                                                                                                              Air Force photograph by Bobbi Zapka

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