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Edwards AFB, Calif.

Maj. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Test Center Air Force photograph by Bobbi Zapka
commander, took to the skies one last time over Ed-
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ÀLJKWLQD%6WUDWRIRUWUHVVKLVSULPDU\DLUIUDPH Edwards May 27.

As AFTC commander, he directed a $31 billion
enterprise of more than 18,000 military, civilian and
contractor personnel across Edwards AFB, Eglin AFB,
Fla., and Arnold AFB, Tenn. The AFTC provides de-
velopmental test and evaluation of experimental and
research manned and unmanned air, space and cyber
systems for military services, DARPA, NASA and in-
ternational partners; in addition to operation of the U.S.
Air Force Test Pilot School.

While here, Bunch oversaw the AFTC’s portion of
Air Force Materiel Command’s 5-Center restructuring
in 2012, which brought Eglin and Arnold under the
AFTC. Bunch has said that the AFTC is now an “en-
terprise that covers the whole spectrum.”

AFTC is accomplishing the “business of test” in
similar, yet very different ways at each site. One of
the major goals in the coming months is to achieve as
much standardization of site-focused processes and pro-
cedures as possible.

Bunch will relinquish command of the AFTC to Brig.
Gen. David Harris, current commander of the 96th Test
Wing at Eglin, who has been selected for promotion to
major general and to command the AFTC. The change
of command ceremony will be held later this month.

Bunch has been selected for reassignment as Mili-
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