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Dertien takes command of Air Force Test Center

Maj. Gen. Evan C. Dertien assumed command of the Air Force
Test Center during a July 15, 2021, ceremony in Hangar 1600 at
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Dertien takes the reins from Maj. Gen. Christopher P. Azzano,
who has commanded the center for the past three years.
Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., Air Force Materiel Command com-
mander, presided over the ceremony.
Dertien now directs a test enterprise of more than 18,000 mili-
tary, civilian and contractor personnel across Arnold AFB, Tenn.,
Edwards AFB, and Eglin AFB, Fla.
“It is an absolute honor to come back to AFTC,” said Dertien
during the change of command ceremony. “This is a dream job.”
His area of responsibility will include the development, test, and
evaluation of manned and unmanned aircraft systems in both ex-
perimental and proven aerospace vehicles. These include programs
for military services, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA), NASA, and international partners, in addition to opera-
tion of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School.
“Today our nation and our allies face many new and complex
security challenges especially as our near-peers and competitors
rapidly evolve their capabilities and field new technology,” said
Dertien. “The Air Force Test Center remains crucial and fundamen-
tal for forging and sharpening the capabilities that will be required
to maintain our competitive edge. AFTC is already helping develop
the Air Force of the future.”
Dertien comes to Edwards from Headquarters, Air Force Mate-
riel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where he
served as the director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations.
Prior, he served as the commander of Air Force Research Lab, also
at Wright-Patterson AFB.
Dertien graduated from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at
Edwards AFB in 2002 and later returned to Edwards as an F-22 Test
pilot in 2003, an Operations Officer for the F-22 Combined Test
Force in 2007, again as the 412th Test Wing commander in 2012, Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys
and finally as the vice commander for Air Force Test Center in 2013. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, hands the Air Force Test Center guidon to Maj. Gen. Evan C.
Dertien has flown more than 3,100 hours in the F-15, F-22, F-16, Dertien during a change of command ceremony at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., July 15, 2021. Dertien now directs a test enterprise
of more than 18,000 military, civilian and contractor personnel across Arnold AFB, Tenn., Edwards AFB, and Eglin AFB, Fla.
and 25 other aircraft.

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