AFCS – Air Force Test Center (STEM)

The Air Force Test Center (AFTC), headquartered at Edwards Air Force Base, California, about 31 miles north of Lancaster, leads the Test and Evaluation (T&E) mission, conducts developmental T&E and evaluation of air, space, and cyber systems to provide timely, objective, and accurate information to decision makers. AFTC has oversight of work carried out at three primary locations across Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). Organizations include: 96th Test Wing, based at Eglin AFB, Florida; 412th Test Wing, based at Edwards AFB, California; and Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), based at Arnold AFB, Tennessee and multiple operating locations across the country.