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96th Test Wing
96th Test Wing emblem[note 1][1]
Active1942–45, 1947–49, 1953–93, 1994–present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleWeapons testing and base support
Part ofAir Force Materiel Command
Garrison/HQEglin Air Force Base, Florida
MottoE Sempre L'ora Italian It Is Always The Hour
EngagementsEuropean Theater of Operations
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Current
commander		Brig. Gen. Jeffrey T. Geraghty[2]
Notable
commanders		Archie J. Old, Jr.
George Lee Butler
Merlyn Hans Dethlefsen

The 96th Test Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Test Center of Air Force Materiel Command at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The wing was activated at Eglin in 1994 as the 96th Air Base Wing, the headquarters for all support units on Eglin, the largest installation in the Air Force. In 2012, it absorbed the mission and resources of the 46th Test Wing and added the mission of testing and evaluating weapons, navigation and guidance systems and command and control systems.

The U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency has determined that the wing's first predecessor was the 96th Bombardment Group, activated in 1942. After training in the United States, the group began bombing missions flying Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses. It led the first shuttle mission from Great Britain to Regensburg on 17 August 1943. The group earned two Distinguished Unit Citations for its combat performance. After VE Day, the group returned to the United States and was inactivated. The group was briefly active in the Air Force Reserve from 1947 until 1949.

The 96th Bombardment Wing was activated in 1953 at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma and received Boeing B-47 Stratojet bombers the following year as a component of Strategic Air Command's deterrent force. In 1957 the wing moved to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas where it converted to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress in 1963 and the Rockwell B-1 Lancer in 1985. The wing also operated air refueling aircraft, and during the early 1960s was assigned a squadron of intercontinental ballistic missiles. In 1984, the World War II group was consolidated with the wing. The wing was inactivated in 1993 and its mission, personnel and equipment were transferred to the 7th Bomb Wing, which moved on paper to Dyess when Carswell Air Force Base became a reserve installation.

Mission

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The 96th Test Wing performs developmental test and evaluation for Air Force weapons while also providing support for all other units on Eglin Air Force Base as the installation host wing. Eglin is the Department of Defense's largest Air Force installation. Supported units include nine wings and wing equivalents, 11 operating locations and detachments and 35+ associate units.[3]

One of three Air Force combat-coded control and reporting centers is located at the base.

Units

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  • 96th Operations Group
The group conducts developmental testing and evaluation of conventional munitions, command and control systems, McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II avionics, and navigation systems and guidance systems.[3]
  • 96th Cyberspace Test Group
The group plans and executes Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) of Command and Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and Cyber Systems.[4][3]
The group provides fuels, supply, transportation, ground combat training, security, communication, personnel, education, family services, lodging, food service, recreation and logistics planning and deployment support to approximately 20,000 military and civilian personnel and 43,000 retirees. It also deploys combat ready forces in support of worldwide contingency operations.[3]
  • 96th Maintenance Group
The group manages and maintains 41 modified test aircraft.[3]
  • 96th Medical Group
The group manages and provides health care for 83,000 eligible beneficiaries. It operates a community-based teaching hospital with graduate level programs in family practice, general dentistry and other medical disciplines.[5]
  • 96th Civil Engineer Group
The group provides engineering forces to operate and maintain the physical plant, infrastructure, facilities and systems, housing, and the environment, and maintains 11.6 million square feet of physical plant and 3,256 facilities.[3]
  • 96th Range Group
The group operates the Eglin Gulf Test Range, which consists of approximately 120,000 square miles of overwater airspace, covering the eastern third of the Gulf of Mexico from the Florida Panhandle to the Florida Keys. The land range covers 724 square miles and contains 70 specific test and training areas, including an approved depleted uranium test range and the only qualified air-to-ground supersonic range east of the Mississippi River.[3]

History

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World War II

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Group B-17F with crash crew[note 2]
Camouflaged and unpainted 413th Squadron B-17Gs[note 3]
339th Squadron B-17G on hardstand[note 4]

The group was first activated in July 1942 at Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah as the 96th Bombardment Group, with the 337th, 338th, 339th and 413th Bombardment Squadrons[note 5] assigned as its original components.[6][7][8][9] After moving to Gowen Field, Idaho the group received its initial cadre. The group trained at various bases in the northwestern United States.[10]

In November 1942 the group moved to Pocatello Army Air Base, Idaho, where it acted as an Operational Training Unit (OTU). OTUs were oversized parent units that provided cadres to form "satellite groups."[10][11] In early 1943, the 96th relocated to Pyote Army Air Base, Texas, where it resumed its combat training. In April 1943 the group began its overseas movement. The air echelon ferried its bombers via the North Atlantic Ferry Route, while the ground echelon proceeded to the New York Port of Embarkation and sailed on the RMS Queen Elizabeth for Greenock, Scotland.[12]

The group arrived at RAF Grafton Underwood England in May 1943, for duty with Eighth Air Force. The group was assigned to the 45th Combat Bombardment Wing of the 3d Bombardment Division. The group commenced combat operations on 14 May with an attack on Kortrijk (Courtrai), after an aborted mission the previous day.[13] The 96th moved east at the end of May to RAF Andrews Field. The 96th appears to have only carried out one mission while based at Andrews. On 29 May 1943 they took part in a raid on Rennes naval storage depot from which one B-17 failed to return.[citation needed] However, Eighth Air Force was not pleased with the initial performance of the Martin B-26 Marauder units assigned to it and decided to move them from their bases in north Suffolk to stations nearer the continent. As the first step in this move, the 386th Bombardment Group left its base at RAF Snetterton Heath for RAF Boxted. The 96th took the 386th's place at Snetterton Heath the following day, leaving its previous base available for the 322d Bombardment Group.[14][15]

As the most conveniently reached station from 3d Air Division Headquarters at Elveden Hall, Snetterton Heath units often led to major operations carrying commanding generals.[citation needed] General Curtis LeMay led the Regensburg shuttle mission to North Africa flying out of this base, and the group received a Distinguished Unit Citation for withstanding severe assaults by enemy fighters.[12] The 96th also led the 3d Division on the Schweinfurt mission of 14 October 1943.[citation needed] In addition, the 96th attacked shipyards, harbors, railway yards, aerodromes, oil refineries, aircraft factories, and other industrial targets in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.[10]

The 96th received another Distinguished Unit Citation for leading the 45th Wing a great distance through heavy clouds and intense flak to raid important aircraft component factories in Poland on 9 April 1944. Other significant targets attacked by the group included airfields at Bordeaux and Augsburg; marshalling yards at Kiel, Hamm, Brunswick, and Gdynia; aircraft factories at Chemnitz, Hanover, and Diósgyőr; oil refineries at Merseburg and Brüx, and chemical works in Wiesbaden, Ludwigshafen, and Neunkirchen.[10]

In addition to its strategic operations, the 96th was occasionally diverted to support ground forces. These missions included bombing coastal defenses, railway bridges, gun emplacements, and field batteries in the battle area prior to and during D-Day in June 1944. It attacked enemy positions to support the breakthrough at Saint-Lô in July 1944 and aided the campaign in France in August by striking roads and road junctions and by dropping supplies to the Maquis. In the early months of 1945, the group struck lines of communications supplying German armies on the western front.[10]

After V-E Day, the 96th flew food to the Netherlands and transported redeploying personnel to French Morocco, Northern Ireland, France, and Germany.[10] the group was programmed to move to Germany for occupation duty. However, plans were revised in September 1945.[12] In November 1945 its aircraft were flown back to the United States or transferred to other units. Two of its squadrons were inactivated in late November[6][8] and the others in mid-December.[7][9] The group headquarters' remaining personnel left Snetterton Heath, sailing on the USS Lake Champlain on 12 December and arriving at Camp Kilmer New Jersey on 20 December 1945, where it was inactivated the following day.[10][12]

Air Force Reserve

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The 96th Bombardment Group was activated as a reserve unit under Air Defense Command (ADC) on 29 May 1947 at Gunter Field, Alabama.[1] It was initially assigned three of its World War II units, the 337th Bombardment Squadron, located at Gunter, and the 338th and 339th Bombardment Squadrons, stationed at Hawkins Field in Mississippi.[6][7][8] In July, it added three additional squadrons, the 413th Bombardment Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi, the 546th Bombardment Squadron at Lovell Field in Tennessee, and the 547th Bombardment Squadron at Smith Reynolds Airport in North Carolina.[9][16][17] In October, however, the two squadrons at Jackson were transferred to the 384th Bombardment Group.[7][8]

At Gunter, the group conducted routine training activities under the supervision of the 476th AAF Base Unit (later the 2586th Air Force Reserve Training Center). President Truman's reduced 1949 defense budget required reductions in the number of units in the Air Force,[18] and the 96th Group and 2586th Center were inactivated in July 1949 and not replaced as flying operations at Gunter ceased.[1][19]

Strategic Air Command

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B-47E in markings of 96th Wing

The 96th Bombardment Wing was activated in November 1953 at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Wing headquarters and most of the wing components were not manned until March 1954; those components were controlled by the 96th Air Base Group, whose commander served additional duty as the 96th's wing commander.[1][20] The wing soon received Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighters and began air refueling operations in March 1954.[1]

The wing began training with Boeing B-47E Stratojet swept-wing medium bombers, capable of flying at high subsonic speeds, in April 1955 in support of SAC's global commitments. It deployed to Andersen Air Force Base Guam from January through April 1957. The wing joined the 341st Bombardment Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas on 8 September 1957.[1]

The 4th Strategic Support Squadron, a strategic airlift squadron flying Douglas C-124 Globemaster IIs, moved to Dyess from Ellsworth Air Force Base in 1957.[21] It was assigned to the wing from September 1959 until it was inactivated in March 1961. The wing added intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear strike force when the 578th Strategic Missile Squadron, with Convair SM-65 Atlas missiles joined the wing in July 1961. The first Atlas missile went on alert in April 1962. The wing's Atlases were phased out in March 1965.[1]

Wing emblem during SAC era, surrounded by a bordure in the colors of the SAC riband

Soon after detection of Soviet missiles in Cuba, on 22 October 1962, SAC's B-47s were dispersed.[22] Dispersing bombers carried nuclear weapons in ferrying configuration.[23] On 24 October SAC went to DEFCON 2, placing all its combat aircraft on alert.[24] Most dispersal bases were civilian airfields with Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard units. The B-47s were configured for execution of the Emergency War Order as soon as possible after dispersal. On 15 November, 1/6 of the dispersed B-47s were recalled to their home bases.[25] On 21 November SAC relaxed its alert posture to DEFCON 3. its dispersed B-47s and their supporting tankers were recalled on 24 November. On 27 November SAC returned to normal alert posture.[26]

By the early 1960s, the B-47 was being phased out of SAC's strategic arsenal. In June 1961, the 341st Bombardment Wing had been inactivated and the 96th became the single Stratojet wing at Dyess.[27] In March 1963, two of the wing's bomber squadrons were inactivated, and by December 1963, its remaining squadron had converted to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. The 96th received B-52Cs from the 99th Bomb Wing from Walker Air Force Base in Roswell, New Mexico.[citation needed] In 1970 and again 1972–1973, most wing personnel and all of its aircraft and crews deployed to the Pacific in support of the War in Vietnam.[1] During most of this time, the 96BW also supported Operation Chrome Dome missions over the North Pole in the Cold War.[citation needed]

From 1980, the wing's 917th Air Refueling Squadron's Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft regularly deployed to Europe, Alaska, and the Pacific to support SAC tanker task force requirements.[1]

The 337th Bombardment Squadron became the first squadron to operate the Rockwell B-1B Lancer, after the arrival of the first aircraft in June 1985. In October 1986, B-1Bs assumed SAC Cold War alert duties for the first time.[1] In addition, the 338th Combat Crew Training Squadron received B-1Bs in June 1992.[citation needed]

917th Squadron tankers provided refueling support to units involved in Operation Just Cause, the December 1989 incursion that replaced Manuel Noriega as ruler of Panama. The following August, they ferried personnel and equipment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for further movement to Southwest Asia.[1] In December 1990 all remaining tanker aircraft and crews, except those on alert duty, were sent to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey in support of Operation Desert Storm.[citation needed]

Post Cold War

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96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron airmen inspect an inert AGM-69 SRAM after removing it from the bomb bay of a B-1 Lancer[note 6]

On 1 September 1991, the wing was redesignated as the 96th Wing and implemented the objective wing concept. It was relieved from assignment to SAC and assigned to Air Combat Command on 1 June 1992.[1] Also on 1 June 1992, the 917th Squadron acquired KC-135Qs in conjunction with the drawdown of tanker operations at Beale Air Force Base, California.[citation needed]

Wing KC-135Q Stratotanker

When tanker squadrons were reassigned to Air Mobility Command, the 917th was reassigned to the 43d Operations Group, headquartered at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana on 30 September 1993.[28]

On 1 October 1993 the 96th Wing inactivated,[1] replaced by the 7th Wing, which moved without personnel or equipment due to the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure Commission transfer of Carswell Air Force Base, Texas to the U.S. Navy .[29] The B-1Bs of the 337th Squadron were reassigned to the 7th Wing, and the 337th absorbed the B-1s of the inactivating 338th Crew Training Squadron as part of the new wing.[citation needed]

The 96th Air Base Wing stood up as a non-flying organization on 15 March 1994. It assumed the mission of supporting the Air Armament Center and associate units at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.[1]

Air Force Materiel Command Restructuring

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The wing became the 96th Test Wing, assuming the 46th Test Wing mission, as part of the 2012 Air Force Materiel Command Restructuring. It is the test and evaluation unit for Air Force air-delivered weapons, navigation and guidance systems, command and control systems and Air Force Special Operations Command systems.[30]

The wing performs developmental test and evaluation for a wide variety of customers including: Air Force Systems Program Offices, the Air Force Research Laboratory, Materiel Command's logistics and product centers; major commands; other Department of Defense services and U.S. government agencies (Department of Transportation, NASA, etc.); foreign military sales; and private industry.[citation needed][31]

As of 18 July 2012, the 46th Test Group at Holloman AFB was 'reflagged' as the 96th Test Group.[32] It operated test facilities for high speed sled track testing, navigation and guidance system testing, radar signature measurements, weapon systems flight testing, and Air Force liaison for all AF programs tested at White Sands Missile Range. The group's Operating Location AA at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico was responsible for directed energy and high energy laser testing and Operating Location AC at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and performed landing gear and aircraft survivability tests.[33] The Air Force Test Center began a reorganization in 2015 to move some units within the AFTC from the 96th Test Wing over to the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC).[34] The largest change was the transfer of the 96th Test Group to the AEDC and its redesignation as the 704th Test Group, effective 1 December 2016.

Lineage

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Group
  • Constituted as the 96th Bombardment Group (Heavy), on 28 January 1942
Activated on 15 July 1942
  • Redesignated 96th Bombardment Group, Heavy on 20 August 1943
Inactivated on 21 December 1945
  • Redesignated 96th Bombardment Group, Very Heavy, on 13 May 1947
Activated in the reserve on 29 May 1947
Inactivated on 27 June 1949
  • Consolidated with the 96th Bombardment Wing, Heavy on 31 January 1984 as the 96th Bombardment Wing, Heavy[1]
Wing
  • Constituted as the 96th Bombardment Wing, Medium on 6 November 1953
Activated on 18 November 1953
Redesignated 96th Strategic Aerospace Wing on 1 April 1962
Redesignated 96th Bombardment Wing, Heavy on 31 March 1972
  • Consolidated with the 96th Bombardment Group, Heavy on 31 January 1984
Redesignated 96th Wing on 1 September 1991
Inactivated 1 October 1993
  • Redesignated 96th Air Base Wing and activated on 15 March 1994[1]
Redesignated 96th Test Wing on 18 July 2012[35]

Assignments

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  • Second Air Force, 15 July 1942 – c. 4 April 1943
  • 4th Bombardment Wing (later 4th Combat Bombardment Wing), c. 14 April 1943 (attached to 401st Provisional Combat Wing 6 – 19 June 1943, then 403d Provisional Combat Wing)
  • 45 Combat Bombardment Wing, 14 September 1943
  • 3d Air Division, 18 June 1945
  • 1st Air Division, 12 August 1945
  • 3d Air Division, 28 September – 12 December 1945
  • New York Port of Embarkation, 20 – 21 December 1945
  • 19th Bombardment Wing (later 19th Air Division), 29 May 1947 – 27 June 1949
  • Eighth Air Force, 18 November 1953
  • Fifteenth Air Force, 1 April 1955 (attached to 3d Air Division, 10 January – 7 April 1957)
  • 819th Air Division (later 819th Strategic Aerospace Division) 3 September 1957
  • 19th Air Division, 2 July 1966
  • 12th Air Division, 1 July 1973
  • Fifteenth Air Force, 15 July 1988
  • Eighth Air Force, 1 September 1991 – 1 October 1993
  • Air Force Development Test Center (later Air Armament Center), 15 March 1994
  • Air Force Test Center, 1 October 2012 – present[35]

Components

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Groups

  • 46th Operations Group: Attached 18 July 2012 – 1 October 2012
  • 46th Test Group: Attached 18 July 2012 – 1 October 2012
  • 46th Range Group: Attached 18 July 2012 – 1 October 2012
  • 96th Operations Group: 1 September 1991 – 1 October 1993,[1] 1 October 2012 – present
  • 96th Logistics Group (later 96th Maintenance Group): 1 September 1991 – 1 October 1993. c. 15 March 1994 – present
  • 96th Test Group: 1 October 2012 – present
  • 96th Air Base Group (later 96th Combat Support Group, 96th Support Group, 96th Mission Support Group): 18 November 1953 – 12 December 1957, 25 June 1961 – 1 October 1993, 15 March 1994 – present
  • 96th Civil Engineer Group: 15 March 1994 – present
  • 96th Range Group: 1 October 2012 – present

Squadrons

  • 4th Strategic Support Squadron: 1 September 1959 – 15 March 1961[1]
  • 11th Air Refueling Squadron: attached 16 December 1957 – March 1958[1]
  • 96th Air Refueling Squadron: 18 November 1953 – 3 December 1957 (detached 5 October – 20 November 1954, 1 August – 14 September 1955, 18–31 January 1956, 25 June – 9 October 1956, and 10 January – 7 April 1957)[1]
  • 321st Air Refueling: attached 3 July – 8 November 1954[1]
  • 337th Bombardment Squadron: 15 July 1942 – 29 November 1945; 29 May 1947 – 27 June 1949; 18 November 1953 – 15 March 1963; 15 September 1963 – 1 September 1991[1]
  • 338th Bombardment Squadron (later 338th Strategic Bombardment Training Squadron, 338th Combat Crew Training Squadron): 15 July 1942 – 15 December 1945; 29 May – 8 October 1947; 18 November 1953 – 15 March 1963; 1 July 1986 – 1 September 1991[1]
  • 339th Bombardment Squadron: 15 July 1942 – 29 November 1945; 29 May – 8 October 1947; 18 November 1953 – 15 March 1963[1]
  • 380th Air Refueling Squadron: attached 8 November 1954 – 1 April 1955[1]
  • 413th Bombardment Squadron: 15 July 1942 – 19 December 1945; 17 July 1947 – 27 June 1949; 1 November 1958 – 1 January 1962[1]
  • 546th Bombardment Squadron: 16 July 1947 – 27 June 1949[1]
  • 547th Bombardment Squadron: 16 July 1947 – 27 June 1949[1]
  • 578th Strategic Missile Squadron: 1 July 1961 – 25 March 1965[1]
  • 917th Air Refueling Squadron: attached 1 – 14 January 1965, assigned 15 January 1965 – 1 September 1991[1]
  • 4018th Combat Crew Training Squadron: 15 March 1985 – 1 July 1986[1]

Stations

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Major weapons systems

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See also

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The 96th Test Wing is a major unit of the United States Air Force assigned to the Air Force Test Center under Air Force Materiel Command, headquartered at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.[1] It serves as the primary developmental test and evaluation center for air-delivered weapons, navigation and guidance systems, command and control systems, and Air Force Special Operations Command systems, while also functioning as the host wing for Eglin AFB, the largest installation in the Air Force by area.[1] The wing oversees an annual budget exceeding $630 million as of 2022 and manages more than 120,000 square miles of airspace and 724 square miles of land range for testing purposes.[1] The 96th Test Wing traces its lineage to the 96th Bombardment Group, established on January 28, 1942, and activated on July 15, 1942, as a heavy bombardment unit during World War II.[2] Deployed to England in June 1943, it conducted strategic bombing missions against Nazi Germany, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations for operations over Regensburg on August 17, 1943, and Poznan, Poland, on April 9, 1944.[2] After inactivation in 1945, the unit was reactivated in 1947 and underwent multiple redesignations, including as the 96th Bombardment Wing in 1953, serving in Strategic Air Command roles with air refueling, B-52 operations, and Atlas missile alerts during the Cold War.[2] It became the first wing to operate the B-1B Lancer bomber in 1985 before inactivation on October 1, 1993.[3] Reactivated on March 15, 1994, as the 96th Air Base Wing to manage base support functions at Eglin, it was redesignated the 96th Test Wing on July 18, 2012, to consolidate testing missions and resources.[2] Organizationally, the wing comprises eight groups and 32 squadrons, including the Air Force Seek Eagle Office for munitions certification, and leads more than 10,000 military, civilian, and contractor personnel while supporting more than 119,000 beneficiaries across the installation.[4] It operates 38 test aircraft and hosts key facilities such as the Air Force's third-largest hospital, the only Intrepid Spirit Center for traumatic brain injury recovery, and the largest transportation function in the continental United States.[1][4] Commanded by Brigadier General Mark A. Massaro since June 2024, the wing ensures the technological superiority of systems delivered to warfighters through rigorous testing protocols.[4]

Mission

Developmental Test and Evaluation

The 96th Test Wing serves as the primary center for developmental test and evaluation of Air Force air-delivered weapons, navigation and guidance systems, command and control systems, and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)-specific systems throughout their life cycles.[1] This mission focuses on verifying system reliability, performance, and integration to support warfighter needs in diverse battlespaces, including assessments of nonnuclear munitions ballistics, guidance, terminal effects, and seeker technologies such as electro-optical, infrared, millimeter wave, radio frequency, and laser sensors.[1] Aircraft stores integration, electronic warfare capabilities, cybersecurity measures, and unmanned aerial vehicle operations are also integral to these evaluations, ensuring seamless functionality across platforms like the F-15 and A-10.[1] The wing oversees the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range Complex, encompassing approximately 120,000 square miles of overwater airspace in the eastern Gulf of Mexico for maritime and long-range testing, complemented by a 724-square-mile land range with 70 designated test and training areas, including supersonic corridors and a depleted uranium range.[1][5] These facilities enable comprehensive open-air evaluations while adhering to environmental and safety protocols. Core processes include flight testing for real-world performance validation, ground evaluations at specialized sites like the Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility, and integration of cyber and C4ISR elements to assess command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance interoperability.[1] These activities incorporate modeling, simulation, and analysis to accelerate development and mitigate risks prior to acquisition and sustainment phases.[1] Representative test programs highlight the wing's role in joint innovation, such as QUICKSINK, which demonstrates a low-cost method for neutralizing surface vessels using modified 500-pound air-delivered munitions, achieved through collaboration with the 53rd Wing and Air Force Research Laboratory.[6][7] Another example is the Sky Phalanx formation flights, uniting multiple test aircraft like the F-15 and A-10 to evaluate coordinated tactics and systems integration over the Eglin ranges.[8] For AFSOC systems, the wing conducts developmental testing on platforms such as the OA-1K Skyraider II to enhance special operations capabilities.[9]

Installation Support

The 96th Test Wing serves as the host unit for Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, managing base-wide infrastructure to sustain operations for multiple Air Force organizations. It operates and maintains 11.6 million square feet of physical plant across over 3,200 facilities, ensuring the reliability of facilities critical to testing activities.[1] As the primary support provider, the wing sustains nine tenant wings, 11 operating locations, and more than 35 associate units, encompassing over 19,000 military, civilian, and contractor personnel along with 43,000 dependents in the broader Team Eglin community.[1] This includes comprehensive civil engineering services for facility maintenance, housing, and environmental compliance, tailored to the demands of high-stakes test environments. Security functions protect personnel and assets across the installation, while range management oversees a 724-square-mile land range and 120,000 square miles of overwater airspace to facilitate safe and effective test operations.[1] The wing coordinates joint exercises to enhance readiness, such as mass casualty response drills simulating aircraft accidents involving multiple agencies for triage and evacuation training.[10] It also organizes events like Police Week, featuring ceremonies, memorials, and challenges to honor security forces and foster inter-unit collaboration.[11] These efforts ensure seamless administrative and logistical sustainment, directly enabling the wing's developmental test and evaluation missions.[1]

Organization

Subordinate Units

The 96th Test Wing is organized into eight major groups, including the Air Force Seek Eagle Office, along with 49 squadrons and divisions that support its testing mission.[1] The 96th Operations Group oversees developmental testing and evaluation of conventional munitions, command and control systems, F-15 and A-10 avionics, and navigation/guidance systems. Its key subordinate units include the 40th Flight Test Squadron, which conducts munitions, avionics, and navigation testing; the 417th Flight Test Squadron, focused on electronic warfare and communications systems; the 780th Test Squadron, responsible for precision-guided munitions evaluation; and the 96th Operations Support Squadron, which provides operational planning and support.[12][1] The 96th Cyberspace Test Group leads testing of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, along with cyber vulnerability assessments and electronic warfare capabilities. Subordinate squadrons include the 45th Test Squadron, which evaluates battle management systems; the 46th Test Squadron, specializing in cyber defense testing; the 47th Cyberspace Test Squadron, focused on offensive cyber operations; and the 48th Cyberspace Test Squadron, addressing cybersecurity and resiliency.[12][13][14] The 96th Maintenance Group manages 20 modified test aircraft and performs testing, validation, and delivery of next-generation munitions and weapons platforms through specialized maintenance operations.[1] The 96th Medical Group provides healthcare and medical readiness services to more than 119,000 beneficiaries across the Eglin community.[1] Additional groups include the 96th Civil Engineer Group, which maintains infrastructure, facilities, and over 3,200 buildings spanning 11.6 million square feet; the 96th Range Group, which operates 120,000 square miles of overwater airspace and 724 square miles of land range for test missions; the 96th Mission Support Group, delivering base sustainment services such as supply, security, transportation, and communications; and the Air Force Seek Eagle Office, which certifies aircraft-stores compatibility and develops weapon delivery software.[1] The wing incorporates geographically separate units to facilitate distributed testing, including detachments of the 96th Cyberspace Test Group at locations such as Edwards Air Force Base for avionics cyber testing and Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for cyberspace weapons systems evaluation, as well as elements of the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for A-10-specific assessments and the 46th Test Squadron Operating Location Alpha at Patrick Space Force Base for joint surveillance testing.[15][14][16][17]

Personnel and Resources

The 96th Test Wing leads a workforce of over 10,000 military, civilian, and contractor personnel who support developmental test and evaluation operations at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.[18] This diverse team includes engineers, technicians, analysts, and support staff essential for conducting rigorous testing of air-delivered weapons and systems.[1] The wing maintains an inventory of approximately 20 modified test bed aircraft, configured for specialized evaluation missions, including the OA-1K Skyraider II for special operations testing as of 2025.[1][19] These include variants such as the A-10C Thunderbolt II, F-15C/D/E Eagle/Strike Eagle, F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, UH-1N Huey, and the OA-1K Skyraider II, a turboprop platform adapted for close air support and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance roles in austere environments.[1][19] As of 2022, the 96th Test Wing operates with a budget surpassing $630 million, funding test operations, maintenance, and infrastructure sustainment.[1] Key facilities supporting these efforts encompass the Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility for precision munitions testing, the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems (J-PRIMES) Test Facility for systems integration, the Santa Rosa Island Tower for overwater evaluations, and a broader complex of 3,200 buildings totaling 11.6 million square feet.[1] The wing also manages extensive testing ranges, including 120,000 square miles of overwater airspace and 724 square miles of land range, enabling comprehensive environmental simulations.[1] To develop future talent, the wing participates in training programs such as the six-week LEGACY STEM internship, which mentors high school and college students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through hands-on projects in areas like artificial intelligence, coding, and robotics.[20] Additionally, the wing emphasizes Aerospace Expeditionary Force readiness training to ensure personnel can deploy combat-ready forces when required.[1]

History

World War II

The 96th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was constituted on 28 January 1942 and activated on 15 July 1942 at Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah, as part of the U.S. Army Air Forces' expansion for strategic bombing operations.[2] The unit initially trained with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers at several domestic bases, including Gowen Field, Idaho; Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington; Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota; Pocatello Army Air Base, Idaho; and Pyote Army Air Base, Texas, where it also served as an operational training unit to prepare additional crews and aircrews for combat.[2] By early 1943, the group had completed its stateside preparation and began overseas deployment in April–May, arriving in England to join the Eighth Air Force's strategic bombing campaign against Nazi-occupied Europe.[21] Assigned to the 45th Combat Bombardment Wing, the 96th operated primarily from RAF Snetterton Heath in Norfolk, England, starting 12 June 1943, after brief stints at RAF Andrews Field and RAF Great Saling.[2] From this base, the group's four squadrons—337th, 338th, 339th, and 413th Bombardment—flew B-17s on daylight precision strikes targeting German industrial and military infrastructure, including aircraft factories, oil refineries, marshalling yards, and submarine pens across Germany, France, the Low Countries, and Poland.[22] The group entered combat on 13 May 1943, targeting the St. Omer-Longuenesse airfield in France (though unable to attack the primary target due to conditions), and conducted its first successful bombing mission the following day against Wevelghem airfield in Belgium; it supported major Allied operations, such as the Normandy invasion in June 1944, the St. Lô breakthrough in July 1944, and the advance into Germany in 1945, while also conducting supply drops to resistance forces.[21] Among its notable achievements, the 96th earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its role in the first U.S. shuttle bombing mission on 17 August 1943, when it pressed through intense Luftwaffe fighter opposition to bomb the Messerschmitt aircraft assembly plant at Regensburg, Germany, despite losing several aircraft.[22] The group received a second Distinguished Unit Citation on 9 April 1944 for leading the 45th Wing through adverse weather and heavy antiaircraft fire to destroy aircraft factories at Poznań, Poland, a critical blow to German production.[2] Over the course of the war, the 96th flew 320 combat missions, expending thousands of tons of bombs and contributing significantly to the Allied air offensive.[23] Following the end of hostilities in Europe, the group assisted in humanitarian efforts, such as food drops to the Netherlands, before returning to the United States in December 1945 and inactivating on 21 December at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.[2]

Postwar and Early Cold War

Following its inactivation at the end of World War II, the 96th Bombardment Group was redesignated as the 96th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) on 13 May 1947 and activated in the Air Force Reserve on 29 May 1947 at Gunter Field (later Gunter Air Force Base), Alabama.[2] During this brief reserve period, the group conducted routine training activities to maintain aircrew proficiency and unit readiness, focusing on strategic bombardment operations with piston-engine heavy bombers.[24] It was inactivated on 27 June 1949 as part of the broader reorganization of the reserve forces under the wing base organization system.[2] The unit's transition to active duty under Strategic Air Command (SAC) began with its redesignation as the 96th Bombardment Wing (Medium) on 6 November 1953, followed by activation on 18 November 1953 at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.[25] Headquarters and subordinate components, including the 337th, 338th, and 339th Bombardment Squadrons and the 96th Air Refueling Squadron, were fully manned by March 1954, enabling the wing to support SAC's expanding nuclear deterrence mission.[2] Initial operations emphasized air refueling, with the wing receiving Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighters and commencing missions in March 1954 to extend the range of SAC bombers.[24] By April 1955, the wing had begun bombardment training with the Boeing B-47 Stratojet, marking its transition from earlier heavy bomber roles to medium jet operations and achieving full operational capability with the aircraft by the end of the year.[25] This shift aligned with SAC's emphasis on rapid, high-altitude strike capabilities during the early Cold War. Throughout the 1950s, the 96th participated in routine training exercises to hone crew coordination and mission execution, including simulated deployments that prepared it for global commitments.[2] A notable early deployment occurred from 10 January to 7 April 1957, when wing elements forward-based at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to demonstrate forward presence and support SAC's Pacific theater responsiveness.[24] In September 1957, the wing relocated its headquarters and primary operations from Altus Air Force Base to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, continuing B-47 Stratojet bombardment and refueling missions there until the transition to B-52 Stratofortresses in 1963.[26]

Strategic Air Command Era

In 1963, the 96th Bombardment Wing transitioned from Boeing B-47 Stratojets to Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, marking its full commitment to heavy bomber operations under Strategic Air Command (SAC).[2] This shift equipped the wing with B-52C, D, and later E models, enabling it to conduct long-range bombardment and aerial refueling missions in support of SAC's global strategic posture.[26] From 1963 to 1985, the wing maintained nuclear alert readiness, participating in airborne alert exercises such as Operation Chrome Dome, where B-52s flew continuous patrols armed with thermonuclear weapons to deter potential adversaries during the height of the Cold War.[27] These operations underscored the wing's critical role in nuclear deterrence, with deployments of aircraft and crews to Southeast Asia for combat support in 1970 and 1972–1973, alongside routine tanker missions to Europe, Alaska, and the Pacific.[2] By 1985, the wing began replacing its B-52 fleet with the Rockwell B-1B Lancer, receiving its first aircraft on 29 June and becoming the first operational B-1 wing under SAC.[26] The B-1B's variable-sweep wings and supersonic capabilities enhanced the wing's strategic flexibility, allowing it to assume full nuclear alert duties by October 1986 and execute global power projection missions.[2] Throughout the late Cold War and early post-Cold War period, the 96th Bomb Wing conducted alert commitments at Dyess, supported operations like the 1989 invasion of Panama, and deployed to Southwest Asia for Desert Storm in 1990–1991, demonstrating the B-1B's versatility in both nuclear and conventional roles.[26] The wing's SAC era concluded with its inactivation on 1 October 1993, amid broader Air Force realignments that transferred B-1B operations to other units and ended the bombardment mission at Dyess.[2] This inactivation reflected the evolving strategic environment following the Cold War, shifting focus away from large-scale SAC bomber forces while preserving the base's infrastructure for future missions.[26]

Post-Cold War Transition

Following its inactivation on 1 October 1993 as the 96th Bombardment Wing under Strategic Air Command, the unit underwent a significant post-Cold War realignment to adapt to evolving Air Force priorities.[2] The 96th Air Base Wing was redesignated on 10 March 1994 and activated five days later on 15 March 1994 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to provide comprehensive installation support for the base's growing test and evaluation community.[28] In this role, the wing managed base operations, infrastructure, and logistical services, supporting the Air Armament Center and various tenant units focused on weapons development and testing.[2] This reactivation marked a shift from strategic bombing operations to enabling the Air Force's emphasis on research, development, test, and evaluation missions at Eglin. On 18 July 2012, the 96th Air Base Wing was redesignated as the 96th Test Wing, assuming the developmental test and evaluation missions of the inactivating 46th Test Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.[29] This merger integrated the 46th's resources, including personnel and squadrons specialized in aircraft systems testing, into the 96th structure, enhancing its capacity for air-delivered weapons and avionics evaluation.[30] The redesignation aligned the wing with broader Air Force Materiel Command reforms, positioning it as a core component of the newly established Air Force Test Center, which consolidated test activities across multiple bases to streamline developmental testing.[31] In the years immediately following the 2012 redesignation, the 96th Test Wing expanded its operational scope by incorporating the 46th Test Wing's expertise in command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence testing, laying the groundwork for enhanced cyber testing capabilities.[32] Concurrently, the wing advanced range testing infrastructure at Eglin, leveraging the base's expansive test ranges to support integrated evaluations of guidance systems and munitions under realistic conditions.[33] These developments strengthened the wing's role in ensuring the reliability and effectiveness of Air Force weapon systems amid shifting post-Cold War threats.[31]

Recent Developments

In May 2025, the 96th Test Wing opened a new test site south of Tampa, Florida, in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard, to enhance instrumentation support for test and training missions across approximately 120,000 square miles of Gulf of Mexico airspace.[34][35] This expansion allows for more efficient evaluation of air-delivered weapons and systems in expansive maritime environments, addressing growing demands for integrated testing in the region.[34] Throughout 2025, the wing conducted developmental testing of the OA-1K Skyraider II, a rugged, tailwheel aircraft designed for Air Force Special Operations Command to provide close air support and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance in austere locations.[19] Flight evaluations at Eglin Air Force Base included assessments of military airworthiness, performance data verification, and austere landing capabilities on unprepared surfaces, such as dirt paths, with tests occurring as early as June 25 and July 10.[36][37] The 96th Test Wing contributed to the QUICKSINK joint capability technology demonstration in 2024 and 2025, focusing on low-cost anti-ship munitions derived from modified Joint Direct Attack Munitions.[6] In June 2025, wing personnel supported successful employment of QUICKSINK variants during exercises, including a 500-pound GBU-38 configuration tested at the Eglin Gulf Test Range to expand B-2 Spirit bomber capabilities against surface vessels.[38] This effort built on prior integrations, such as during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2024, to validate rapid, precise maritime strike options.[6] In October 2025, the wing participated in the Sky Phalanx formation exercise, uniting multiple test aircraft—including F-15E Strike Eagles and other platforms—for a coordinated mission over the Eglin Test and Training Complex.[8] This showcase demonstrated interoperability and tactical formations essential for modern airpower integration, highlighting the wing's role in proving multi-asset lethality in real-world scenarios.[8] Advancing sustainable aviation technologies, the 96th Test Wing supported flight testing of the electric-powered Alia aircraft in 2023, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and BETA Technologies.[39] The initial test flight on November 7 evaluated battery performance over specified distances, with subsequent evaluations in 2024 incorporating casualty evacuation simulations alongside HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters.[39][40] These efforts, involving the 413th Flight Test Squadron, aimed to assess electric propulsion for logistics and medical missions in contested environments.[41] In August 2025, the wing engaged in STEM outreach initiatives, including mentorship programs to inspire future innovators through hands-on engineering and science activities.[42] These events, such as forging tomorrow's leaders workshops, connected Eglin personnel with local students to promote careers in aerospace testing and development.[43]

Lineage

Formal Lineage

The formal lineage of the 96th Test Wing begins with its establishment as the 96th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 January 1942, followed by activation on 15 July 1942, and inactivation on 21 December 1945.[2] On 13 May 1947, it was redesignated as the 96th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) and activated in the reserve on 29 May 1947, before being inactivated again on 27 June 1949.[2] The unit was consolidated on 31 January 1984 with the 96th Bombardment Wing (Heavy), which had been established on 23 March 1953; the consolidated entity was redesignated as the 96th Bombardment Wing (Medium) on 6 November 1953 and activated on 18 November 1953.[2] It underwent further redesignations as the 96th Strategic Aerospace Wing on 1 April 1962 and as the 96th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) on 31 March 1972, before being redesignated the 96th Wing on 1 September 1991 and inactivated on 1 October 1993.[2] On 10 March 1994, it was redesignated as the 96th Air Base Wing and activated on 15 March 1994, serving until redesignation as the 96th Test Wing on 18 July 2012.[2]

Assignments

During World War II, the 96th Bombardment Group was assigned to the VIII Bomber Command for combat operations in Europe following its training under the Second Air Force; the VIII Bomber Command was redesignated as the Eighth Air Force on 22 February 1944, under which the group continued strategic bombing missions until its inactivation in December 1945.[2][44] In the postwar reserve period from 1947 to 1949, the redesignated 96th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) was assigned to the First Air Force as part of routine training activities before its inactivation.[2] During the Strategic Air Command era, the activated 96th Bombardment Wing was initially assigned to the Eighth Air Force in November 1953; it transferred to the Fifteenth Air Force on 1 April 1955 and served there until 1 September 1991, after which it was reassigned to the Eighth Air Force until inactivation on 1 October 1993.[2] Following its 1994 reactivation as the 96th Air Base Wing, the unit was assigned to Air Force Materiel Command's Air Force Development Test Center (later redesignated the Air Armament Center); in July 2012, upon becoming the 96th Test Wing, it was attached to the Air Force Test Center and fully assigned to it in October 2012, where it continues to operate.[2]

Components

During World War II, the 96th Bombardment Group consisted of the 337th, 338th, and 339th Bombardment Squadrons, along with the 413th Bombardment Squadron, all operating heavy bombers for strategic missions in the European Theater.[2] In the Strategic Air Command era, the wing's bombardment components included the 337th, 338th, and 339th Bombardment Squadrons, which flew B-47 Stratojets and later B-52 Stratofortresses for nuclear deterrence missions.[2] Additional support elements, such as the 96th Air Refueling Squadron and 917th Air Refueling Squadron, provided aerial refueling capabilities from 1953 to 1991.[2] Following the wing's redesignation as the 96th Test Wing in 2012, it integrated the functions of the inactivated 46th Test Wing, redesignating the 46th Test Group as the 96th Test Group to oversee advanced testing operations.[29] Currently, the wing comprises eight primary groups responsible for diverse testing and support functions: the 96th Operations Group, which directs flight test squadrons; the 96th Cyberspace Test Group, focused on command, control, communications, computers, and cyber testing; the 96th Maintenance Group, handling aircraft and equipment sustainment; the 96th Medical Group, providing healthcare support; the 96th Civil Engineer Group, managing infrastructure and engineering; the 96th Range Group, overseeing test range operations across vast airspace; the 96th Contracting Group, facilitating procurement and contracts; and the 96th Comptroller Group, administering financial and resource management.[12][45] These groups collectively support over 49 squadrons and divisions, enabling comprehensive air-delivered weapons and systems evaluation.[1]

Stations

The 96th Test Wing traces its origins to the 96th Bombardment Group, which was activated during World War II at various training bases in the United States before deploying overseas. Initial activation occurred at Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah, on 15 July 1942, followed by moves to Gowen Field, Idaho (6 August 1942), Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington (14 August 1942), Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota (30 September 1942), and Pocatello Army Air Base, Idaho (1 November 1942), where the group conducted B-17 Flying Fortress crew training. It then relocated to Pyote Army Air Base, Texas, from 3 January to March 1943 for advanced operational training, before moving to Great Saling, England, in May 1943, and establishing its primary combat base at Snetterton Heath, England, from 12 June 1943 to 21 December 1945, supporting Eighth Air Force bombing missions over Europe.[2] Following inactivation, the unit was reactivated in the reserve as the 96th Bombardment Group at Gunter Field (later Gunter Air Force Base), Alabama, from 29 May 1947 to 27 June 1949, focusing on tactical reconnaissance and bombardment training with A-26 Invaders and other aircraft.[2] During the Strategic Air Command era, the wing's predecessor units operated from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, starting 18 November 1953, where it managed B-47 Stratojet operations until transferring to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on 8 September 1957, remaining there until 1 October 1993, conducting strategic bombardment and refueling missions with B-52 Stratofortresses and KC-135 Stratotankers.[2] Since redesignation and realignment, the 96th Test Wing has been based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, from 15 March 1994 to the present, serving as the primary hub for air-delivered weapons testing and evaluation. In addition to its main installation, the wing maintains detached test sites, including a new instrumentation-supported range south of Tampa, Florida, established in 2025 under agreements with the U.S. Coast Guard to enhance test and training missions.[2][34]

Major Weapons Systems

During World War II, the predecessor 96th Bombardment Group primarily operated the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, a four-engine heavy bomber used for strategic bombing missions over Europe as part of the Eighth Air Force.[2] The B-17G featured enhanced defensive armament and the chin turret for improved Norden bombsight operations, enabling precision daylight raids on industrial targets.[46] In the Strategic Air Command era, the 96th Bombardment Wing transitioned to jet-powered strategic bombers to support nuclear deterrence. From 1955 to 1963, it flew the Boeing B-47E Stratojet, a swept-wing medium bomber capable of high subsonic speeds and in-flight refueling, which formed the backbone of SAC's medium bombardment force during the early Cold War.[2] The wing then adopted the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress from 1963 to 1985, an eight-engine heavy bomber designed for long-range missions with a payload exceeding 70,000 pounds, including nuclear and conventional ordnance, and later upgraded for low-level penetration and cruise missile carriage.[2] In 1985, the 96th converted to the Rockwell B-1B Lancer, a variable-sweep wing supersonic bomber optimized for low-altitude penetration with a combat range over 5,900 miles and internal weapons bays for stealthy operations, serving until 1993.[2][46] As the 96th Test Wing today, it conducts developmental testing on a diverse fleet of modified aircraft focused on air-delivered weapons integration and special operations support. Current test assets include the Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II, a close air support aircraft with a 30mm GAU-8 cannon and precision-guided munitions capabilities; various Lockheed Martin F-15C/D/E Strike Eagle variants for air superiority and multirole testing; and General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon models equipped for advanced avionics and weapons evaluation.[1][2] The wing also operates the Bell UH-1N Huey twin-engine utility helicopter for instrumentation and range support missions, as well as the ongoing evaluation of the OA-1K Skyraider II, a rugged, turboprop light attack aircraft designed for austere environments and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance roles in special operations.[1][19] The wing also supports testing for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II through the Combined Test Force established on 1 May 2025.[47] Beyond aircraft, the 96th Test Wing evaluates key munitions and systems, including the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), a GPS-guided kit converting unguided bombs into all-weather precision weapons with circular error probable under 13 meters.[1] The 96th Cyberspace Test Group leads testing of cyber systems, focusing on cybersecurity, electronic warfare resilience, and command-and-control integration to ensure secure operations in contested environments.[1] These assets support comprehensive lifecycle testing for Air Force air-delivered weapons and navigation systems.[2]

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