Commandants of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School explained

The commanding officer of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) is known as its Commandant. The commandant manages the school which is a military unit that operates in a distinctly academic atmosphere.^[1] The position is usually held by a colonel selected by the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) commander although this authority may be delegated to the commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC).^[2] The commandant oversees all flying training, academic instruction, budgeting, and curriculum administration at the school.^[3] The commandant also chairs a board of officers that selects the school's students. The selection board consists of flight test squadron commanders with a majority of the board members being TPS graduates.^[4] The commandant determines enrollment requirements and associated schedules.^[5] Every three years, the commandant conducts a review of the school's curriculum with participation from flight test squadrons, the U.S. Naval TPS, and operational squadrons.^[3]

The school's mission is to produce experimental test pilots, flight test engineers, and flight test navigators to lead and conduct test and evaluation of aerospace weapon systems.^[6] The school was established on September 9, 1944 as the Flight Test Training Unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB) in Dayton, Ohio.^[7] To take advantage of the uncongested skies and superb flying weather, the school was moved on February 4, 1951 to its present location at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert of Southern California.^[7] Edwards AFB is the home of the Air Force Flight Test Center and has been an integral part of flight testing since the 1940s.^[8]

Between 1962 and 1972, the Test Pilot School expanded its role to include astronaut training for military test pilots.^[9] Thirty-seven TPS graduates of this era were selected for the U.S. space program, and twenty-six went on to earn astronaut's wings by flying in the X-15, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs.^[10] Although the school no longer trains astronauts, many TPS graduates since 1972 have been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for duties in space. The school encourages applications from civilians, personnel from other U.S. military services, and individuals from foreign countries.^[11] An exchange program allows selected students to attend other test pilot schools including the United States Naval Test Pilot School, the United Kingdom's Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS), and France's École du personnel navigant d'essais et de réception (EPNER).^[12]

Commandants

The following list provides a complete list of commandants of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. The table contains their name, rank, dates as commandant, the TPS class from which they graduated (if applicable), and notable events that occurred during their tenure at the school.

Key

Rank	Military rank	The rank shown is at the time the individual served as commandant.
Class	Year/Letter	The year and order in which a class started. For example, 07A was the first of two classes to start in 2007.^[13]
	Roman Numeral	Four Aerospace Research Pilot School (ARPS) classes designated I, II, III, and IV, that prepared students for manned spaceflight operations. These classes were dropped when the USAF lost its manned spaceflight mission.^[14]
Events	"introduced"	Indicates an aircraft type was first made available for use by TPS students. This date is usually much later than the aircraft entered USAF service.

List of Commandants

Individual was killed in an aviation-related accident.

	No		Name		Rank		From		To		Class	class=unsortable	Notable events during tenure	class=unsortable	Ref
1		O-04Maj.	1944-09Sep 1944	1945-01Jan 1945	n/a	Sep 9, 1944—USAAF Flight Test Training Unit set up at Wright Field, Ohio AT-6 introduced	^[15] ^[16] ^[17]
2		O-05Lt. Col.	1945-01Jan 1945	1946-01Jan 1946	n/a	B-25, B-17, P-51 introduced Jan 1945—School moved to Vandalia airport School renamed Flight Performance School Late 1945—School moved to Patterson field	^[18]
3		O-04Maj.	1946-01Jan 1946	1947-05May 1947	n/a	Curriculum expanded to include Stability and Control testing	^[19]
4		O-04Maj.	1947-05May 1947	1947-10Oct 1947	1946-0446D	Aug 1947—F-80 introduced
5		O-05Lt. Col.	1947-10Oct 1947	1949-10Oct 1949	1947-0147	47—First USAF class. First class to fly jets School renamed Air Material Command Experimental Test Pilot School	^[20] ^[21]
6		O-04Maj.	1949-10Oct 1949	1950-10Oct 1950	1945-0145	50C—Last class at Wright Field	^[22] ^[23]
7		O-05Lt. Col.	1950-10Oct 1950	1956-05May 1956	1949-0449D	Feb 4, 1951—School moved to Edwards AFB (south base) 51A—First class held at Edwards AFB May 1951—T-28, B-26 introduced Apr 2, 1951—School renamed Air Research and Development Command Experimental Test Pilot School Jan 1, 1953—School renamed USAF Experimental Test Pilot School 1953—T-33, F-84 introduced Jun 9, 1955—School renamed USAF Flight Test School Mar 14, 1956—School moved to main base building 1220 1956—F-86, F-100 introduced	^[24] ^[25]
8		O-05Lt. Col.	1956-05May 1956	1959-06Jun 1959	1955-0355C	Jul 3, 1956—School emblem approved Jun 17, 1957—First student field trip overseas 1957—NB-57 introduced Curriculum expanded from six to eight months Number of classes per year reduced from four to three 1958—TF-102 introduced	^[26] ^[27]
9		O-04Maj.	1959-06Jun 1959	1961-06Jun 1961	1955-0455D	60B—US Army helicopter test pilot course UH-1, F-104 introduced	^[28] ^[29]
10		O-05Lt. Col.	1961-06Jun 1961	1962-07Jul 1962	1949-0449D, 52B	Jun 5, 1961—Aerospace Research Pilot Course introduced 1961—T-27 space flight simulator introduced Oct 12, 1961—School renamed USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School Late 1962—T-38 introduced	^[30] ^[31] ^[32]
11		O-06Col.	1962-07Jul 1962	1966-07Jul 1966	1946-0346C, 51A	NF-101 introduced July 1, 1963—ARPS consolidated into TPS curriculum Number of classes per year reduced from three to two Calspan B-26, H-13 introduced Feb 7, 1966—First Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL) class	^[33] ^[34]
12		O-06Col.	1966-07Jul 1966	1967-05May 1967	1957-0157A, I	F-106 introduced	^[35]
13		O-06Col.	1967-05May 1967	1968-06Jun 1968	1951-0151A, 53C	NF-104, NF-106 introduced
14		O-05Lt. Col.	1968-06Jun 1968	1968-08Aug 1968	1957-0157A	n/a
15		O-06Col.	1968-08Aug 1968	1971-01Jan 1971	1952-0352C	Gliders, A-7 introduced	^[36]
16		O-06Col.	1971-01Jan 1971	1971-07Jul 1971	1962-0362C, IV	ARPS courses eliminated	^[37]
17		O-06Col.	1971-07Jul 1971	1972-02Feb 1972	n/a	Systems Test Phase introduced
18		O-06Col.	1972-02Feb 1972	1975-07Jul 1975	1958-0358C	Jul 1, 1972—School renamed USAF Test Pilot School RF-4 introduced Feb 26, 1973—Flight test engineer course initiated Calspan NT-33, NKC-135 introduced 74B—First student navigator and first female student flight test engineer Sep 1, 1975—Course expanded from 44 to 46 weeks	^[38]
19		O-06Col.	1975-07Jul 1975	1977-12Dec 1977	1965-0365C	YA-7D DIGITAC, A-37 introduced	^[39]
20		O-06Col.	1978-01Jan 1978	1979-06Jun 1979	ETPS FW Course 25	May 19, 1979—Boyd Hall dedicated	^[40]
21		O-05Lt. Col.	1979-06Jun 1979	1979-08Aug 1979	1966-0166A	n/a
22		O-06Col.	1979-08Aug 1979	1980-06Jun 1980	1968-0168A	n/a
23		O-06Col.	1980-06Jun 1980	1982-03Mar 1982	1966-0166A	UV-18, U-6, Calspan LJ-24 introduced	^[41] ^[42]
24		O-05Lt. Col.	1982-03Mar 1982	1982-07Jul 1982	1969-0169A	82B—Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) program with TPS begins	^[43]
25		O-06Col.	1982-07Jul 1982	1983-08Aug 1983	1968-0168A	n/a	^[44]
26		O-06Col.	1983-08Aug 1983	1985-07Jul 1985	1972-0272B	Calspan Avionics Systems Test and Training Aircraft (ASTTA) NC-131 introduced	^[45] ^[46]
27		O-06Col.	1985-07Jul 1985	1987-03Mar 1987	1975-0175A	Dec 5, 1986—Scobee Auditorium dedicated
28		O-06Col.	1987-03Mar 1987	1989-07Jul 1989	1977-0177A	88B—First female student test pilot enrolled Integrated Flight Data Acquisition System (IFDAPS) introduced	^[47] ^[48]
29		O-06Col.	1989-07Jul 1989	1991-06Jun 1991	1976-0276B	First USAF Reservist joined TPS staff Test management phase added to curriculum C-23 introduced	^[49]
30		O-06Col.	1991-06Jun 1991	1992-08Aug 1992	1975-0175A	NC-141 introduced	^[50] ^[51]
31		O-06Col.	1992-08Aug 1992	1994-04Apr 1994	1981-0281B	F-16B, F-15B introduced
32		O-06Col.	1994-04Apr 1994	1996-08Aug 1996	1979-0279B	Sep 9, 1994—50th anniversary of USAF Test Pilot School 95B—First class to use individual student cubicles and Pentium laptops T-2, NF-16D Variable-Stability Inflight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA), F-15E introduced	^[52]
33		O-06Col.	1996-08Aug 1996	1998-04Apr 1998	1984-0184A	NT-39 introduced First students to visit Russia's Air Force Flight Test Facility	^[53] ^[54]
34		O-06Col.	1998-04Apr 1998	2001-01Jan 2001	1985-0285B	Students expand envelope of AGM-65 Maverick missile Students test crash avoidance system	^[55] ^[56] ^[57]
35		O-06Col.	2001-01Jan 2001	2003-06Jun 2003	1984-0284B	First flight test engineer and non-rated TPS Commandant First TPS sponsorship of AFIT doctoral program	^[58] ^[59] ^[60] ^[61]
36		O-06Col.	2003-06Jun 2003	2005-07Jul 2005	1987-0287B	2003 - Aerospace Vehicle Test Course introduced Nov 18, 2003 - TPS receives Richard G. Cross Award from ITEA June 15, 2004 - Pete Knight classroom dedicated	^[62] ^[63] ^[64] ^[65] ^[66] ^[67]
37		O-06Col.	2005-07Jul 2005	2007-07Jul 2007	1991-0191A	06B—First husband and wife team graduates Process begins to make TPS a Master of Science Program	^[68] ^[69] ^[70]
38		O-06Col.	2007-07Jul 2007	2010-07Jul 2010	1992-0292B	07B—First class to receive Master of Science in Flight Test Curriculum expanded to include unmanned aerial systems March 19, 2010 - Mark Graziano classroom dedicated	^[71] ^[72] ^[73]
39		O-06Col.	2010-07Jul 2010	2012-06Jun 2012	1993-0293B	2011—First Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) test pilot 2012—Flight test course for enlisted personnel 2012—Cyber Systems Test Course introduced	^[74] ^[75] ^[76] ^[77] ^[78] ^[79]
40		O-06Col.	2012-06Jun 2012	2012-08Aug 2012	n/a	First commandant from the Air Force Reserves First non-TPS graduate to serve as commandant since Buzz Aldrin	^[80] ^[81]
41		O-06Col.	2012-08Aug 2012	2012-08Jul 2014	1997-0297A	Classroom renovations Modernized Systems curriculum	^[82] ^[83]
42		O-06Col.	2012-08Jul 2014	2017-07Jul 2017	2003-01TBS	Air Force Flight Test Museum used as classroom	^[84] ^[85]
43		O-06Col.	2017-07Jul 2017	2018-07Jul 2018	2003-0103A	TPS receives AF Organizational Excellence Award	^[86] ^[87] ^[88]
44		O-06Col.	2018-07Jul 2018	2020-07Jul 2020	2008-0108A	TPS 75th Anniversary New curriculum dedicated to space hardware	^[89] ^[90] ^[91]
45		O-06Col.	2020-07Jul 2020	2023-09Sep 2023	2006-0106A	First female, flight test engineer commandant Oct 1, 2020—Multi-Domain Test Force activation TPS collaborates with Republic of Korea Air Force Feb 23, 2023—Space Test Course established	^[92] ^[93] ^[94] ^[95]
46		O-06Col.	2023-09Sep 2023<	-- The article stating Valpiani is commandant is dated Sep 2023, but I believe —- he may have been assigned to that position some months earlier. I have been —- unable to find a source for change of command ceremony -->	2024-01Present	n/a	Dogfights with AI-flown fighter jet Direct interaction with a satellite	^[96] ^[97] ^[98]

Notable alumni

See main article: List of U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni. USAF TPS has produced many notable alumni including astronauts, record-setting aviators, and senior Air Force leaders.

References

• Web site: Air Force Instruction 99-107, Test Pilot School . Secretary of the Air Force . 2013-01-17 . 2015-02-21.
• Allen . Clifford H. Jr. . Arthur B. Doty Jr. . Everett C. McCormick . June 1966 . Space Flight Simulator for U.S. Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School . Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets . 3 . 6 . 793 - 9 . American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics . 0022-4650 . 10.2514/3.28539. 1966JSpRo...3..793A . . 2017-04-17 .
• Book: Burgess, Colin . Colin Burgess (author) . Kate Doolan . Bert Vis . Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon . University of Nebraska Press . 2003 . 1-56098-457-0 .
• Web site: Graduate Course Catalog and Student Handbook, 2007-08 . USAF TPS Curriculum Standards Division . 2007-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915122153/http://www.edwards.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-071001-069.pdf . 2012-09-15 . 2017-04-17.
• Book: Lopez, Donald S. . Donald S. Lopez, Sr. . Fighter Pilot's Heaven: Flight Testing the Early Jets . Smithsonian Institution Press . 1995 . 1-56098-457-0 .
• Book: Marrett, George J. . George J. Marrett . Contrails Over the Mojave: The Golden Age of Jet Flight Testing at Edwards Air Force Base . Naval Institute Press . 2008 . 978-1-59114-511-0 .
• Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . Privately Published . 1994 .
• Web site: James O. . Young . Forging Aerospace Power for America . U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center . 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012075524/http://www.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080117-028.pdf . 2012-10-12 . 2015-02-21.

External links

• Web site: USAF Test Pilot School Fact Sheet . United States Air Force . 2017-04-17.
• Web site: Odd Sisters: B-2 Spirit/Calspan NC-131 . NameMedia, Inc. . 2015-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011015237/http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6367141 . 2008-10-11.
• Web site: The Pioneers: "Jackie" Parker . Monash University . 2008-09-07.
• Web site: Patrick . Bethanne Kelly . Doolittle's son and grandson dedicate Tokyo Raid exhibit . https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154840/http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent?file=ML_doolittle_bkp . 2017-04-17 . Military Advantage . 2019-08-23.

Notes and References

1. Book: USAF TPS Graduate Course Catalog . 14.
2. Book: Air Force Instruction 99-107, Test Pilot School . 7.
3. Book: Air Force Instruction 99-107, Test Pilot School . 8.
4. Book: Air Force Instruction 99-107, Test Pilot School . 11.
5. https://www.valdosta.edu/afrotc/documents/AFI99-107TestPilotSchool.pdf
6. Book: USAF TPS Graduate Course Catalog . 9.
7. Web site: U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School History . 2017-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231218/http://www.edwards.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=6586 . 2016-03-03 . United States Air Force.
8. Web site: Edwards' History . 2009-11-23 . United States Air Force . 2020-11-02.
9. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 233.
10. Book: Young, J . Forging Aerospace Power for America . 3 - 4.
11. Book: USAF TPS Graduate Course Catalog . 19.
12. Book: USAF TPS Graduate Course Catalog . 18.
13. Book: USAF TPS Graduate Course Catalog . 8.
14. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 50.
15. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 35 - 36.
16. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 240.
17. Colonel Hoewing is New NRD Executive . The Missileer . 5 . 22 . 1 . United States Air Force . Washington, D.C. . 1966-04-07 . 2014-05-10 . 2014-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513010758/http://www.afspacemuseum.org/library/missileer/1966/07-08-66.pdf . dead .
18. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 241.
19. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 38.
20. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 40.
21. Book: Lopez . Fighter Pilot's Heaven . 129.
22. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 69.
23. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 242.
24. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 41 - 45.
25. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 70.
26. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 43 - 46.
27. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 243.
28. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 45.
29. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 244.
30. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 47 - 48.
31. Book: Allen . Space Flight Simulator . 793 - 9.
32. Book: Burgess . Fallen Astronauts . 13.
33. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 48 - 50.
34. Book: Marrett . Contrails Over the Mojave . 59 - 64.
35. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 245.
36. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 50 - 51.
37. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 246.
38. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 51 - 53.
39. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 247.
40. Web site: Ward Biography . Texas A&M University . https://web.archive.org/web/20170417160907/https://engineering.tamu.edu/aerospace/former-students/alumni-academy/members/don-ward . 2017-04-17 . 2020-11-02.
41. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 248.
42. Web site: An Abbreviated History of the Class of 1959 . United States Air Force Academy Association of Graduates . 2008-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723194515/http://www.usafaclasses.org/1959/history.html . 2008-07-23 .
43. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 52 - 54.
44. Web site: Staten Biography . United States Air Force . 2008-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080615215235/http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7237 . 2008-06-15 .
45. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 249.
46. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 54.
47. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 57.
48. Web site: Kostelnik Biography . United States Air Force . 2008-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080613094905/http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6097 . 2008-06-13 .
49. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 250.
50. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 55.
51. Web site: Gardner Biography . National Aeronautics and Space Administration . 2008-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080615144125/http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/gardner-gs.html . 2008-06-15 .
52. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 58 - 59.
53. Book: USAF Test Pilot School 50 Years and Beyond . 251.
54. Web site: Test Pilot School visits Russia . https://web.archive.org/web/20010523031044/http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/1997/970527pr.html . 2001-05-23 . 1997-05-27 . United States Air Force . 2010-03-18.
55. Web site: Simulator lets students pilot variety of aircraft . https://web.archive.org/web/20010312173849/http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0201/edge.html . 2001-03-12 . Airman Magazine Online . February 2001 . United States Air Force . 2010-03-18.
56. Web site: Student test pilots tackle real projects . https://web.archive.org/web/20010523032604/http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/1999/9903_Student_test_pilots.html . 2001-05-23 . March 1999 . Desert Wings . United States Air Force . 2010-03-18.
57. Web site: Captain James . Sturim . Class project tests crash avoidance system . https://web.archive.org/web/20010510005411/http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/2000/0011_TPS_TEST_GCAS.html . 2001-05-10 . 2000-11-03 . Desert Wings . United States Air Force . 2010-03-18.
58. Web site: AIAA Ka'iliwai Biography . AIAA Distinguished Lecture Program 2005 . 40 . American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics . 2008-09-07 . 2008-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080518082744/http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~aiaa/AIAA%20Lecturers.pdf . dead .
59. Web site: USAF Ka'iliwai Biography . https://web.archive.org/web/20030106011511/http://www.edwards.af.mil/tps/Biography.htm . 2003-01-06 . Edwards Air Force Base . 2008-11-29.
60. Web site: Master Sgt. Stefanie . Doner . Test Pilot School commandant has Edwards and flight test in his blood . https://web.archive.org/web/20010506021801/http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/2001/tps-commandant.html . 2001-05-06 . 2001-03-21 . United States Air Force . 2010-03-18.
61. Web site: Capt. Catie . Hague . TPS sponsors AFIT doctoral program, searches for applicants . https://web.archive.org/web/20060728023450/http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/2003/2003-archive-afit_program.html . 2006-07-28 . 2003-07-18 . United States Air Force . 2010-03-18.
62. Web site: Haendschke Biography . Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps . 2008-07-02.
63. Web site: USAF TPS . https://web.archive.org/web/20050714084015/http://www.edwards.af.mil/tps/ . 2005-07-14 . Edwards Air Force Base . 2008-11-27.
64. Web site: New Test Pilot School Commandant . https://web.archive.org/web/20060728121115/http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/2003/2003-archive-tps_commandant.html . 2006-07-28 . 2003-06-13 . United States Air Force . 2010-03-18.
65. Web site: Capt. Catie . Hague . Test Pilot School reaches new heights with space test course . https://web.archive.org/web/20060728120730/http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/2003/2003-archive-space_course.html . 2006-07-28 . 2003-08-01 . United States Air Force . 2010-03-18.
66. Web site: Capt. Catie . Hague . U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School wins ITEA award . https://web.archive.org/web/20060727162504/http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/2003/2003-archive-itea_award.html . 2006-07-27 . 2003-11-21 . United States Air Force . 2010-03-18.
67. Web site: Second Lt. Brooke . Davis . TPS dedicates classroom to honor late aviation legend . https://web.archive.org/web/20060726190311/http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/2004/2004-archive-tps_knight.html . 2006-07-26 . 2004-06-18 . United States Air Force . 2010-03-18.
68. Web site: 'Tench hut . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175445/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?id=123060231 . 2016-03-03 . 2007-07-10 . Edwards Air Force Base . 2017-02-27.
69. Web site: U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduates 146th class . 2007-06-04 . Perry . Della . Edwards Air Force Base . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607120733/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123055761 . 2011-06-07 . 2017-04-17.
70. Web site: TPS confers its first master's degrees . Reyes . Julius Delos . 2008-06-11 . Edwards Air Force Base . 2017-04-17.
71. Web site: USAF Test Pilot School graduates class 07B . Taylor . Annamaria . 2008-06-10 . Edwards Air Force Base . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219020912/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123102022 . 2012-02-19 . 2017-04-17.
72. Web site: AFPC accepting applications for test pilot school . 2009-07-07 . Edwards Air Force Base . 2017-04-17.
73. Web site: Kenji . Thuloweit . USAF Test Pilot School Honors Major Graziano . 2010-03-30 . United States Air Force . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231201/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123197226 . 2016-03-03 . 2017-04-17.
74. Web site: Kenji . Thuloweit . Test Pilot School Welcomes New Commandant . 2010-07-07 . United States Air Force . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232940/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123212492 . 2016-03-03 . 2017-04-17.
75. News: Nation's first drone test pilot trainee has the right-click stuff . W. J. . Hennigan . The Los Angeles Times . 2011-02-09 . 2011-02-10.
76. Web site: Two RPA pilots graduate top of class at test pilot school . 2011-07-06 . United States Air Force . 2017-04-17.
77. Web site: Laura . Mowry . USAF TPS graduates first ever Enlisted Flight Test Course . 2012-04-25 . United States Air Force . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111728/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123299342 . 2016-03-04 . 2017-04-17.
78. Web site: Laura . Mowry . USAF TPS teaches students to fly, fight, win in cyberspace . 2012-05-14 . United States Air Force . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055646/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123301314 . 2016-03-04 . 2017-04-17.
79. Web site: Laura . Mowry . TPS commandant bids farewell to Edwards, retires after 25 years of service . 2012-06-20 . United States Air Force . https://web.archive.org/web/20130309123841/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123306608 . 2013-03-09 . 2017-04-17.
80. Web site: Laura . Mowry . TPS welcomes new commandant . 2012-08-08 . United States Air Force . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126033544/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123313119 . 2016-01-26 . 2017-04-17.
81. Web site: Daniel . Terdiman . Getting schooled with the Air Force's elite test pilots . 2012-07-12 . CBS Interactive . 2012-08-10.
82. Web site: Laura . Mowry . Classroom renovations keep TPS students on cutting-edge . 2012-11-02 . United States Air Force . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234854/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123324506 . 2015-09-23 . 2017-04-17.
83. Web site: Laura . Mowry . Test Pilot School modernizes Systems curriculum . 2013-03-07 . United States Air Force . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234904/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123339064 . 2015-09-23 . 2017-04-17.
84. Web site: Rebecca . Amber . Webb takes over as new TPS commandant . 2014-07-29 . United States Air Force . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235014/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123418930 . 2015-09-23 . 2017-04-17.
85. Web site: Christopher . Ball . TPS students get new knowledge from historic aircraft . 2017-04-13 . United States Air Force . 2017-04-16.
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