May 28, 2024 Black Flag 24-1 concentrates on Joint Test Integration, setting the stage for Virtual Black Flag The 53rd Wing partnered with the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) to conduct Exercise Black Flag 24-1, in April 2024.
Jan. 30, 2023 53rd Wing’s MUSTANGS: the future of agile data capture and ACE capability The 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron hit major milestones in the development and testing of their Multi-Utilization Secure Tactical And Network Ground Station (MUSTANGS) through its recent participation in PACIFIC EDGE 22.
Oct. 27, 2022 Joint Black Flag introduces new ACE Maintenance Operational Test component and advances C2 and EPAWSS tactics development The 53rd Wing partnered with the 57th Maintenance Group, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Nevada Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force Reserves, and others to conduct Exercise Black Flag 22-2, in September 2022.
May 20, 2022 Codifying Night One Integration; Coalition Black Flag introduces RAAF E-7, long-range kill-chains solutions, and first-ever mobile C2 element The 53rd Wing conducted Black Flag 22-1, bringing together four branches of the U.S. military and the Royal Australian Air Force in a first-time coalition test environment to identify enhancements to night-one capabilities, May 9-13, 2022.
April 19, 2022 Integrated Test Team proves multi-MDS Legion pod targeting capabilities Eglin’s Integrated Test Team conducted the first-ever multi-platform operational test to effectively locate a target using shared Infra-Red Search and Track sensor data, Apr. 7, 2022.