List of United States Air Force test squadrons

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This is a list of United States Air Force test squadrons. It covers units considered to be part of the Air Force and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons. Most units in this list are assigned to Air Force Materiel Command, however, a few reside in other Major Commands of the United States Air Force.

Flight Test Squadrons[]

Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	Note
10th Flight Test Squadron		Tinker AFB	Sabres	B-52, B-1, KC-135, and E-3s
18th Flight Test Squadron		Hurlburt Field		Reports to HQ AFSOC
33d Flight Test Squadron				redesignated AMC Test and Evaluation Squadron
39th Flight Test Squadron		Eglin AFB		redesignated 39th Flying Training Squadron
40th Flight Test Squadron		Eglin AFB
			"Panthers"
337th Flight Test Squadron				Inactive?
339th Flight Test Squadron		Robins AFB
370th Flight Test Squadron		Edwards AFB
410th Flight Test Squadron		Edwards AFB
411th Flight Test Squadron		Edwards AFB		F-22 Flight Test
412th Flight Test Squadron		Edwards AFB	Speckled Trout
413th Flight Test Squadron		Hurlburt Field		formerly Det. 1, 46 OG C-130, MH-53, UH-1, HH-60
415th Flight Test Flight		Randolph AFB
416th Flight Test Squadron		Edwards AFB	Skulls	F-16 Fighting Falcon Flight Test
417th Flight Test Squadron		Edwards AFB		Airborne Laser Program
418th Flight Test Squadron		Edwards AFB		Tanker/Airlift Flight Test
419th Flight Test Squadron		Edwards AFB		Bomber Flight Test
420th Flight Test Flight		Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport		T-38 Talon
445th Flight Test Squadron		Edwards AFB
452d Flight Test Squadron		Edwards AFB		UAV flight test
461st Flight Test Squadron		Edwards AFB	Deadly Jesters	F-35
486th Flight Test Squadron		Eglin AFB		C-32B
514th Flight Test Squadron		Hill AFB
576th Flight Test Squadron		Vandenberg AFB	Top Hand	Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force.
586th Flight Test Squadron		Holloman AFB	Road Runners
Test Squadrons
Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	Note
14th Test Squadron		Schriever AFB		Reserve unit, augments 17 TS
17th Test Squadron		Schriever AFB		595th Space Group, SIDC
		Edwards AFB
346th Test Squadron		Lackland AFB		Network Operations
716th Test Squadron		Arnold AFB		Wind tunnel testing
		Arnold AFB		Turbine engine testing
		Arnold AFB		Space & missile testing
746th Test Squadron		Holloman AFB		Central Inertial & GPS Test Facility (CIGTF)
771st Test Squadron		Edwards AFB		Electronic Warfare T&E
772d Test Squadron		Edwards AFB
773d Test Squadron		Edwards AFB
780th Test Squadron		Eglin AFB
781st Test Squadron		Holloman AFB		National Radar Cross-section Facility
846th Test Squadron		Holloman AFB		Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT)
2857th Test Squadron		Olmsted AFB		Continuity of Government helicopter squadron
Test and Evaluation Squadrons
Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	Note
21st Test and Evaluation Squadron		Randolph AFB
28th Test and Evaluation Squadron		Eglin AFB	Scorpions
31st Test and Evaluation Squadron		Edwards AFB		RQ-4
49th Test and Evaluation Squadron		Barksdale AFB	Wolfpack	B-52
59th Test and Evaluation Squadron		Nellis AFB
72d Test and Evaluation Squadron		Whiteman AFB		B-2
		Eglin AFB
85th Test and Evaluation Squadron		Eglin AFB	Skulls	F-15C, F-15E, F-16C
		Nellis AFB		HC-130
337th Test and Evaluation Squadron		Dyess AFB		B-1B
417th Test and Evaluation Squadron		Edwards AFB
422d Test and Evaluation Squadron		Nellis AFB	Green Bats	F-15C, F-15E, F-16C, A-10, F-22A, F-35
431st Test and Evaluation Squadron		McClellan AFB		Inactivated 30 June 1992
556th Test and Evaluation Squadron		Creech AFB		MQ-1, MQ-9
605th Test and Evaluation Squadron
		Edwards AFB		Inactivated 1 July 1986

See also[]

• List of United States Air Force squadrons