Space Development and Test Wing
| Space Development and Test Wing | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Type | Space system test and evaluation |
| Part of | Air Force Space Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Kirtland Air Force Base |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col Burke E. Wilson |
The Space Development and Test Wing is a unit of the Space Command of the United States Air Force. The wing is located at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
History
The Space Development and Test Wing was activated 2006-08-01. Prior to that, Detachment 12 of the Space and Missile Systems Center had been activated at Kirtland AFB 2001-06-29, taking responsibility for research, developmental test and evaluation organizations that had been co-located at Kirtland AFB alongside the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles and Directed Energy Directorates.[1]
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