Space Development and Test Wing
| Space Development and Test Wing | |
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 Emblem of the SDTW | |
| Active | August 2006-Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Type | Space system test and evaluation |
| Size | 219 military 345 contractor |
| Part of | Air Force Space Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Kirtland Air Force Base |
| Commanders | |
| 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]
References
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: http://www.kirtland.af.mil
- ^ US Air Force. "Space Development and Test Wing Fact Sheet". SMC.
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