the 46th Test Group was 'reflagged' as the 96th Test Group, under the new 96 TW, stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The 96th Test Group is an Air Force Materiel Command unit responsible for operational testing and evaluation of new equipment and systems proposed for use by these forces. Current initiatives include advanced self-protection systems for combat aircraft, aircrew life support systems, aerial reconnaissance improvements, new armament and weapons delivery systems, and improved maintenance equipment and logistics support. Squadrons of the group have been: 586th Flight Test Squadron – Conducts flight testing 746th Test Squadron – Conducts Guidance/Navigational testing to include Internal Global Positioning Systems (GPS) 781st Test Squadron – National RCS Test Facility 846th Test Squadron – Rocket Sled Tests Aircraft of the 96th Test Group carry the tail code "HT". 54th Fighter Group In March 2014 the 54th Fighter Group was reactivated at Holloman AFB, NM with a mission to train F-16 aircrew members and aircraft maintenance personnel. The 54th Fighter Group is a geographically separated unit of the 56th Fighter Wing, out of Luke AFB, Arizona. Components: Operational Squadrons 8th Fighter Squadron, 4 August 2017 – present 311th Fighter Squadron, 1 March 2014 – present 314th Fighter Squadron, 14 July 2015 – present Support Units 54th Operations Support Squadron (OSS), 1 March 2014 – present 54th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 1 March 2014 – present 54th Maintenance Squadron (MS), March 2014 – present German Air Force Flying Training Center In 1992 the German Air Force made Holloman its main pilot training center in the United States. Holloman was chosen due to its weather conditions. On 1 May 1996, the German Luftwaffe established the German Air Force Tactical Training Center at Holloman. The German Air Force Tactical Training Center activated at Holloman 1 May 1996. With the activation, 300 German military personnel and 12 Panavia Tornado aircraft joined Team Holloman. German aircrews come to Holloman for approximately three weeks for advanced tactical training and then return to Germany. The German Air Force also conducts a Fighter Weapons Instructor Course for the Tornado. Aircrews for this course come to Holloman for about six months. As of November 2006 there are 650 German military personnel and 25 Tornado aircraft assigned to Holloman AFB. There are numerous reasons the German Air Force trained at Holloman. The area offers great flying weather and has suitable air space. Other reasons are