▁Lock he ed . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁and ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁the ▁F - 1 1 7 ▁test ▁unit ▁moved ▁from ▁Gro om ▁Lake ▁to ▁Pal md ale ▁Plant ▁ 4 2 ▁where ▁Lock he ed ▁had ▁produced ▁the ▁aircraft , ▁although ▁some ▁testing , ▁especially ▁R CS ▁ver ification ▁and ▁other ▁class ified ▁activity , ▁was ▁still ▁conducted ▁at ▁Gro om ▁Lake . ▁At ▁Pal md ale , ▁the ▁test ▁unit ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁oper ational ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 8 7 4 th ▁Test ▁Squadron ▁( l ater ▁the ▁ 3 3 7 th ▁Test ▁Squadron ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 1 2 th ▁Test ▁Wing ▁at ▁Edwards ▁as ▁Det achment ▁ 5 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 3 7 th ▁Squadron . ▁▁ 4 1 0 th ▁Test ▁Squadron ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁wing ' s ▁Director ▁of ▁Oper ations ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁unit ▁be ▁established ▁as ▁the ▁ 4 1 0 th ▁Test ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁Head quarters ▁AF MC ▁agreed ▁to ▁this , ▁Det achment ▁ 5 ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁and ▁its ▁personnel ▁and ▁equipment ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 1 0 th ▁Test ▁Squadron ▁( the ▁new ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 5 1 0 th ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁the ▁squad ron ▁res umed ▁operations . ▁ ▁Fl ight ▁testing ▁continued ▁at ▁Pal md ale ▁throughout ▁the ▁oper ational ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁F - 1 1 7 .