1 2 th ▁Test ▁Wing ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Fl ight ▁Test ▁Center ▁transition ing ▁into ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Test ▁Center . ▁The ▁five - Center ▁cons olid ation ▁not ▁only ▁better ▁integr ates ▁the ▁work force , ▁but ▁saves ▁tax pay ers ▁approximately ▁$ 1 0 9 ▁million ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁and ▁operations ▁The ▁base ▁has ▁helped ▁develop ▁virt ually ▁every ▁aircraft ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁since ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Al most ▁every ▁United ▁States ▁military ▁aircraft ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁has ▁been ▁at ▁least ▁partially ▁tested ▁at ▁Edwards , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁many ▁av iation ▁break through s . ▁ ▁Air ▁Force ▁Test ▁Center ▁▁ 4 1 2 th ▁Test ▁Wing ▁The ▁ 4 1 2 th ▁Test ▁Wing ▁plans , ▁conduct s , ▁analy zes , ▁and ▁reports ▁on ▁all ▁flight ▁and ▁ground ▁testing ▁of ▁aircraft , ▁weapons , ▁software ▁and ▁components ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁model ing ▁and ▁simulation ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force . ▁The ▁Wing ▁also ▁over se es ▁the ▁base ' s ▁day - to - day ▁operations ▁and ▁provides ▁support ▁for ▁military , ▁federal ▁civil ian , ▁and ▁contract ▁personnel ▁assigned ▁to ▁Edwards ▁A FB . ▁Plan es ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 1 2 th ▁carry ▁the ▁tail ▁code : ▁ED . ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁Test ▁Pil ot ▁School : ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 1 2 th ▁Test ▁Wing , ▁US AF ▁T