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Zumwalt assumes command of 53rd Test and Evaluation Group

Col. Ryan Messer, 53rd Wing commander, passes the guidon to Col. Jason Zumwalt, the incoming 53rd Test and Evaluation Group commander, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 17, 2021. Zumwalt took command of the 53rd TEG which is responsible for delivering safe and effective tactics that enhance the Combat Air Force's lethality and executes Air Combat Command's operational test and evaluation for 13 different airframes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Guthrie)

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53rd TEG change of command

Lt. Col. Jason M. Botts, 412 Test Wing chaplain, Edwards Air Force Base, California, delivers the invocation at the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group (TEG) change of command ceremony at Nellis AFB, Jul. 10, 2019. The 53rd TEG is made up of seven squadrons, two direct-reporting detachments, two combined test forces, and one operations location at eight stateside locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

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53rd TEG change of command

Col. R. Ryan Messer, 53rd Wing commander, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, passes the 53rd WG guidon to Col. William Creeden, 53rd Test and Evaluation Group incoming commander, during a change of command ceremony at Nellis AFB, Jul. 10, 2019. Creeden is a command pilot with over 1500 hours in the F-22 Raptor fighter jet and the F-15C Eagle fighter jet, and has served in five different squadrons, three fighter wings, and at the MAJCOM level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

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53rd TEG change of command

Col. William Creeden, 53rd Test and Evaluation Group (TEG) commander, speaks after assuming command at the 53rd TEG change of command ceremony at Nellis AFB, Jul. 10, 2019. The 53rd TEG is responsible for the overall management of the wing’s flying activities at Beale AFB, Creech AFB, Davis-Monthan AFB, Edwards AFB, Eglin AFB, and Nellis, as well as Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)

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53rd Wing brings future faster with largest LFTE

An F-15 Eagle fighter jet takes off from the flightline on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 26, 2018. A Large Force Test Event was performed by the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group to train pilots in an environment that has a higher level of combat training with a multitude of different resources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan T. Guthrie)

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53rd TEG welcomes new commander

Col. Brian Schafer, 53rd Test and Evaluation Group commander, speaks to the crowd during the group’s change of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 11, 2017. The mission of the 53rd TEG is to provide the warfighter with the latest in software, hardware, weapons and tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver/Released)

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53rd TEG welcomes new commander

An Airman assigned to the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group reveals the name of the incoming 53rd TEG commander, Col. Brian Schafer, stenciled on the side of the group’s flagship, an F-15 Eagle, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 11, 2017. It is customary for the flagship of flying squadrons, groups or wings to bear its commander’s name. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver/Released)

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53rd TEG welcomes new commander

Col. Brian Schafer assumes command of the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group from Col. David Abba, 53rd Wing commander, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 11, 2017. The 53rd TEG is responsible for the overall execution of the 53rd Wing’s flying activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver/Released)

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