The United States Air Force's 716th Test Squadron is a test and evaluation unit located at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. The squadron was first activated as the 6516th Logistics (Test) Squadron in 1986 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated at Edwards in 1997, but reactivated ad Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee in 2006. It was inactivated in 2010, but reactivated in May 2022.
716thTest Squadron | |
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Active | 1986–1997; 2006–2010; 2022–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Test and Evaluation |
Part of | Air Force Materiel Command |
Garrison/HQ | Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee |
Motto(s) | Ad Caelum per Scientiam (Latin for 'To the Skies Through Knowledge') |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |