Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake is a large military installation in California that supports the research, testing and evaluation programs of the United States Navy. It is part of Navy Region Southwest under Commander, Navy Installations Command, and was originally known as Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS).
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to VX-9 returns to its home at NAWS China Lake
Image: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake logo
Indian Wells Valley, showing Ridgecrest, California and the China Lake area
Vought DF-8F Crusader drone director originally based at USN China Lake
Edwards Air Force Base
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Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation in California. Most of the base sits in Kern County, but its eastern end is in San Bernardino County and a southern arm is in Los Angeles County. The hub of the base is Edwards, California. Established in the 1930s as Muroc Field, the facility was renamed Muroc Army Airfield and then Muroc Air Force Base before its final renaming in 1950 for World War II USAAF veteran and test pilot Capt. Glen Edwards.
An F-35 Lightning II of the 461st Flight Test Squadron taking off at Edwards Air Force Base
First production P-59A with a P-63 behind
Lockheed XP-80A "Gray Ghost", 1945
Chuck Yeager next to experimental aircraft Bell X-1 #1, Glamorous Glennis, 1947