![Dec. 3-9: Edwards AFB, Calif. — The 412th Test Wing conducted the largest combat readiness exercise in Air Force Materiel Command corporate memory Dec. 3 to 6, and followed up with a full-day community partner tabletop readiness exercise on Dec. 9 at Edwards. The exercise and associated inspection tested Edwards’ and Plant 42’s response to a range of simulated security threats and operational challenges in this age of great power competition. Events began with a mid-morning alert to base leadership simulating an increase in the threat level to the base, prompting the exercise to elevate to Force Protection Condition Charlie. This was followed by a simulated explosion at the base’s west gate, escalating the situation to FPCON Delta within the exercise space — indicating a heightened risk of ongoing or complex attacks on base people, facilities and assets. (Air Force photograph by Daniel Kelley)](https://www.aerotechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dec-3-9.jpg)
![Dec. 3-9: Edwards AFB, Calif. — The 412th Test Wing conducted the largest combat readiness exercise in Air Force Materiel Command corporate memory Dec. 3 to 6, and followed up with a full-day community partner tabletop readiness exercise on Dec. 9 at Edwards. The exercise and associated inspection tested Edwards’ and Plant 42’s response to a range of simulated security threats and operational challenges in this age of great power competition. Events began with a mid-morning alert to base leadership simulating an increase in the threat level to the base, prompting the exercise to elevate to Force Protection Condition Charlie. This was followed by a simulated explosion at the base’s west gate, escalating the situation to FPCON Delta within the exercise space — indicating a heightened risk of ongoing or complex attacks on base people, facilities and assets. (Air Force photograph by Daniel Kelley)](https://www.aerotechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dec-3-9-570x397.jpg)
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