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6585th TEST GROUP – CENTRAL INERTIAL GUIDANCE TEST FACILITY – GUIDANCE TEST DIVISION

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Computer made    3.75 inch-95mm      

 

6585th TEST GROUP

Lineage. Activated as 6585th Test Group on 1 Aug 1970. Redesignated  46th Test Group on 1 Oct 1992-.

Assignments. Air Force Special Weapons Center, 1 Aug 1970; Armament Development and Test Center (later, Armament Division), 1 Oct 1975; 3246th Test Wing, 1 Jan 1984; 46th Test Wing, 1 Oct 1992-.

Components. Squadrons. 46th Guidance Test (later 746th Test): 8 Sep 1993-; 846th Test: 1 Oct 1994-; 6586th Test (later 586th Test; 586th Flight Test): 15 Dec 1982-.

Stations. Holloman AFB, NM, 1 Aug 1970-18 Jul 2012.

Aircraft. None, 1970-1990; AT-38, 1991-; C-12, 1997-.

Operations. Central Inertial Guidance Test Facility (CIGTF), testing and evaluation of GPS user equipment and integrated GPS based guidance and navigation systems. Also managed tri-service GPS Test Center of Expertise composed of Army, Navy, and Air Force test agencies chartered to support GPS test and evaluation initiatives. Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT), performed rocket testing on the aerospace test facility for a wide variety of test hardware in a near operational environment. National Radar Cross Section (RCS) Test Facility (NRTF) is the DoD facility for RCS testing which was comprised of two complementary sites, Mainsite and RATSCAT Advanced Measurement System (RAMS). NRTF specialized in the RCS characterization of full-scale, aerodynamic vehicles and antenna radiation pattern development, testing of developmental electronics systems,  support of weapon system development programs, vulnerability assessment studies, and mission planning efforts throughout the DoD. Performed flight tests of the most advanced aircraft systems.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. None.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan-31 Dec 1972; 1 Jan 1984-31 Dec 1985; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1987; [1 Oct]-31 Dec 1992; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1993; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1994; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1995; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1997; 1 Jan 1998-31 Dec 1999; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2000; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2001; 1 Jan 2000-31 Dec 2002; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2003; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2004; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2005; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2006.

 

Emblem. Group will use the wing emblem with the group designation in the scroll.