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April 20, 2022

Eglin AFB Sees Uncrewed Hexa Test Flights

Agility Prime Contract Continues Evaluations on Crop of Contracted Providers

Eglin Air Force Base has been home to some unusual flight activity as Lift Aircraft's HEXA demonstrator has been put through the paces. The Texan company received a phase 3 contract under the USAF Agility Prime Program, allowing it to continue experimentation and flight development. Elgin's 413th Flight Test Squadron oversaw the flight testing, sending an unmanned Hexa aircraft on a 10-minute jaunt at a height of about 50 feet.

Former Vice Commander Tyler P Frander Assumes Command of Military Liaison for CAP

The Civil Air Patrol-US Air Force has received a new commander after the installation of Colonel Tyler P. Frander in an April 13th Ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Frander assumes command from Colonel Mark Wootan, who led the CAP-USAF since April of 2019 as the force's 31st commander. The CAP-USAF is the military structure to support the civilian Civil Air Patrol, acting as the official backbone and government interface for the civilian organization. It "provides day-to-day support, advice, and liaison to CAP members and oversight for programs".