page_title: 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 09-5006. This aircraft was assigned to the squadron in March, 2013 for Operational Testing in how to best operate the aircraft in a combat environment.
context_page_description: The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 53d Test and Evaluation Group, stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The 31 TES is an Air Combat Command tenant unit at Edwards, providing personnel to support combined test and evaluation on Air Force weapons systems.
  The squadron is one of the oldest in the United States Air Force, its origins dating to 26 June 1917, being organized at Kelly Field, Texas. The squadron deployed to England as part of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. The squadron saw combat during World War II, and later became part of the Strategic Air Command during the Cold War.
context_section_description: The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron (31 TES) is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 53d Test and Evaluation Group, stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California.  The 31 TES is an Air Combat Command (ACC) tenant unit at Edwards, providing personnel to support combined test and evaluation on Air Force weapons systems.
  The squadron is one of the oldest in the United States Air Force, its origins dating to 26 June 1917, being organized at Kelly Field, Texas.   The squadron deployed to England as part of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I.   The squadron saw combat during World War II, and later became part of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War.
caption: 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron F-35A Lightning II[note 1]
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