Col. Michael Brewer is new AEDC commander

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  • By Darbie Sizemore
  • AEDC/PA
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. --  Col. Michael T. Brewer formally accepted command of the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Aug. 2.

Colonel Brewer is the former commander of the 46th Test Wing, Air Armament Center, Eglin AFB, Fla. He received his commission in 1986 after graduating from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering.

After pilot training, he flew the F-111F and F-15E before attending U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School in 1996. He was assigned to the 445th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB as an F-15 experimental test pilot. He also served at the F-22 system program office as a test program manager.

Colonel Brewer is a command pilot with more than 3,200 hours flying the F-111, F-15E, and F-16 and has combat experience in both the F-111 and F-15E.