Edwards Air Force Base, California


Edwards Air Force Base is an active base that serves the aeronautic defense industry through several facilities within the 301,000 acre secured base perimeter, many which are located on the western edge of Rogers Dry Lake, a naturally flat 44-square mile landing area for experimental aircraft. Edwards is known for its history of flight testing and experimental aircraft evaluation (it is where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier), and where almost every aircraft in the US military inventory has been tested. Flight testing at Edwards occurs in the skies above the base and surrounding public land, and at ranges all over the southwest.