Brigadier General Douglas P. Wickert

Brig. Gen. Douglas P. Wickert is Commander at 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, Calif. Wickert is the Commander, 412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), California. He leads a wing of nearly 8,000 personnel in the developmental test and evaluation of the KC-46, KC-135, KC-10, C-17, C-5, F-35, F-22, F-16, B-21, B-1, B-2, B-52, eT-7A, RQ-4 and emerging technologies. Additionally, Brig. Gen. Wickert is the Installation Commander responsible for base operations support for more than 19,500 active duty, reserve, civil service, and defense industrial base contractors at the second largest base in the U.S. Air Force, and Operating Location Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.

Brig. Gen. Wickert was commissioned in 1995 as a distinguished graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and holds advanced engineering degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He has commanded at multiple levels and served in a variety of technology development and program management assignments. Prior to his current assignment, Brig. Gen. Wickert was Permanent Professor and Head, Department of Aeronautics, and the Chair of the Engineering Division at the U.S. Air Force Academy.