April 3, 2024 Edwards Wing Staff Agency Hosts Mustache March Competition Mustache March is an Air Force tradition that calls Airmen to grow their mustaches during the month of March in solidarity to Robin Olds. Olds was a pilot who fought in the Vietnam War and grew his mustache as a good-natured way to protest against the Air Force’s facial hair regulations at that
April 1, 2024 Edwards AFB Elevates Innovation Culture Through Project Mercury Innovators Workshop When troops separated by long distances needed to exchange information, the Department of Defense created the Internet. During World War I, when pilots needed to know air traffic conditions to prevent collisions, the U.S. Army installed two-way radios inside an aircraft for the first time. Like the
March 28, 2024 OL Plant 42 breathes new fire into TU-2S Dragon Lady A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, recently returned to service after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, California, and Lockheed Martin Corporation.
March 28, 2024 412th MDG Airman completes 26.2-mile Bataan Memorial Death March in honor of grandfather The granddaughter of a survivor of the Bataan Death March during World War II, completes the Memorial Death March in his honor.
March 27, 2024 AFMC commander visits Edwards AFB Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, his wife Dede Richardson, and AFMC Command Chief Master Sgt. James Fitch visited Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 26. The AFMC command team received an orientation, met with Airmen and learned about the base’s unique
March 25, 2024 Edwards AFB congratulates maintenance top performers The 412th Maintenance Group hosted the 2024 Maintenance Professional of the Year (MPOY) Awards banquet on Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 15, to honor the maintenance top performers.
March 25, 2024 Innovative cooling system aims to revolutionize comfort for military personnel Captain Justin O'Brien, the patent holder and inventor of the Acclimate Cooling System, shares his insights into the inspiration and development process behind the groundbreaking technology.
March 19, 2024 Three new self service markets now available on base Col. Ahave Brown, 412th Maintenance Group commander, joins AAFES as they officially open a Self Service Market inside Building 1600 on Edwards Air Force Base, California, today. AAFES also opened two other locations on Edwards: one at the South Base facility and another at the Air Force Test Pilot
March 13, 2024 Air Force Reserve unit provides full-time support to flight test The 370th Flight Test Squadron, an Air Force Reserve Command unit, provides both aerial refueling and flight test support to the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
March 11, 2024 California commanders meet at Travis AFB U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Derek Salmi hosted the Department of the Air Force Installation Commander’s Caucus at Travis Air Force Base for the first time, March 5 – 6, 2024.