• Team Edwards members honored at 412th TW Annual Awards Banquet

    Fourteen individual categories and one team category were up for grabs at the 412th Test Wing's Annual Awards banquet, which was held at Club Muroc Feb. 21. The theme for this year's banquet was "No Mission's Impossible." Congratulations to all the annual award winners for representing the very best

  • AV Board of Trade celebrates innovation at annual Outlook Conference

    Leaders, businessmen and politicians from around the Antelope Valley met for the 42nd annual Antelope Valley Board of Trade Business Outlook Conference at the Mojave Air and Space Port Feb. 21. The conference was held in the Stuart O. Witt Event Center. The venue was selected to suit the theme for

  • These numbers may be sobering

    Numbers do not lie. They can show the "truth" as an answer to a mathematical problem. They can also tell a story in the way of statistics.In this story, the truth is that drunk driving, since 2003, has killed twice as many Americans than all U.S. military casualties since the beginning of the

  • Exchange resolves to promote healthier living

    According to Statistic Brain, more than 35 percent of Americans have already broken their New Year's resolutions. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is doing its part to make it easier for troops, and their families, to maintain their "bottom lines" when making dining choices on and off duty. The

  • Exchange sweepstakes hatches up $20,000 worth of prizes

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is partnering with Just Born, the maker of Peeps, to hatch up an "eggciting" sweepstakes for a chance to win one of 20 Exchange gift cards worth $1,000. "The Exchange is excited to partner with Just Born to give away $20,000 to service members and their

  • Edwards Fire Department wins 2013 AFMC-level award

    It's known that the Air Force operates in settings unlike any other, and therefore it requires fire protection specialists unlike any other. At Edwards, fire protection specialists here have to endure, battle and manage a range of potentially destructive and hazardous fires.The work they do does not

  • 412th TW donates iPads to grade schoolers

    Branch Elementary School sixth grade teacher, Kim Cantrell, has been teaching for many years. While many of the educational materials she uses stay the same, the method for teaching continually changes. In keeping up with the times, Cantrell is integrating the use of iPads into her curriculum.

  • Renowned artist to paint 'TPS Generations'

    Aviation artist and author, Mike Machat, was recently commissioned to create a 70th anniversary painting for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School titled "TPS Generations." The 24-inch by 48-inch original artwork will feature the NF-16D VISTA, the one-of-a-kind Variable stability In-flight Simulator

  • Oval Studios offers portraits, photography classes

    Oval Studios, located next to Subway in the Desert Mall in the housing area at Bldg. 7210, 1100 Kincheloe Ave., offers customized portraits for the entire family and is now offering those budding photographers classes on how to use digital SLR cameras.Generally, photography classes are held the

  • Fourth quarter winners for '13 announced

    Team Edwards honored its 2013 4th Quarter Award winners Feb. 12 with a ceremony in the base theater. Congratulations to all!Airman of the QuarterSenior Airman Jasmine Kennedy416th Flight Test SquadronNCO of the QuarterTech. Sgt. Sedric Whitaker412th Medical Operations SquadronSNCO of the