• AFFTC Safety Office offers Thanksgiving travel tips

    Thanksgiving is about being with family. Because of this, there will be a rise in highway traffic accidents, with many motorists driving in unfamiliar areas. Caution and patience is paramount so all arrive safely to loved ones. The following tips demonstrate how to navigate through highway traffic

  • Officials announce fiscal 2010 force management measures

    Air Force officials announced today measures to meet the fiscal 2010 end strength of 331,700, requiring personnel management actions to reduce the force by approximately 3,700 officers and enlisted members through voluntary and involuntary early separation and retirement programs. Eligible Airmen

  • Edwards triumphs over back-to-back foes

    The Rosburg Fitness Center hosted Pacific West Military Athletic Conference basketball for the West Division Nov. 14 and 15.Teams made up of men and women teams from Edwards, Travis and Los Angeles Air Force Bases as well as 29 Palms Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Calif., face off once each month,

  • Air Force Services Agency launches new Web site

    The Air Force Services Agency has launched a new Web site to help Airmen stay connected, informed and engaged in programs, as part of the Year of the Air Force Family."The theme of our campaign is 'The Air Force is a great place to live, work and play.' Our focus is to make it even better for our

  • YoAFF T-shirt design competition under way

    The Air Force Services Agency is promoting a T-shirt design competition on the recently launched myairforcelife.com, now through Dec. 20, as part of the Year of the Air Force Family."The site will feature programs and competitions that will roll out through the year. We are focusing on the 'play'

  • Marines celebrate Corps birthday

    Marine Corps Aircraft Group 41 Detachment Alpha, gathered at Club Muroc Nov. 10 to celebrate the 234th birthday of the Marine Corps.The event opened with a video message from Gen. James T. Conway, the Marine Corps Commandant, who told those attending the celebration to take a moment to pay tribute

  • Team Edwards celebrates Pancho Barnes Day

    The 412th Test Wing hosted the 29th Annual Pancho Barnes Day at Arnold Park Nov.7. "This has been a tough year for the Flight Test Center," said Colonel Thornton. "We come together today in the midst of some tragedies this year and it's important that while we remember the contributions that Pancho

  • Air Force logistics undergoes largest change in history through eLog21

    Chief of Enterprise Integration, Donald Pugh, visited Edwards Air Force Base Nov. 5 to talk about how the Air Force is about to change the way it operates its logistics process.Mr. Pugh, from Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, talked to senior and mid-level leaders

  • Airpark cleans up in preparation of Vietnam memorial unveiling

    More than 50 volunteers came out Nov. 7 to help clean up the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark for the unveiling of the Mobile Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall ceremony scheduled for Nov. 13Working in shifts, enthusiastic volunteers formed groups that took on various tasks. Some began clearing planters,