• U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduates Class 08A

    The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Class 08A graduated in a ceremony at the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter hangar Dec. 13. The school's 149th class received a Master of Science in Flight Engineering degree upon completion of this course. Class 08A consisted of 10 test pilots, nine flight test engineers

  • Colonel Gandy hosts 95th ABW commander’s call

    The 95th Air Base Wing's top officer held his last commander's call for the year 2008 on Dec. 11 at the base theater. Col. Jerry Gandy, 95th ABW commander, focused his commander's call on holiday safety and personal risk management. "Talk to each other about your travel plans for the holidays,"

  • Team Edwards holds Tree-Lighting Ceremony

    Team Edwards opened the holiday season with a Tree Lighting Ceremony Dec. 10 in the parking lot of the Base Exchange. The 12th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony on Edwards was attended by more than 200 participants. "We hold the ceremony every year as a way to bring families on base together to have a

  • Airman uses SABC skills to save lives in car accident

    After hearing the sound of a crash followed by a cloud of smoke and debris on Highway 14 in Lancaster, Calif., Dec. 7, an Edwards Airman rushed to the scene to help save the lives of two strangers. When Tech. Sgt. Rondale Alexander, noncommissioned officer in charge of the Air Force Flight Test

  • Team Edwards performs last full-blown exercise before UCI

    With five weeks left before the base's Unit Compliance Inspection in January, Team Edwards performed its last full-blown Operational Readiness Exercise and Emergency Management Exercise Dec. 2 to 5. The weeklong exercise tested the base's disaster response, Airmen mobility process and deployment

  • 412th MXS takes part in Air Force T-38 part replacement

    The 412th Maintenance Squadron's machine shop completed 100 new aileron actuator levers Dec. 4 for the Air Force's T-38 Talon fleet. Aileron actuator levers control the flaps on the T-38's wings to keep the aircraft level. Since the T-38 production ended in 1972, most of the aircraft still have

  • 95th MDG sweeps Medical Service Awards

    The 95th Medical Group swept the Air Force Materiel Command Medical Service Awards by receiving 16 awards recently. Twelve individuals and four teams earned awards as well as the 95th MDG winning the Best Clinic of the Year award. "These awards show the breadth of quality in the 95th Medical Group,"

  • Team Edwards marks the grand opening of Starbucks on base

    Team Edwards celebrated the Starbucks grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 8. The new café is located in the parking lot of the Commissary and Base Exchange. Starbucks is a well-known company, which roasts and makes its own brand of specialty coffees and drinks. "This is a great step

  • Edwards wins award for outstanding federal electronics stewardship

    Team Edwards received an Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign award from the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive Nov. 19. The base is the large military facility winner for the West Region. The Office of the Federal Environmental Executive's Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign

  • DEFY holds mock trial

    The Drug Education for Youth program conducted a mock drug trial at the Edwards Judge Advocates Court House to demonstrate the legal consequences of drug abuse and misuse Nov. 15. Each of the members got an opportunity to participate by assuming the roles of the lawyers, witnesses, judge and