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  • Bird's Eye View: Sports Day kicks off today

    As Airmen, we need to be "fit to fight." Today, the Rosburg Fitness Center is kicking off this year's Sports Day. The day begins at 6:45 a.m. with breakfast in the Rosburg parking lot followed by the opening ceremony. The games are scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. All sorts of events will take place

  • Protect yourself, wear a helmet

    What do bicycling, horseback riding, baseball and in-line skating all have in common? Helmets! The trick is that different sports require a different type of helmet to help protect participants from the different types of head injuries common to that particular sport. Not all helmets are created

  • Bird's Eye View: Exercises return this week

    It's been two months since our Operational Readiness Inspection. If you recall, we were told we needed to improve our deployment processing. Since the ORI, we've been working hard to make improvements to the deployment process. In the coming weeks, we'll be testing out those refinements with an

  • Edwards to clean for spring

    Strong winds help create large outdoor accumulations of trash, brush, and other debris. The trash accumulation is not only an eyesore, but also serves as a trash hazard. The 95th Air Base Wing commander proclaimed Monday through May 4 as "Edwards Air Force Base Spring Cleanup Week." It is important

  • Bird's Eye View: Goodbye and thanks

    It's hard to believe that almost two years have come and gone. It only seems like yesterday when the family and I rolled into Edwards, hitting the North Gate at about noon on Aug. 2, 2005. We must have looked like the "Beverly Hillbillies" as we were driving two cars, a U-Haul with a trailer and a

  • Bird's Eye View: 95th MSS and 95th SVS become one

    The Air Force and its sister services are currently recapitalizing forces and reorganizing the way they currently do business. For Edwards specifically, I am proud to say that we are helping to lead the way. Wednesday, we stood down the 95th Mission Support Squadron and 95th Services Division and

  • Drinking affects everyone; accept the consequences

    Imagine growing up with two parents, but in separate households. You live with your father along with your brother and sister, while your mother roams the city streets looking for something to make her feel good. She left your family at an early age, because she loved the taste of alcohol more than

  • 452nd FLTS searches for needle in haystack

    Edwards is the most storied airspace in the United States, if not the world. It was here where man conquered the sound barrier, where astronauts cut their teeth for the space race, where the X‑15 soared to more than 50 miles above Earth, where "Bionic Man" got its trailer and where the space shuttle

  • The four Ms: keys to success as an Airman

    I tried to think back to when I was a brand new Airman at my first duty station in Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. Looking back, there are things I wish someone had told me. With this, I want to share with you what I call the four Ms in hopes that they will assist new Airmen in being successful

  • Bird's Eye View: Celebrate environment with activities

    Thursday marks another day in which Team Edwards will focus its attention on the environment. This day is Earth Day. Each year, we celebrate this day as part of our commitment to environmental conservation and resource management. The purpose is to ensure proper land use management, preservation of