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  • Ryan Gonzalez rappels down a cliff face at Big Rock Creek Adventure Camp in Valyermo, Calif. Youth Center children visited Big Rock Creek as part of an Edwards Youth Center summer camp. The center’s before and after program provides activities during the summer such as bowling, swimming, summer camp and amusement park trips. (Photo by Sharon Harmon)

    Youth Center mentors Edwards' children

    One of the dilemmas facing working parents is how to ensure their children are cared for when they get out of school when the parents are not yet home. The Edwards Youth Center is one option available to parents when these dilemmas enter their lives. "Our objective is to provide enriching, diverse, fun, quality programs and services for children
  • Marine Maj. William Rothermel, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School student, receives training from Spike Minczoeski, Te Ton Aviation L-39 Russian trainer pilot. Since 1944, TPS has been the training ground for future test pilots, test engineers, flight test navigators and weapons systems operators. The school's main mission is to produce test pilots and flight test engineers to test new and experimental aircraft. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Stacy Sanchez)

    Seasoned aviators, engineers learn flight test at TPS

    Counting down the 100 days left of school, a Marine major is awaiting graduation from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School here. Marine Maj. William Rothermel is a student test pilot with senior class 07A at TPS. Since 1944, TPS has been the training ground for future test pilots, test engineers, flight test navigators and weapons systems
  • Derek Pangilinan and Mya Smith prepare for story time shortly after nap time at the Edwards Child Development Center. The CDC and the Family Child Care program offer an age-appropriate educational curriculum to children before entering kindergarten. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Mike Young)

    Parents seek on-base childcare through CDC, FCC

    Team Edwards' on-base child care programs assist in the education and development of Edwards' youth while their parents help support the base's mission. The Child Development Center and the Family Child Care program offer an age-appropriate educational curriculum to children before entering kindergarten. "We provide exceptional care to Team
  • A sign welcomes visitors and students to Branch Elementary School here. Branch caters to third- to sixth-grade students. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Julius Delos Reyes)

    Formal education begins at Bailey, Branch

    Children's education starts at home and is continuously pursued when they begin going to school. For Edwards children, two schools provide them the first two steps in the learning process -- Bailey and Branch Elementary Schools. Children can go to Bailey Elementary School for kindergarten, first and second grade, and Branch Elementary School for
  • LOS ANGELES -- Kaitlyn Wright (left) and Lindsey Lewis (center), Desert High School seniors, explain their project to one of the judges during the California State Science Fair at the California Science Center in Los Angeles on May 22. Ms. Lewis and Ms. Wright received first place for their plant biology project. Kehly Kirk, another DHS student, placed third, also for plant biology. Robert Thurman and Keith Hines, both DHS seniors, also received a special award for doing a low-cost and hands-on project. (Photo by Dawn Waldman)

    Desert High School boasts several achievements

    Posted across some of the walls in the Desert High School main office are laminated clippings cut from newspapers of the past school year. These are not just ordinary clippings. These are testaments to the achievements of Desert High students and teachers. "I am proud of these achievements," said Jackie Payne, DHS assistant principal. Desert
  • Logan Rotramel, a Cub Scout from pack 741, assists Capt. Stephen Leggario, Cub Scout leader, during a recent rocket lauch on the Rosamond Dry Lake. The rocket launch is one of many activities the Cub Scouts participate in throughout the year to have fun and earn merit badges. (Courtesy photo)

    Edwards boys and girls 'scout' for adventure

    Team Edwards offers a way for both boys and girls to get involved with educational and recreational activities while focusing on character and building teamwork. Starting at a young age, scouts on base strive to learn new skills, achieve higher ranks and constantly work on self improvement. "Scouting can be a credential on a college application,"
  • The Center of Excellence is a culmination of several programs that aims to improve schools on base. One of the Center of Excellence's plans is to build a mentoring and tutoring program. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Julius Delos Reyes)

    Center of Excellence tutors, mentors on-base students

    Starting in the 2007 school year, students will find help from a newly-founded organization on base -- the Center of Excellence. The Center of Excellence's goals include improving grade point averages and standardizing testing scores, increasing graduation and passing rate statistics, reducing juvenile crime rates and increasing college-level
  • Brian Bailey, supply training manager, inspects and issues a weapon for Airman 1st Class Junghee Cho, a fitness specialist with the 95th Mission Support and Services Squadron, during a recent exercise. Aside from accounting for and issuing weapons, the supply group issues mobility bags to Airmen creating a one-stop solution for Airmen prior to deploying. (Photo by Mike Cassidy)

    Supply division improves deployment line

    Editor's note: This article is the third in a three-part series highlighting the 95th Mission Support Group's deployment operations division.Allowing Airmen to spend more time with their loved ones and less time going through the processing line prior to deployment is a major benefit of the supply group's ever-evolving pre-deployment process. Over
  • Kevin West, 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron T-38 Talon crew chief, helps refuel the T-38. The 95th Mission Support Group Fuels Supply Division provides Edwards with millions of gallons of fuel every month. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Mike Young)

    Fuels division keeps Edwards' engines running

    Edwards moves because of them. They provide the "food" necessary for a gamut of Team Edwards aircraft and ground vehicles to run. They are the 95th Mission Support Group's Fuels Supply Division, and they provide millions of gallons of fuel to the base every month. "We provide fuel for all aircraft flight tests at Edwards," said Arturo Cannella,
  • Kenton Hoshino, an 11-year-old camp participant, prepares his bottle rocket made of household items during the rocket launch activity at the NASA Dryden bottle rocket launch pad Aug. 3. The rocket launch was just one of many activities the campers participated in throughout the week. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Mike Young)

    NASA launches first middle school BaseCamp

    Edwards middle school students learned about NASA's mission as they launched their own ideas on space exploration during a camp program at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center here from July 30 to Saturday. Expedition I BaseCamp was the first of its kind and included lectures from scientists, pilots and astronauts as well as tours and group
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