STEPping stone

Brig. Gen. David Eichhorn (left), Air Force Flight Test Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Juan Lewis (right), 95th Air Base Wing command chief, tack on a new stripe for Tech. Sgt. Kari Rattler, 95th Security Forces Squadron physical security noncommissioned officer, as Sergeant Rattler's family looks on. Sergeant Rattler was promoted to the rank of technical sergeant Jan. 23 through the Stripes to Exceptional Performers program, or STEP. (Photo by Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)

Team Edwards celebrates completion of Tamarisk Plains

From left to right: Col. Bryan Gallagher, 95th Air Base Wing commander; James Judkins, director of the 95th Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate; Vince Fong, representative for 22nd District U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy; Brig. Gen David Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center commander and Joe Palko, Hunt Building Company project superintendent, cut the ribbon to open the Tamarisk Plains housing area here Jan. 22. Tamarisk Plains replaced 67 concrete houses built in 1949 with 60 modern homes for company grade officers. (Photo by Mike Cassidy)

Team Edwards celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, African Methodist Episcopal Church consecrated bishop, addresses Team Edwards during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observance at the Chapel 1 Sanctuary on Jan. 10. (Photo by Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)

Team Edwards celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life

Col. Bryan Gallagher, 95th Air Base Wing commander, speaks to Team Edwards during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observance at the Chapel 1 Sanctuary here Jan. 10. (Photo by Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)

Stepping up

Brig. Gen. David Eichhorn (left), Air Force Flight Test Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Juan Lewis (right), 95th Air Base Wing command chief, tack on a new stripe for Tech. Sgt. Lauren Davidson, Airman Leadership School instructor. Sergeant Davidson was promoted to the rank of technical sergeant Jan. 4 through the Stripes to Exceptional Performers program, or STEP. (Photo by Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)

AFMC command chief praises Edwards Airmen

Chief Master Sgt. Jonathan Hake, command chief of Air Force Materiel Command, addresses Edwards Airmen during an enlisted call at the base theater here Dec. 17. Chief Hake reminded Edwards Airmen of the important role they play in the Air Force's mission to fly, fight and win. (Photo by Mike Cassidy)

Dare to Soar

Doug Nelson (left), former Air Force Flight Test Center Museum director, gives the Dare to Soar award to Andrew Brooks, the Edwards Commissary director. Mr. Brooks received the award on behalf of the whole Commissary staff. The Dare to Soar award is presented by the Chief's Group for outstanding performance. (Photo by Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)

Dare to Soar

Chief Master Sgt. James Collins (left), 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Joint Strike Fighter maintenance superintendent, congratulates Tech. Sgt. Karl Morsey, Air Force Flight Test Center Museum interim director, for receiving the Chief's Group's Dare to Soar award. The Dare to Soar award is presented to Airmen for outstanding performance. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Mike Young)

Team Edwards welcomes new staff sergeant selects with induction ceremony

Chief Master Sgt. Juan Lewis, 95th Air Base Wing command chief, leads the new staff sergeant selects in reciting the Noncommissioned Officer Oath during an NCO Induction ceremony at Club Muroc on Oct. 12. Fifty-three senior airmen participated in the event sponsored by the Middle Tier Association, first sergeants, Edwards Top 3, Air Force Sergeants Association and the Chiefs' Group. (Photo by Edward Cannon)

EOD sergeant receives Bronze Star Medal

Col. Bryan Gallagher (left), 95th Air Base Wing commander, pins the Bronze Star Medal to Master Sgt. David Larriva, with the Explosive Ordnance Division, during a ceremony here Tuesday. Sergeant Larriva received the award for his gallantry during a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Edward Cannon)

General Bedke relinquishes command Wednesday

Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, talks to Col. H. Brent Baker Sr., former 95th Air Base Wing commander, at Camp Corum on Dec. 2, 2005. General Bedke will relinquish command of the AFFTC to Brig. Gen. David Eichhorn on Wednesday. (Courtesy photo)

Commander fights fire on base

Col. Bryan Gallagher, 95th Air Base Wing commander, inspects his mask during the Edwards fire departments' training Monday. The training provided commanders with various fire fighting experience in the base's interior structural fire trainer. Base fire fighters use this training to maintain their proficiency and skills in fighting a structural fire. (Photo by Mike Cassidy)