Feb. 3, 2010 West Gate construction coming: work phases to minimize impact work on the third and final stage of a multi-year initiative to upgrade the three base gates will begin on the West Gate Feb. 15. When completed, the West Gate will feature three in-bound car lanes, one truck lane, improved security measures and a new visitor's center located near Centry Circle.
Feb. 3, 2010 Super Bowl food safety Many of us wait all season for that ultimate Sunday celebration, a time where the two best NFL teams battle it out for the title of "Super Bowl Champions". It is a time filled with opening our homes to family and friends, providing a plethora of food and drink and gathering around the 60" plasma
Feb. 3, 2010 95th CG goes phishing at Edwards Each day, thousands of malicious e-mails are sent to users across the Air Force by computer hackers and adversaries looking for classified or personal information. As bait, they disguise themselves as trusted organizations requiring immediate information with dire consequences for those who don't
Feb. 1, 2010 Air Force returns enlisted high year of tenure to standards Air Force manpower and personnel officials announced Jan. 27 a return of enlisted high year of tenure limits to their pre-2003 levels."We've considered returning HYT limits to their normal levels for several years. Now that our Air Force end strength is stabilizing, it is an appropriate time to
Jan. 26, 2010 Edwards Tax Center opens to provide free tax services to base personnel After saving more than 500 Airmen an excess of $94 thousand in filing fees and garnering them more than $1 million in returns for the 2008 tax season, the Edwards Tax Center reopens for the 2009 tax season.The tax center, located at 1100 Kincheloe Avenue (next door to the Children's library), has
Jan. 26, 2010 AAFES SEA visits Edwards The Army and Air Force Exchange Service senior enlisted advisor to the commanding general of AAFES, visited Edwards from Jan. 19 to the 22.During his time at Edwards AFB, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffry Helm, AAFES met with wing leadership, customers and toured and inspected AAFES facilities. "Part of my
Jan. 21, 2010 New road offers safe transportation, quicker route Team Edwards celebrated the opening of the new Ammo Road, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 16."Besides the obvious danger of transporting live munitions, the traffic alone was dangerous -- going 10 miles per hour on 55 miles per hour roadway," said Airman 1st Class Jonathan Ethier, 412th
Jan. 15, 2010 Air Force seeking athletes for warrior games The deadline for submitting applications to compete in the inaugural Warrior Games is today.Approximately 200 wounded active duty members and military veterans will compete in the Warrior Games May 10 to 14 in Colorado Springs, Colo., Defense Department officials announced Jan. 7. Air Force is
Jan. 8, 2010 Compassionate Use Act ineffective at Edwards, on federal property According to recent newspaper articles and television news stories from the local area it is evident that the California State laws concerning the medicinal use of marijuana are misunderstood by much of the public.Currently, there is controversy regarding a medicinal marijuana dispensary that is
Jan. 6, 2010 Year in Review: Team Edwards reflects on 2009 As the Air Force Flight Test Center enters into the second decade of this millennium, here's a look back at the events and achievements from 2009.Team Edwards kicked off 2009 with a Unit Compliance and Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team inspections Jan. 9 through the 16, which concluded