June 11, 2018 OSI captures most wanted AF fugitive On June 6, 2018, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 303 Special Agents at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., apprehended Air Force fugitive Capt. William Howard Hughes, Jr. at his California residence without incident. On June 5, during a passport fraud investigation, the U.S.
June 8, 2018 New commander introduced at mission support group Col. Jeffry Hollman took the reins of the 412th Mission Support Group during an assumption of command ceremony held at Club Muroc June 4. Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander, presided over the ceremony. As 412th MSG commander, Hollman will oversee mission support to more than 12,000
June 7, 2018 KC-46 Pegasus returns to Edwards for flight tests A KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft touched down at Edwards May 23 for flight tests. The plan is to have the Pegasus at Edwards Air Force Base through June as Boeing and the 418th Flight Test Squadron conduct tests with the new tanker. While the KC-46's role is to refuel other aircraft,
June 7, 2018 This week in Edwards history On June 6, 1959, the first ground test of Thiokol’s XLR-99 liquid fueled rocket engine for the X-15 took place at the Static Test Stand. Delivering 50,000 lbs of thrust at ground level, it was the most powerful and complex throttleable rocket propulsion system in the world.
June 6, 2018 New interns receive AFMC welcome More than 130 new interns were introduced to careers in civil service by the Air Force Materiel Command commander at the start of the Premier College Intern Program Symposium June 4 at the Hope Hotel, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. A Secretary of the Air Force initiative, the PCIP is focused
June 4, 2018 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week Group: 412th Operations Group Member: Staff Sgt. Christopher Register Unit: 418th Flight Test Squadron Job Title: Standardization/Evaluation NCO and KC-10/KC-46 flight test boom operator Career Goal: “I want to complete my bachelor’s degree and surpass 5,000 flight hours.” Congratulations to Staff
May 31, 2018 Test wing commander speaks at Memorial Day ceremony in Bakersfield Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander, was among several distinguished guests who came to honor the men and women who gave their lives in the fight for freedom at Bakersfield National Cemetery May 26. Veterans, family members and volunteers attended the Memorial Day weekend ceremony,
May 31, 2018 This week in Edwards history One June 1, 1951, Air Force aeromedical researcher Maj. John Stapp was strapped into a rocket sled that was poised on a 2,000 foot deceleration track at North Base. Moments later, 4,000 pounds of rocket thrust blasted him down the track and into the braking system (from 88.6 mph to a full stop in 18
May 29, 2018 Command meets its cost-savings objective for second fiscal year in a row Air Force Materiel Command captured more than $2.5 billion in cost savings for fiscal year 2017, the second fiscal year in a row the command has achieved its strategic savings objective.
May 24, 2018 This week in Edwards history On May 26, 1950, the Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark, an experimental turboprop-powered version of the company’s AD-1 Skyraider, made its first flight, flown by George Jansen. The aircraft’s turboprop engine transmitted power to two large counterrotating three-bladed propellers through a complicated