April 9, 2018 Spring season = Spring Clean-Up for Edwards Winter is finally over and Spring has arrived! Despite the cold mornings or the blustery winds we have battled, the weather is definitely turning warmer. Just like the things we do every year at home, clearing winter debris blown into our yards or removing dead plants and weeds, at Edwards AFB we
April 6, 2018 Feel better, function better with the ‘Spring Into Shape’ Challenge Learn how to feel and function better with Air Force Materiel Command’s Spring into Shape physical activity challenge.
April 4, 2018 This week in Edwards history On April 4, 2003, the CV-22 Osprey Test Team reached a milestone when the tilt-rotor aircraft successfully completed a terrain-following radar exercise. The event took place during the multi-mode radar test plan segment of the aircraft's test plan.
April 3, 2018 Clothing drive scheduled for victims of sexual assault In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Edwards AFB Sexual Assault Response Office is hosting a clothing drive April 27 from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Exchange lobby area.Many victims of sexual assault submit to a forensic examination in hopes of collecting DNA and evidence of their
April 2, 2018 2018 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School applications due May 25 Test pilots aren’t born; they're trained to be the best of the best by the USAF Test Pilot School. The TPS selection board is accepting applications until May 25 from eligible Total Force officers and current AF civilians
April 2, 2018 Air Force's top doc visits Edwards Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark A. Ediger, the surgeon general of the Air Force, visited Edwards Air Force Base March 25-27. The purpose of his visit was to receive background on the 412th Test Wing mission and see how he can assist at his level with the mission. Ediger stopped by the 412th Medical Group's Main
April 2, 2018 AFAF campaign in full swing Pictured above: Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander (far left), signs his Air Force Assistance Fund donation form in his office March 28. This year's AFAF campaign leads are Senior Master Sgt. Julimain Patterson (seated), 2nd Lt. Aaron Kakinami and 2nd Lt. Evan Amato (far right).
March 29, 2018 Schaefer to take reins of AFTC Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander, has been selected as the next commander of the Air Force Test Center at Edwards. Schaefer will replace Maj. Gen. David Harris who is set to retire. An official senior leaders announcement was made by the Air Force and Defense Department March
March 29, 2018 Flight Test Historical Foundation breaks ground on future museum For test aircraft enthusiasts, students, and those who are just curious, gaining access to the current Air Force Flight Test Museum sometimes means signing up several months in advance for a tour. After last week’s official ground breaking on the new flight test museum to be located outside the
March 29, 2018 This week in Edwards history On March 26, 1958, the first launch of the Zero Length Launch (ZEL) program of an F-100D took place from a truck-mounted launcher. North American test pilot Albert W. Blackburn was at the controls. A follow-on to the ZELMAL program, ZEL was designed to launch tactical fighter planes in case