Dec. 18, 2008 Edwards service station tests will limit gasoline sales Friday The AAFES service station will have periodic service disruptions Friday, December 19, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., for systems tests. Gasoline pumps will be periodically unavailable during that time, however, the retail store and service bays will be open for business. AAFES regrets the necessary
Dec. 18, 2008 Winter weather affects Edwards operations (Special note: Due to adverse weather conditions Edwards AFB is currently closed. Current information can be found at the Edwards Vital Information link on www.edwards.af.mil, or by calling the Straight Talk Line at (661) 277-2345. Base residents can also check the Commander's Access Channel 6 on
Dec. 12, 2008 Team Edwards holds Tree-Lighting Ceremony Team Edwards opened the holiday season with a Tree Lighting Ceremony Dec. 10 in the parking lot of the Base Exchange. The 12th annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony on Edwards was attended by more than 200 participants. "We hold the ceremony every year as a way to bring families on base together to have a
Dec. 9, 2008 Team Edwards marks the grand opening of Starbucks on base Team Edwards celebrated the Starbucks grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 8. The new café is located in the parking lot of the Commissary and Base Exchange. Starbucks is a well-known company, which roasts and makes its own brand of specialty coffees and drinks. "This is a great step
Dec. 3, 2008 Edwards wins award for outstanding federal electronics stewardship Team Edwards received an Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign award from the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive Nov. 19. The base is the large military facility winner for the West Region. The Office of the Federal Environmental Executive's Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign
Dec. 2, 2008 DEFY holds mock trial The Drug Education for Youth program conducted a mock drug trial at the Edwards Judge Advocates Court House to demonstrate the legal consequences of drug abuse and misuse Nov. 15. Each of the members got an opportunity to participate by assuming the roles of the lawyers, witnesses, judge and
Nov. 18, 2008 412th MXG hosts first Maintenance Olympics On Nov. 7, Olympians from the 412th Maintenance Group and the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron converged on the gargantuan hangar 1600 for the first Maintenance Olympics. Col. Mark Mueller, 412th MXG commander, provided the opening remarks. As part of the Olympics, competitors engaged in several
Oct. 31, 2008 Leadership flight marks first operational use of new main runway As two Edwards F-16 Fighting Falcons took off from the new base runway Oct. 31 at about 10:45 a.m., they marked the runway's first operational use. Maj. Gen. David Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, Col. William Thornton, 412th Test Wing commander, and Col. Jerry Gandy, 95th Air Base
Oct. 28, 2008 Team Edwards hosts National Disability Employment Awareness Month The 95th Civil Engineering and Transportation Directorate hosted a bruncheon at Club Muroc for National Disability Employment Awareness Month Oct. 23. The purpose of the month is to recognize the contributions of Americans with disabilities and to encourage all citizens to ensure equal opportunity
Oct. 28, 2008 Edwards Marines shows MCMAP techniques to medics When the 95th Medical Group Facility Security team was looking for training that would be essential for a small-framed medic guarding a building's entry control point, they crossed from the blue and asked for help from the few and the proud. The team received an introductory Marine Corps Martial