Edwards AFB News

  • 95th CE receives two AFMC awards

    The 95th Civil Engineering and Transportation Directorate recently received two Air Force Materiel Command awards. The 95th CE team received the engineering category for the AFMC Brigadier General Archie S. Mayes award, while Michelle Huck, 95th CE community planner, received the Outstanding

  • Team Edwards concludes Fire Prevention Week

    The Edwards fire department hosted a series of educational campaigns as part of Fire Prevention Week celebration. The prevention week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and

  • Main runway construction finished ahead of schedule

    Team Edwards finished construction on the main runway Sept. 19, four months after it became inoperative. In June 2008, a groundbreaking ceremony for the runway construction took place, with completion originally scheduled in December. "When Edwards' first paved runway was poured more than 50 years

  • Top AFFTC officer hosts commander's call

    The Air Force Flight Test Center's top officer held a commander's call Sept. 30 at the base theater. Maj. Gen. David Eichhorn, AFFTC commander, talked about his three priorities for Team Edwards -- taking care of people, One Materiel Command and Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. Part

  • Safety measures, vigilance needed to protect pets from predators

    Being a small community surrounded by several hundred square miles of desert means special safety measures need to be taken to prevent wild animals from harming pets or possibly family members, base officials said. Those precautions, if taken by everyone, can greatly reduce the chance of problems

  • Volunteers build desks for Iraqi children

    Children living in Iraq's Muthanna Province will be starting a new school year in a few weeks. This year, more than 450 elementary-aged students attending one of two schools will not only be learning in a new building, but the will also receive "new" desks built by volunteers here. "We are building

  • Air Force blue will sport some green during Pollution Prevention Week

    Air Force blue will sport some green here next week when Environmental Management sponsors three events to promote Pollution Prevention Week, Sept. 22-28. Pollution Prevention week is a nationwide celebration to encourage people to protect the environment through smarter use of resources and

  • Town hall meeting addresses base quality of life

    Editor's note: This article is the first in a two-part series highlighting the 95th Air Base Wing commander's town hall meeting. The 95th Air Base Wing commander hosted his first town hall meeting Aug. 25 at the Edwards Conference Center. More than 50 base residents participated in the open forum

  • Town hall meeting addresses on base safety and security

    Editor's note: This article is the second in a two-part series highlighting the 95th Air Base Wing commander's Town Hall Meeting. Team Edwards and their families had an opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns directly to the 95th Air Base Wing commander during a Town Hall Meeting Aug. 25 in