Dec. 18, 2017 Leadership wishes Team Edwards a happy holidays Base leadership and supervisors braved the bitter cold and headed out to all three entry gates to greet people with candy canes and holiday cards on their way to work Dec. 18. Leaders try to do this every year before much of the Edwards workforce take their holiday vacations. The cards expressed a
Dec. 15, 2017 Team Edwards members win top DOD maintenance award Members of the 412th Test Wing’s Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force and the 412th Maintenance Group won the Department of Defense 2017 Maintenance Innovation Challenge People's Choice Award for using small unmanned aircraft systems to conduct exterior maintenance inspections on large
Dec. 14, 2017 Volunteer tax preparers needed The upcoming tax season officially starts early February and ends April 17, 2018.Last year the Edwards Tax Center processed $800,000 in state and federal returns and helped save the local military community $54,000 in preparation fees.The success of this program is due to the dedication and active
Dec. 13, 2017 Class 17A ready to ‘shock’ test world The test world received several gifts early this holiday season. The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School gave the test world 20 new experimental test pilots and flight test engineers Dec. 8. The “Shockers” of Class 17A stood proudly before friends, families, base leadership and fellow testers in Hangar
Dec. 13, 2017 This week in Edwards history On Dec. 12, 1987, flight testing of the B-1B Lancer automatic terrain-following system began.
Dec. 12, 2017 Sweet treats for Edwards Airmen Members of the Edwards Enlisted and Officers' Spouses Clubs got together with the Edwards First Sergeant Council to gather and distribute more than 300 dozen holiday cookies to young Edwards Airmen Dec. 12. Volunteers got up bright and early to work a cookie bag assembly line next to the Higher
Dec. 8, 2017 412th CES lights up Winterfest 2017 The Christmas tree lighting ceremony has been a tradition at Edwards for years, but recently the event has grown two-fold. According to Murray Westley, 412th Civil Engineer Squadron director, it all began a couple of years ago with base civil engineer James Judkins challenging the 412th CES to make
Dec. 7, 2017 Winterfest wows Team Edwards Big smiles, snowball fights and screams of delight seemed to be the order of the day as Team Edwards, children and adults alike, enjoyed Edwards’ Winterfest celebration held in the Exchange parking lot Dec. 1. This year's Winterfest was bigger and better than anything in recent memory, and was well
Dec. 6, 2017 Budget key to amplifying mission in year ahead As Team Edwards pushes through the end of 2017 and leans forward into 2018, I am energized and excited for the challenges that lie ahead. I almost feel like a kid at Christmastime as we prepare for new programs and continue to deliver combat capabilities across the globe. In the coming year, we
Dec. 6, 2017 Holiday greetings Col. Norman West, commander of the 412th Medical Group, and his wife Michelle greet the crowds on Lancaster Boulevard during the Lancaster Christmas Parade Dec. 2. West was representing the 412th Test Wing and Edwards Air Force Base.Driving the Humvee is Senior Airman Nathan Dunn, an explosive