June 18, 2008 Edwards pushes for more summer energy conservation initiatives As the summer heat bakes Edwards, sizzling with it are the dollars that go to paying the base's energy bills as air conditioners -- the bulk of the bill -- start working. In the summer, Team Edwards consumed about 600,000 kilowatt-hour of electricity, with the heat, ventilation and air conditioning
June 17, 2008 Medical APM arrives at Base Exchange To expand the hours for patients to receive medications on base, the pharmacy recently set up an automated prescription machine at the Base Exchange.The automated medical prescription dispenser is similar to an automated teller machine that can stock refilled medications at a location other than the
May 29, 2008 General discusses security forces status Airmen from Southern California flocked to Edwards when the Air Force Security Forces director hosted a director's call at the base theater here May 27. Brig. Gen. Mary Kay Hertog talked to more than 150 security forces Airmen from Edwards, March Air Reserve Base and Los Angeles Air Force Base about
May 20, 2008 Save A Life Tour brings DUI reality to base To help prevent driving under the influence, the Air Force Flight Test Center Safety office hosted the National Save A Life Tour at hangar 1600 here May 15 and 16. The Save A Life Tour, promoted by "Edu-tainment" by Kramer Inc. and FAAC Inc., was developed to teach people about the effects of
May 20, 2008 Airmen represent Air Force in Torrance parade Airmen from Edwards, Vandenberg Air Force Base and Los Angeles AFB, marched May 17 in the 49th Annual Torrance Armed Forces Day celebration in Torrance, Calif. One hundred thirty-four Airmen from the three bases combined to form a marching unit for the nation's longest running military parade
May 16, 2008 Gandy takes command of ABW The 95th Air Base Wing welcomed its new commander May 16 during an appointment to command ceremony at building 3000 here. Col. Jerry Gandy succeeds Col. Bryan Gallagher, who died Feb. 5. "Today is the next step in our journey," said Maj. Gen. David Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center commander,
April 23, 2008 Base theater offers free 'Iron Man' screening The Reel Time Theater here will be among the first movie houses in the nation to show "Iron Man" in a free screening April 30 at 7 p.m."Iron Man," which stars Robert Downey Jr, Terrence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow, filmed several scenes at Edwards in April 2007. Some of those scenes were featured in
April 21, 2008 Team Edwards celebrates Earth Day Team Edwards observed Earth Day with a celebration April 17 at the mobile home park near the Base Exchange. Hosted by Environmental Management, the event's theme was "Confronting Climate Change in California and Around the Globe." Earth Day is intended to entertain people and inform them about how
April 14, 2008 Club 1830 reopens with '80s-inspired party Edwards' Club 1830 will have a grand reopening at the Stripes Lounge in the Oasis Community Center here April 18, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., with a 1980s-themed party. Team Edwards' Club 1830 is equivalent to the Army's Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers, otherwise known as BOSS -- a morale, welfare
April 14, 2008 Annual spring cleaning is vital to home safety Spring cleaning is an annual ritual for many people. Just as the first bloom of spring ushers in a new beginning for nature, our spring cleaning habits signify a fresh start for us after the long winter months. Spring cleaning is the ideal time to check homes and yards for dangerous materials and