April 1, 2008 AFRC to host volunteer fair The Airman and Family Readiness Center is scheduled to host a volunteer fair at building 7020 here April 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participating agencies include the Air Force Sergeants Association, the Red Cross, Officers' Spouses' Club, Enlisted Spouse's Club, Library, Environmental Management
March 25, 2008 AFFTC announces annual award winners The Air Force Flight Test Center recently announced the installation's annual award winners The following are the annual award winners: -- Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Juante Smith, 95th Mission Support and Services Squadron unit deployment manager. Among his accomplishments during the year,
March 13, 2008 Privatized housing on horizon for Edwards Moving toward the privatization of military family housing, Edwards recently showcased the base's housing area for several home developers. The effort is part of an Air Force initiative to privatize all military housing in the continental United States. "There are only 20 bases Air Force wide that
March 10, 2008 418th FLTS outfits Antarctic-bound C-130 with 8 blades The 418th Flight Test Squadron here replaced the C-130H Hercules' four-bladed propellers with new eight-bladed NP-2000 propellers Feb. 21 in support of the New York Air National Guard's Operation Deep Freeze mission to Antarctica.The 418th FLTS team started installing the propellers on a Wyoming Air
Feb. 22, 2008 Team Edwards gathers for National Prayer Breakfast Team Edwards gathered at Club Muroc for the 2008 National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 21.The National Prayer Breakfast began about 60 years ago with a small group in congress who prayed for the President.The guest speaker for the event was Chaplain (Col.) Wayne Knutson, Air Force Intelligence,
Feb. 11, 2008 Team Edwards remembers 95th ABW commander The roar of four F-16 Fighting Falcons during a missing-man formation reverberated through the walls of hangar 1820 as Team Edwards bid goodbye to Col. Bryan J. Gallagher during a memorial service Feb. 11. Colonel Gallagher, 95th Air Base Wing commander, died after he was found unconscious at the
Jan. 30, 2008 Center offers free income tax assistance The Edwards Tax Center will open its doors Feb. 4 to assist people with yearly income-tax returns. Income-tax assistance is available to all active-duty military, retired military, Air National Guard members, Reservists and family members. The tax center is run by the legal office and managed by
Jan. 23, 2008 Edwards marks Center of Excellence grand opening Dreams became a reality as Team Edwards and the Muroc Joint Unified School District gathered together to mark the grand opening of the Center of Excellence here Jan. 22. The Center of Excellence is an education center that will cater to adults and both middle school and high school students for
Jan. 23, 2008 Team Edwards celebrates completion of Tamarisk Plains After 11 months of demolition and construction, Team Edwards celebrated the Tamarisk Plains completion during a ribbon-cutting ceremony here Jan. 22.The Tamarisk Plains project replaced 67 concrete houses built in 1949 with 60 modern homes for company grade officers -- 24 two-bedroom and 36
Jan. 9, 2008 Edwards goes from Air Force blue to enviromentally-friendly green Continuing the Air Force's efforts to be environmentally friendly, the 95th Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate along with several base organizations, formed the Edwards energy team to raise awareness and begin an initial planning stage for energy-reduction projects.The Edwards energy team