Dec. 20, 2017 Rose Parade float to honor Edwards pilot for giving gifts of life The memory of former 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron pilot Maj. Benjamin Meier lives on amongst family and friends. This New Year’s Day, Meier will be honored at the 129th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, for the gifts of life he gave to several people following the
Dec. 19, 2017 F-35 testers wrap up Weapons Delivery Accuracy tests Testers from the 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) completed a major test milestone bringing the F-35 Lightning II’s full combat capabilities closer to the battlefield. Weapons Delivery Accuracy (WDA) flight tests began in July 2013 and testing wrapped up earlier this
Dec. 19, 2017 This week in Edwards history On Dec. 23, 1974, the Rockwell International B-1A Lancer made its first flight from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, landing at Edwards AFB. The aircraft commander was Rockwell test pilot and retired Air Force Col. Charles Bock, Jr. He was accompanied by Air Force pilot and B-1 Joint Test
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