April 11, 2008 Senior NCOs hike for fitness A group of about 65 Team Edwards senior noncommissioned officers went on an early-morning 4.5 mile hike through the Mojave Desert here April 11. The hike, which started at 6:30 a.m., was part of the monthly senior NCOs' "Fit to Fight" team building exercise. Besides the hike itself, Team Edwards
April 8, 2008 Annual tree spraying underway The annual tree spraying for main base, family housing and the Air Force Research Laboratory is scheduled for April 15 through June 30. The tree spraying will reduce or eliminate the Elm Leaf Beetle Larvae that affect area trees each year. All Elm and Ash trees will be sprayed. Cottonwood trees will
April 2, 2008 95th CG hosts communications, information career day Communications and Information Career Days is set for April 14 and 15 at the Conference Center here. The two-day event, whose activities are open to all Edwards personnel, features Craig Ritza, the Air Force Personnel Center communications and information career program manager from Randolph Air
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