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
Dec. 19, 2007 AFMC command chief praises Edwards Airmen Air Force Materiel Command's top enlisted Airman visited Edwards to observe its mission and to speak to Airmen at the bases' enlisted call Dec. 17. During the enlisted call at the base theater, Chief Master Sgt. Jonathan Hake, AFMC command chief, reminded Edwards Airmen of the important role they
Dec. 13, 2007 Edwards housing allowance unchanged for 2008 Servicemembers stationed here will see a familiar sight on their paychecks in 2008 -- the amount of their housing allowance. Wednesday, the Department of Defense released the 2008 Basic Allowance for Housing rates, which indicated Edwards servicemembers would receive the exact same allowance they
Dec. 13, 2007 New system helps servicemembers find homes Finding a new home after a permanent change of station is difficult. This is a lesson learned by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Deluze, Air Force Flight Test Center superintendent. Sergeant Deluze has made 12 PCS moves in his 23 years of service, he said. Out of those 12, he lived off base half of the
Dec. 3, 2007 Desert Warrior of the Week The Desert Warrior of the Week is Kevin Jones from the 95th Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate.Rank and name: Kevin Jones Hometown: Miami Unit: 95th Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate Time on station: 2 years Duty title: Unaccompanied housing manager Justification: As the
Nov. 26, 2007 New C-130J radar warning receiver put to test The 418th Flight Test Squadron and 772nd Test Squadron recently began testing the ALR-56M radar warning receiver in the C-130J Hercules at the Benefield Anechoic Facility here. The purpose of the ongoing tests is to ensure deficiencies identified in earlier tests have been corrected in the ALR-56M
Nov. 14, 2007 Commissaries now accepting applications for 2008 Scholarships for Military Applications for the Defense Commissary Agency's 2008 Scholarships for Military Children Program are available now in commissaries worldwide or online through a link at www.commissaries.com and directly at www.militaryscholar.org. The program kick-off each year in November coincides with "National
Nov. 6, 2007 412th AMXS brings 'Howlin' Dawg' to Center of Excellence By rolling up their sleeves and getting down to the nitty-gritty, a group of volunteers recently turned a vacant room into a fully-restored educational haven for local students. Donating more than 1,000 volunteer hours, the 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helped clean up the Center of Excellence