Edwards AFB News

  • Financial management services to transform soon

    The 95th Comptroller Squadron started revamping its processes recently as it began incorporation initiatives from the Air Force Financial Management Transformation plan. According to the squadron's leadership the transition may be the single greatest change in the organizations 60-year history. "We,

  • New nursing room opens at Edwards clinic

    The 95th Medical Group Nursing Mothers Program now provides a location for mothers on base to use hospital-grade breast pumps during the workday. The Nursing Mothers' Program has a room and equipment at the 95th MDG family practice clinic open to any Edwards working mothers who cannot breast-feed

  • C-17 makes first flight on synthetic fuel blend

    The Global Reach Combined Test Force began testing a C-17 Globemaster III using a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel blend here Oct. 18. Flight tests began the following day and was the first time a C-17 was flown using the F-T fuel blend. Another test flight was conducted Monday as part of the Air

  • 95th SFS adds instructors for ATV certification training

    Eight members of the 95th Security Forces Squadron recently received instructor certification on Air Force all-terrain vehicles. Through the certification, instructors are able to train more riders on the use of ATVs to patrol the Edwards perimeter.  "We recently funded one of the five certified Air

  • Desert defeats Rosamond in homecoming football game

    The Desert High Scorpions football team shut out league rival, Rosamond Roadrunners 27-0 during their homecoming football game Oct. 12 to improve their season's standings. A scoreless first half gave way to an explosive third quarter by Desert, which put 20 unanswered points on the board, then added

  • Fire department: Practice heating safety

    Now that cold weather is upon Edwards, the use of portable heaters is becoming more prevalent in both the work place and in our homes. Along with this increased use comes an increased risk from fire. Statistics compiled by the National Fire Protection Association indicate that during winter months,

  • Coyotes visit housing areas searching for food, shelter

    Recently, coyotes have been spotted throughout the housing and work areas on base. Coyotes are integral part of the desert ecosystem. They hunt rabbits and other rodents, acting as natural deterrents to overpopulation. With the housing project on base leaving some houses empty for long periods of

  • New commander takes charge of AFFTC

    After 13 years, a brigadier general returned to Edwards on Wednesday to assume command of the Air Force Flight Test Center. Brig. Gen. David Eichhorn was first stationed here in 1985 to attend the U.S Air Force Test Pilot School. He later returned in 1994 to be the 452nd Flight Test Squadron

  • 95th Comptroller Squadron launches Edwards into new fiscal year

    The buck stops here, as Edwards closed out fiscal year 2007 on Sunday and turned the page to 2008 the next day. The 95th Comptroller Squadron is responsible for the accounting and distribution of funds to various base organizations throughout the fiscal year. A fiscal year is a 12 month period that

  • Pancho Barnes: Edwards' friend

    Florence "Pancho" Barnes was never officially a part of the Edwards community but even so, she is a solid part of our heritage. She was a woman full of contradictions who spent her life living happily on the extremes. She was born rich, even by the standards of her wealthy San Marino neighbors, and