Sept. 26, 2007 General Bedke relinquishes command Wednesday After his third assignment at Edwards, the base's highest-ranking officer bids farewell once more as he relinquishes command of the Air Force Flight Test Center on Wednesday.Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke will enter a new chapter in his Air Force career as the commander of Air Force Research Laboratory at
Sept. 24, 2007 Senior leaders, fire department beat the heat Several senior leaders performed structural live fire training with the Edwards fire department recently.The training is an Air Force and the National Fire Protection Association requirement for fire department personnel to maintain Firefighter 1 and 2 certifications. "The training really
Sept. 18, 2007 Parking lot snake not your typical desert dweller A recent e-mail circulated around the base warned readers to be sure to check under their cars for snakes. It included two photos of a snake under a car in a main base parking lot. Looking at the photo, base biologists did a double take. Not because someone snapped a photo of a snake under a car in
Sept. 17, 2007 Snake sightings common in Mojave Desert, on base Snakes are not an uncommon sight around Edwards. They have been in the Mojave Desert for thousands of years and they will still be here as the Air Force Flight Test Center performs its mission for years to come. Recently, some Edwards residents have spotted these cold-blooded serpents in the housing
Sept. 10, 2007 Kern County SWAT trains at Edwards The weather was muggy with the temperature reaching about 95 degrees. The whole neighborhood was empty. Six heavily-armed men were cautiously trying to blend with the neighborhood's silence. Only the crackling of the leaves adds to the near-stealth operation. As the men reached their destination,
Aug. 28, 2007 Century Circle display opens to public Visitors or base personnel entering Edwards' West Gate on Rosamond Boulevard will see a new landmark welcoming them -- the base's Century Circle display. More than 50 people from Edwards and local communities attended the ceremony that marked the opening of the Century Circle display
Aug. 14, 2007 Outdoor Rec offers RV parking for Team Edwards Recreational vehicle storage is essential to Edwards because parking an RV in Edwards' military family housing is prohibited. The purpose of RV storage is to ensure active-duty military living on base have access to park their RV in compliance with the housing rules. To fulfill that purpose, the
Aug. 13, 2007 Team Edwards dedicates Higher Grounds to late base chaplain Team Edwards dedicated the Higher Grounds Internet Cafe to a deceased installation chaplain during a ceremony here Aug. 10. Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Herrie Reed Jr., 95th Air Base Wing installation chaplain, passed away from a stroke on Sept. 22, 2006. "About a year ago, Chaplain Reed said he had an idea
Aug. 8, 2007 Edwards supporter wins AF competition for humanitarian award A patron and long-time supporter of Team Edwards was selected July 30 to represent the Air Force for a military-wide award. Aida O'Connor of Lancaster, Calif., won the Air Force competition for the Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award for 2007. "I felt many had done
Aug. 7, 2007 Security forces Airman earns Bronze Star Medal with Valor Whenever Senior Airman Phillip King looks at his medals, he is reminded of Aug. 8, 2006. That was the day Airman King, through his actions, earned the Bronze Star Medal with Valor. Col. Bryan Gallagher, 95th Air Base Wing commander, presented the medal to him during a ceremony here July 30.Airman