Sept. 12, 2017 This week in Edwards history On Sept. 15, 1942, contractor personnel were removed from the Materiel Center Flight Test Site prior to the arrival of the secret XP-59 and a group of 11 Bell Aircraft Corp. employees took over the site.
Sept. 11, 2017 National Preparedness Month tip September is National Preparedness Month and the Air Force wants everyone to be prepared and have a plan. Visit the Air Force Be Ready website for tips on how to plan for emergencies.
Sept. 11, 2017 Corvias Military Living shows appreciation for military with free breakfasts On Sept. 5, Corvias Military Living, the government’s partner for privatized family housing, welcomed the Edwards community back from the Labor Day Weekend with their Breakfast On-The-Go event. Employees, signs and a bright red awning invited passersby to pull up to the Mojave Sky Community Center
Sept. 8, 2017 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week Group: 412th Maintenance Group Member: Senior Airman Xavier Campbell Unit: 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Job Title: Electro-Environmental Journeyman Congratulations Senior Airman Xavier Campbell, the 412th Test Wing’s Warrior of the Week. Campbell is assigned to the Bomber Aircraft Maintenance
Sept. 8, 2017 Suicide prevention month: stopping suicide is everyone’s battle September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time for Americans to build awareness and help understand suicide in our culture. More than 40,000 Americans lose their life due to suicide each year and research shows that rates in the military and the general population are very close. The loss of any one
Sept. 7, 2017 PG&E to test natural gas pipeline beginning Sept. 11 Beginning Sept. 11, Pacific Gas and Electric Company will be around base to perform a hydrostatic pressure test on their natural gas pipeline. Testing will be conducted near Highway 58, 1.75 miles west of Rosamond Blvd., to just north of Fitz-Gerald Blvd. at Coliseum Dr. on Edwards Air Force Base.
Sept. 7, 2017 NASA Armstrong turns 70 NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards is wrapping up its observance of the center’s 70th anniversary this month. The celebration began Sept. 30, 2016. September 7, 1947, was the date the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ Muroc Flight Test Unit received permanent status from
Sept. 5, 2017 Edwards testers get feel for new experimental light attack aircraft Who better to try out new aircraft than flight testers from Edwards Air Force Base. The 416th Flight Test Squadron recently sent three test pilots and two flight test engineers to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico to participate in the Air Force’s Light Attack Experiment. The five testers were
Sept. 5, 2017 This week in Edwards history On Sept. 8, 2005, a production crew from NBC Universal Studios began filming an episode of its award-winning series “Monk” at Edwards AFB. Approximately 50 Edwards personnel worked side by side with actors to portray their job specialties, which then were integrated into the finished production.
Sept. 5, 2017 Living on-base or off, Air Force highly recommends renters insurance Airmen and their families leasing or renting housing on or off the installation need to be aware of the importance of renters insurance. Unforeseen fires, floods, theft or accidents can occur in anyone’s residence and Airmen need to understand the importance of protecting their families from