Edwards AFB News

  • Bailey, Branch to consolidate into one school

    With the dwindling student population of Muroc Joint Unified School District, the district is planning to consolidate Bailey Elementary School and Branch Elementary School starting in June. Branch will expand its curriculum -- from a third to sixth grade school to a kindergarten to sixth

  • Bamboo Eagle 24-1 lands at Edwards AFB

    The 412th Test Wing answered the call of duty in support of Bamboo Eagle, a live-fly exercise that teams over 3,000 servicemembers across four branches to fly, maintain and support more than 150 aircraft at Edwards, and other operating locations.

  • Banquet honors local 4.0 seniors

    The Mojave Transportation Museum and the Mojave Chamber of Commerce held their 11th Annual Excellence in Academics Recognition Bangquet April 24 at the Mojave Veterans Building. The banquet recognizes high school seniors who achieved a 4.0 Grade Point Average from five East Kern County high schools,

  • Base Airmen visit, thank hospitalized veterans for service

    Eighteen Edwards Airmen boarded a bus here Tuesday to do something outside the call of their normal duty.It wasn't loading a bomb or maintaining an aircraft; it was the simple act of saying "thank you" to more than 60 hospitalized veterans. The Airmen here visited the West Los Angeles Veterans

  • Base barrier system tests scheduled for May 28

    Scheduled monthly testing of the barrier systems at Edwards' North, South and West Gates may cause motorists delays between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 28. The delays will be minimal (no more than 15 minutes at a time) and will occur during periods of low traffic. For more information

  • Base chapel hosts Move the Food event

    From the Edwards Chapel's food pantry, 87 bags of groceries were donated to the base community during a Move the Food event Jan. 28. Each bag is packed with enough food to make at least one meal for a family of four. For instance, a bag with pasta might be packed with the sauce and side dishes. Each