'Be Ready' for September, it's National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month. Edwards AFB's Emergency Management Office has as series of events lined up to create awareness and help prepare the base community for potential emergencies that can happen at any time. The first emergency EM would like to focus on is earthquakes. On Sept.

Beat the heat with Red Cross Safety tips

As the sweltering summer heat sweeps the nation, the American Red Cross reminds everyone to take precautions against heat-related incidents. Many simple measures can be taken to significantly reduce the chance of getting heat exhaustion and heat stroke.The Red Cross encourages drinking plenty of

Beat the heat with Summer of Savings at Exchange restaurants

As temperatures heat up this summer, the discounts inside direct operated Army and Air Force Exchange Service restaurants are getting cooler for Military Star Card holders.From July 5 to Sept. 21, every food or drink order made with a Military Star Card will be discounted by 20 percent - a full 79

Be'fit'ting event

Behind the music: Tops in Blue wows Edwards

A spotlight came from the back highlighting the American and the Air Force flags held by the base honor guard members. More than 700 people stood silently. Blue and red lights shone from the back of the stage, as ten men, wearing white tuxedos jackets and black pants, and eight women, wearing

Being prepared in earthquake country

Edwards AFB Emergency Management is gearing up for National Preparedness Month in September. Throughout the month, they will be at various locations on base to enhance awareness and offer materials on how to prepare for a natural or man-made disaster. "Here at Edwards AFB in California, our biggest

Bench pressing on

Eleven competitors filled the Rosburg Fitness Center Dec. 3 for the Team Edwards fourth quarter Bench Press Competition."We wanted to make it one big competition versus a lot of little competitions, which would have been the case if we had weight classes. By eliminating the weight classes and going

Benefield Anechoic Facility acquires new upgrade, patriotic look

It's no surprise to test personnel at Edwards that upon entering the Benefield Anechoic Facility, the dark-blue, cone-filled interior is a one-of-a-kind facility to the Air Force with a unique look.As of Jan. 24, the addition of new red, white and blue radar absorbing material on one section of the

Benefield Anechoic Facility hosts B-52 for HERO testing

A B-52 Stratofortress from the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, is undergoing Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance testing in the Benefield Anechoic Facility.   The test was requested by the B-52 Program Office at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to comply with

Benefield Anechoic Facility hosts first Royal Canadian Air Force plane

For the first time ever, a Royal Canadian Air Force plane has entered the Benefield Anechoic Facility.A team of engineers, operators and defense scientists from Canada, are wrapping up electronic warfare testing of an RCAF CC-130J Hercules transport plane.Canada is updating its fleet of legacy