June 8, 2017 Professional development The May 2017 First Term Airman’s Center class poses for a group photo on the rooftop patio area of Club Muroc May 26. FTAC is a five-day course that provides informative briefings and training for newly assigned Airmen who have just arrived at their first permanent duty station. Upon completion of
June 7, 2017 Outgoing 461st FLTS commander selected for astronaut training Lt. Col. Raja Chari has been selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He will report for duty this August. Chari relinquishes command of the 461st Flight Test Squadron June 9 where he oversaw developmental testing of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the past couple of years.
June 7, 2017 Schaefer stresses perseverance, passion to local middle schoolers Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander, had the unique honor of speaking at the first ever eighth grade promotion ceremony for Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering in Lancaster, California. The newly opened school held its first promotion ceremony next door in New Vista
June 6, 2017 Team Edwards expands testing of commercial drones The diminutive, but increasingly useful, quadcopter was put to another challenge June 2 when it flew over a small building near the Edwards flightline to give members of the 412th Civil Engineer Group an idea of its capabilities as a building inspection tool. With some assistance by the 412th CEG,
June 6, 2017 Dozens of degrees handed out at CCAF graduation Team Edwards held its annual Community College of the Air Force and higher education graduation ceremony May 23 at Airman and Family Readiness. There were 40 CCAF associate degrees distributed along with two bachelor’s degrees. The ceremony was presided over by Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th
June 6, 2017 Road construction delayed Construction on South Lancaster Blvd. is delayed due to unforeseen conditions on the base course layers below the old pavement. The purpose of this project is to replace failed pavement on 2.1 miles of South Lancaster Blvd., from the South Gate to the base perimeter. Once the contractor removed
June 5, 2017 This week in Edwards history On June 5, 1948, Northrop’s YB-49 No. 2, a prototype flying wing jet bomber, went out of control during its 25th test flight and crashed about 10 miles northwest of Muroc Air Force Base. Three officers and two civilian aircrew were killed. The pilot was Maj. Daniel Forbes, Jr. and the co-pilot was
June 2, 2017 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week Group: 412th Operations GroupMember: Senior Airman Ronald FlanaganUnit: 412th Operations Support SquadronJob Title: Aircrew Flight EquipmentCareer Goal: Complete Bachelors Degree in AeronauticsCongratulations Senior Airman Ronald Flanagan, the 412th Test Wing’s Warrior of the Week. Flanagan is
June 1, 2017 This week in Edwards History On May 30, 1972 the Northrop YA-9A Cobra specialized ground attack aircraft made its first flight, flown by company test pilot Lew Nelson. The aircraft subsequently lost the A-X competitive prototype fly-off against the A-10, and never went into production. (Edwards History Office file photos)
May 31, 2017 Edwards boom operators tops in the Air Force Edwards boom operators were recognized as the top air refueling section in the Air Force after being presented the Senior Master Sgt. Albert L. Evans Award at the 38th Annual Boom Operator Symposium held May 12-13 at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Refueling squadrons across all major commands