Nov. 6, 2008 Bioenvironmental flight aims for AFMC CBRN team The 95th Aerospace Medicine Squadron staked their reputation as the 2007 best bioenvironmental engineering team in Air Force Materiel Command as they participated on a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Challenge Nov. 3 to 7. CBRN Challenge tests AFMC bases' bioenvironmental flights on
July 15, 2021 Biologists help desert tortoise defy odds, rehab, return to desert after car collision On a recent warm sunny day, Kali the desert tortoise defied the odds. Just six months earlier her continued existence was in doubt. She had been struck by a car on Rosamond Boulevard in the sometimes frenetic traffic near the West Gate, and her life hung in the balance. She was bleeding and her
July 15, 2021 Biologists offer crash course in keeping desert tortoises safe from, well, crashes In an effort to prevent as many of those collisions as possible, base biologists put together something of a crash course in auto-tortoise safety. With desert tortoises being federally listed as a threatened species, it is important for base workers and residents to be aware that they are likely to
Jan. 20, 2016 Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation Week 2016 The Air Force recognizes the achievements of the men and women who comprise the Biomedical Sciences Corps by designating Jan. 25 - 29 as BSC Appreciation Week.The BSC's roots date back to 1917, when the Sanitary Corps was established to combat infectious diseases. The Army Medical Administrative
Sept. 24, 2013 Bjorkman says Farewell to Edwards A farewell luncheon honoring Air Force Test Center Technical Advisor Eileen Bjorkman was held at Club Muroc Sept. 24."I have had an absolutely wonderful career between the military and being a government civilian and my favorite place to be stationed has always been Edwards," said Bjorkman. Bjorkman
Nov. 29, 2011 Black Friday fun at the Edwards Exchange With more than 425 shoppers waiting in line at 4 a.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 25, Exchange employees stood at the ready to assist prospective buyers as the gate opened and people poured into the store. The vast majority of shoppers seemed to know just what they wanted and where to find it.Wendy
Nov. 2, 2021 Black, Emerald, Orange Flag combine for test event For the first time, the three Flag test events collaborated in real-time.
April 17, 2012 Blackbird Airpark offers inside look at spy planes 50 years after Cuban Missile Crisis In 1962, after unsuccessful attempts were made by U.S.-backed Cuban exiles to overthrow the Cuban government, Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev made Cuba an offer they couldn't resist - an agreement to defend against an attack initiated by the U.S. and place Soviet intermediate range ballistic
July 10, 2018 Blake becomes new commandant at U.S.A.F. Test Pilot School Col. Ryan Blake took the helm as the new commandant of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School during a change of command ceremony held in Hangar 1207 July 10. As commandant of TPS, Blake will drive the school’s strategic vision, set organizational objectives and direct a $32.5 million budget
Sept. 2, 2014 Bldg. 1609B demo'd Demolition off of Wolfe Ave. was conducted to bring down Bldg. 1609B. The 18-year-old modulars have been used to support a variety of organizations and programs such as Civilian Personnel, the C-130 AMP Program and other temporary, short-term test programs. Bldg. 1609B was created as a temporary