May 18, 2017 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week Group: 412th Medical GroupMember: Staff Sgt. Carlos AguinigaUnit: 412th Medical Support SquadronJob Title: NCOIC, Customer ServiceCareer Goal: Complete degreeBlurb: Congratulations Staff Sgt. Aguiniga, this week’s Test Warrior of the Week.Staff Sgt. Aguiniga is assigned to the 412th Medical Support
May 18, 2017 QF-16s help F-35 JOTT plan for future testing Three QF-16s descended on Edwards recently to aid the F-35 Joint Operational Test Team with test planning. The QF-16 is a full-scale aerial target that has been modified to be flown with a pilot in the cockpit for training and also without a pilot as a target for live missile testing. The unique
May 18, 2017 AFMC commander Pawlikowski visits Edwards Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, visited Edwards Air Force Base May 11-12. The general met with Edwards leadership and received updates on the Air Force Test Center and 412th Test Wing missions. On the second day of her visit, Pawlikowski was given an orientation
May 18, 2017 412th TW recognizes 2017 first quarter awardees “The Price is Right” was the theme of the 412th Test Wing 1st Quarter Awards Ceremony at the base theater May 16. Each quarterly award winner or representative got the opportunity to play a “The Price is Right”-style game to win a prize. Congratulations to all the award winners! 1st Quarter 412th
May 18, 2017 This week in Edwards flight test history On May 18, 1953, Jacqueline Cochran made two supersonic dives in a Canadian-built (Canadair) F-86E Sabre and became the first woman to exceed the speed of sound. Later that day she flew the same plane over Edwards AFB’s low-level course, a 12-pylon, 100-kilometer track, to a new women’s absolute
May 18, 2017 Command chief drops by 412th MXG to try out some weapons loading Chief Master Sgt. Todd Simmons, 412th Test Wing command chief, was invited to Hangar 1600 May 11 to try his hand at some weapons loading. He and Chief Master Sgt. Roosevelt Jones, 412th Maintenance Group, chief enlisted manager, and Tech. Sgt. Monique Fernandez loaded an AIM-9X Sidewinder
May 18, 2017 Right down the middle Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander, throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a Lancaster JetHawks game May 12. The general delivered a strike to JetHawks mascot Kaboom, who was the catcher for the throw. Schaefer was invited to the ballpark by the Edwards Civ-Mil support group,
May 18, 2017 Congressional staffers get first class seating Three congressional staff members got an up close look at the base and the Edwards mission May 10. The staffers were from the offices of U.S. Congressmen Kevin McCarthy and Steve Knight who represent California’s 26th and 25th Congressional Districts, respectively. Periodically, staffers and elected
May 12, 2017 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week Member: Airman 1st Class Kristel FullerUnit: 412th Aerospace Medicine SquadronJob Title: Public Heath technicianCareer Goal: “I would like to be a registered nurse."Congratulations to A1C Fuller, this week’s 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week. A1C Fuller accepted the challenge of working in an NCO
May 11, 2017 412th Security Forces Squadron hosts National Police Week events May 15-19 Team Edwards and the 412th Security Forces Squadron will observe National Police Week with a slate of events May 15-19. Police week is a time designated to remember and celebrate past and present civilian and military law enforcement officers, as well as the survivors of those who make the ultimate