Edwards AFB News

  • Campaign teaches Airmen, families about financial trouble

    With the need to educate Edwards Airmen and their families about the importance of financial management and smart saving practices, the Airman and Family Readiness Center is spearheading the Military Saves Campaign here Feb. 24 to March 2. Military Saves is an initiative endorsed by the Department

  • Can one size fit all? Edwards demonstrates new modular pylon

    The 412th Test Wing recently tested a new weapons pylon that could remove traditional weapon constraints. Known as the Load Adaptable Modular Pylon, the equipment recently flew attached to a B-1B test aircraft with the 419th Flight Test Squadron.

  • Can you see me now? Lakebeds 'restriped'

    Edwards Air Force Base is a prime location for flight test, but not just because of the high caliber of test pilots, engineers and maintenance professionals who train and work here. In fact, it's the natural resources like the 64.55 square miles of dry lakebeds that make the area so ideal.Each year,

  • Can you tell me how to get to 'Sesame Street?'

    The Sesame Street USO Experience for Military Families will drop by the Oasis Community Center for two shows July 28. The event is open to all military I.D. holders and their guests. The first show is at 2 p.m. and the second will be at 5 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each show. The event is

  • Canadians, Tutors swing by TPS

    Right: Two Tutor CT-114s sit on Ramp 2 Sept. 23 right after landing. The Tutor is used by the Royal Canadian Air Force for primary flight training initially and then later for fighter lead-in training. They are also used for the Canadian aerial demonstration team, known as the "Snowbirds." The

  • Canuck Chinook in BAF

    A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-147F Chinook became another airframe to undergo electronic warfare testing in the Benefield Anechoic Facility recently. The BAF, operated by the 772nd Test Squadron, is the largest anechoic chamber in the world and can fit any aircraft inside. It provides a "free

  • CAP offers volunteer opportunities to youth, adults

    At the age of 5, a future Civil Air Patrol cadet airman already knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. Civil Air Patrol Cadet Airman Preston Hite, now 13 years old, wanted to be a U.S. military general. How he will accomplish that is up to him, but he is taking things one step at a time. Cadet

  • Capt. Joe Peterson is Warrior of the Week

    Name: Joe "Face" PetersonRank: CaptainDuty Title: chief, Flight Test SafetyUnit: 416th Flight Test SquadronHometown: Bakersfield, Calif.When did you join the Air Force? June 1998Why did you join the Air Force?I loved airplanes and wanted the challenge of an Air Force Academy education.What do you

  • 'Captain America: Divide and Conquer' available at Edwards Exchange

    Once again, the United States must rely on patriotic super hero Captain America and his allies to save the country from impending doom in the latest military - exclusive comic book from Marvel, available for free at the Edwards AFB Exchange.Written by William Harms with art by Tom Grummett, "Divide

  • Car Care Center receives updates, repairs

    With recent changes to the gas pumps at the Edwards Car Care Center, motorists should be more aware of proper fueling procedures, as there are newly installed diagnostic systems at each pump that are required by California state law. "The new in-station diagnostics emissions system is a safety