Feb. 9, 2017 Deputy L.A. mayor tours Edwards Jeff Gorell, Los Angeles deputy mayor for Homeland Security and Public Safety, visited Edwards AFB Jan. 31. Gorell was given an orientation tour of the base that included visits to the 412th Security Forces Squadron, F-35 Integrated Test Force, 412th Electronic Warfare Group and 412th Maintenance
Feb. 9, 2017 Schaefer highlights accomplishments of 412th TW at commander’s call Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander, updated Team Edwards on test programs, highlighted recent accomplishments and thanked everyone on base for their hard work and dedication in accomplishing the mission at two commander’s calls held Feb. 1 in the base theater. “Every weapons system
Feb. 7, 2017 Blended Retirement System Opt-In training now available to all Airmen The Defense Department will implement the new Blended Retirement System in less than a year. While no one needs to make a decision until Jan. 1, 2018, all Airmen should take advantage of training and informational resources to research their options during 2017.
Feb. 2, 2017 JSF pilot ensemble designed to keep out CB agents After several tests over the past six months to contaminate and decontaminate an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with simulated chemical and biological agents, the 461st Flight Test Squadron has now moved forward to testing a suit ensemble designed to protect the pilot from those threats. “Over a decade
Feb. 2, 2017 Local law enforcement joins Edwards defenders for training Law enforcement representatives from the region met up with 412th Security Forces Squadron members for Behavior Detection and Analysis training. Two iterations of three-day classes occurred Jan. 18-20 and 23-25. The classes were taught by Department of Homeland Security trainers and focused on
Feb. 2, 2017 Do you know your rights? The Constitution of the United States affords each of us several basic rights laid out in amendments to the Constitution. Some of these rights you have heard of, such as: The right to freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly – the First Amendment; The right to bear arms – the Second
Feb. 2, 2017 Portable Manned Interactive Cockpit goes on the road One of last year’s quick-kill innovation projects, the Portable Manned Interactive Cockpit, was deployed to Orlando, Florida, to participate in the Operation Blended Warrior event in December. This was the second year of a four-year event and Edwards AFB's Mark Louton (software developer and flyer),
Feb. 2, 2017 First Term Airman’s Center expands into new realm 2016 is gone, 2017 is well underway, and many people are hard at work maintaining those first-of-the-year resolutions. The First Term Airman’s Center here is no different. It is shifting its services to better serve Team Edwards. According to Master Sgt. Andre Brooks, FTAC had become not much more
Feb. 2, 2017 Arts and Crafts Center hosts first Stained Glass Class Thirteen members of the Edwards AFB community attended the first Stained Glass Class Jan. 26 at the Arts and Crafts Center. The class was geared toward beginners, and the small class size allowed for one-on-one instruction. “I took a stained glass class as part of an after-school program in middle
Feb. 2, 2017 This week in Edwards flight test history On Jan. 31, 1977, the first space shuttle orbiter, Enterprise, arrived. As many in the Antelope Valley witnessed, it was conveyed at 3 mph from Rockwell International’s assembly facility at Palmdale aboard a 90-wheel transporter. The unpowered version of the shuttle was housed at Dryden (now