Jan. 30, 2017 412th Medical Group introduces S.I.C.K. program The 412th Medical Group is introducing a new program called S.I.C.K. - Self Initiated Care Kit. Active duty (excluding flyers or Personnel Reliability Program) and their dependants - two years and older - now have access to over-the-counter medications without an appointment for cold and flu
Jan. 27, 2017 Civilian aircraft crash kills Edwards pilot An officer assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron here lost his life when the privately owned aircraft he was operating crashed near San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 25. Maj. Lee Berra, 32, a B-1 Test Pilot with the 419th FLTS, was flying a single-engine Cirrus SR22 from San Antonio International
Jan. 26, 2017 Benefield Anechoic Facility hosts B-52 for HERO testing A B-52 Stratofortress from the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, is undergoing Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance testing in the Benefield Anechoic Facility. The test was requested by the B-52 Program Office at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to comply with
Jan. 26, 2017 Project shows collaboration key to innovation success Electro-Optics project defines collaboration
Jan. 26, 2017 Maintainers’ close ties to Desert High leads to nose art on B-1B Lancer Desert Junior-Senior High School’s Class of 2017 received an early graduation gift as they were presented with a professionally painted DHS Scorpions logo on the side of a B-1B Lancer Jan. 19. About 90 seniors came to Hangar 1210 to see the finished project and pose for class photos with the
Jan. 26, 2017 This week in Edwards flight test history On Jan. 27, 1950, a ceremony was held in connection with Armed Forces Day to rename the base in honor of Capt. Glen W. Edwards. Edwards’ father, other family members and dignitaries were in attendance at the ceremony. One interesting fact is that the original plaque had a misspelling of Capt.
Jan. 26, 2017 What’s in your pillowcase? Red Cross talks emergency preparedness with fourth-graders The Edwards Office of Emergency Management, 812th Civil Engineering Squadron, invited the American Red Cross to Irving L. Branch Elementary Jan. 19 as part of the Red Cross’ Pillowcase Project. Branch fourth-graders received a lesson in emergency preparedness with encouragement to take what they
Jan. 25, 2017 2017 Edwards Tax Center opens Feb. 8 The 2017 Edwards AFB Tax Center will open Wednesday, Feb. 8. It will be open through April 12. he center will be open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m.-noon and then 1-4 p.m. Due to a shortage of manpower, the 2017 Tax Center will be limited in its size and scope to active duty
Jan. 19, 2017 Airman of the year takes to the sky for incentive flight The cold weather and rain could not keep the smiles off the faces of Staff Sgt. Raquel Caramanno and her 412th Medical Group leadership as she prepared to jump into the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Jan. 12. Last July, the Medical Readiness noncommissioned officer in charge was announced as one
Jan. 19, 2017 XCITE aims to reduce timeline from idea to reality In a low-ceilinged room off a nondescript hallway down a steep flight of stairs beneath an unremarkable building, a group of people meet to brainstorm, exchange ideas and formulate plans to further the goals of their organization. It sounds like a scene from a movie about evil scientists and world