Edwards AFB News

  • 2016 Federal Benefits Open Season runs through Dec. 12

    The Office of Personnel Management has set the dates for the 2016 Federal Benefits Open Season from Nov. 14 through Dec 12, which includes the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance program (FEDVIP) and the Federal Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Exchange program brings South Korean test pilots to TPS

    The Korean Test Pilot School brought two students and two instructors to Edwards to fly T-38s and F-16s from Oct. 30-Nov.  4.The visiting pilots flew with the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School as part of the school’s international exchange, which was in fulfillment of their student's final project

  • Wingman Day champs

    The 412th Operations Support Squadron’s “Team Goose” poses for a photo after winning the Wingman Day dodgeball competition Nov. 7 at the base gym. The dodgeball games wrapped up a day that began with a color run at the fitness center followed by presentations on physical resilience and overall

  • This week in Edwards flight test history

    On Nov. 15, 1941, the U.S. Army's first test of a General Motors A-1 "flying bomb" took place.  The unmanned monoplane, to be guided by either a preset flight program or radio control, reached a speed of 97 mph on its rail launch track but settled to the ground and crashed soon after takeoff.  The

  • AFRL launches new approach to promote STEM classes

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Rocket Propulsion Division is launching a new program to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics classes and announces the first six projects started in local high schools this year in that effort. The AFRL Rocket Lab is calling its new program

  • Don't get sick, get stuck

    Getting the flue vaccine every year is the best way to protect you, your family and your community from the flu according to the Air Force Medical Service. The flu virus is always changing, so the vaccine changes every year.The Immunizations Clinic hours are 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday, Tuesday,

  • Season of giving

    Volunteers from Edwards’ First Sergeants Council and Lockheed Martin prepare Operation Home Front holiday meal gift bags for Edwards families that may need extra help. The bags contained dry goods to create a holiday meal, as well as a $25 Commissary gift certificate to get a turkey or ham, a small