Edwards AFB News

  • Chief of Chaplains shares insights to God's grace with Team Edwards

    The chief of the Air Force Chaplain's Corps visited Team Edwards for the 2009 National Prayer Breakfast April 14 at Club Muroc. Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson was the key note speaker for the Prayer Breakfast, themed "God Shed His Grace on Thee." "The National Prayer Breakfast is an important

  • Chief Skar: The Air Force is changing, “Embrace it”

    Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Skarloken, 412th Test Wing command chief master sergeant, encouraged Airmen to embrace change, keep a positive attitude and make responsible decisions during last week’s “Back-in-the-Saddle” All Call at the base theater.

  • Chief test pilot wins AIAA Chanute Flight Test Award

    Bill Gray, the chief test pilot at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, has been awarded the Chanute Flight Test Award for a career full of accomplishments by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The AIAA presents the award to recognize “significant lifetime achievements in the

  • Chief Thomaston bids farewell to Edwards

    Chief Master Sgt. Bill Thomaston, 95th Air Base Wing command chief, is moving on. Thomaston is headed to Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., where he will serve as the 55th Wing command chief. During his tenure, Thomaston managed base-wide programs including the highly successful Team Edwards awards and

  • Child Abuse Awareness Month kicks off with Play Day in the Park

    To kick off National Child Abuse Awareness Month and the Month of the Military Child, Edwards Family Advocacy and the 95th Medical Group hosted Play Day in the Park April 1.On one of the warmest days this year, children, parents, Airmen and volunteers came out to Arnold Park to both have fun and

  • Child Support Services workshop held for base helping agencies

    A free update and training workshop presented by the Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department was held June 4 in order for Edwards personnel assigned to base helping agencies to learn about important updates in child support services.The workshop was held to better equip base helping

  • Child, youth programs reduced across base

    Edwards’ Child and Youth Programs reduced service hours, suspended drop-in care and paused new enrollments, among other changes driven by staff shortages impacting the entire federal government.

  • Children learn to sign for National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    The children at the School Age Annex got a chance to try their hands at American Sign Language Oct. 20. Amber Ludwig, 412th Test Wing Equal Opportunity certified American Sign Language interpreter, taught them a few of the basics like the alphabet and simple words like mom, dad, boy and girl.The