April 23, 2013 Coming to Edwards: Verizon Cellular 4G LTE upgrade On April 24 Verizon technicians began upgrading the Verizon Cellular 3G here at Edwards to support new 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) cellular capabilities. At the moment, no fielded government devices have 4G capability and organizations will need to replace theirs to take advantage of 4G. However,
Jan. 7, 2010 Command chief bids farewell As Laura and I begin our journey to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base we want to thank you for having made this such a wonderful assignment for us. Time and again we've heard Edwards Air Force Base described a National Treasure, and duly so. With its one-of-a-kind Rogers Dry Lake Bed and rich heritage
April 22, 2008 Command chief bids farewell to Edwards, says hello to 'gateway of the Air Force' When an airman basic graduated basic training from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on June 7, 1984, he never envisioned 24 years later he would head back to the same location that began his Air Force journey. That Airman, now Chief Master Sgt. Juan Lewis, the 95th Air Base Wing command chief, will
Aug. 3, 2017 Command chief bids farewell to Team Edwards The 412th Test Wing’s command chief master sergeant has been called to another assignment after just 13 months in his position at Edwards. Chief Master Sgt. Todd Simmons took the position of command chief here in May, 2016, becoming the principal advisor to the 412th TW commander on matters
May 18, 2017 Command chief drops by 412th MXG to try out some weapons loading Chief Master Sgt. Todd Simmons, 412th Test Wing command chief, was invited to Hangar 1600 May 11 to try his hand at some weapons loading. He and Chief Master Sgt. Roosevelt Jones, 412th Maintenance Group, chief enlisted manager, and Tech. Sgt. Monique Fernandez loaded an AIM-9X Sidewinder
April 15, 2015 Command chief shares secrets to success for enlisted Chief Master Sgt. David Smith, 412th Test Wing command chief hosted a mandatory enlisted all-call at the base theater April 13. Smith spent most of the hour sharing the road map to being promoted - good EPR's (Enlisted Performance Reports), education and special duties. The Enlisted Evaluation
Jan. 6, 2015 Command Cyber Readiness Inspection coming Jan. 26 From Jan. 26 to 30, Edwards AFB will undergo a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection directed by United States Cyber Command. Everyone on the team plays a vital role in ensuring security on our networks, which leads to a successful rating. Therefore, you must remain disciplined in your information
May 29, 2018 Command meets its cost-savings objective for second fiscal year in a row Air Force Materiel Command captured more than $2.5 billion in cost savings for fiscal year 2017, the second fiscal year in a row the command has achieved its strategic savings objective.
Feb. 19, 2009 Command Post NCOIC receives MAJCOM award An Edwards noncommissioned officer shattered the competition as she won the 2008 Air Force Materiel Command's Command Post NCO of the Year. Tech. Sgt. Sailanka Pangilinan, 95th Air Base Wing Command Post noncommissioned officer in charge, bested other AFMC command post NCOs. "The award reflects the
Jan. 16, 2014 Command Post personnel gain new perspective on base, mission For Command Post specialists across the Air Force who often work alongside the base wing commander, specific tasks vary from base to base, but their basic job is to help facilitate the primary base mission by communicating and collaborating with multiple agencies and providing information and