Sept. 1, 2016 416th FLTS testers meet with Auto GCAS survivor Test pilots and engineers from the 416th Flight Test Squadron had the chance to meet face-to-face with one of the squadron’s success stories Aug. 25. The group met with an allied nation pilot trainee who returned home alive after he experienced a g-force-induced loss of consciousness and his
Sept. 1, 2016 Edwards civilian helps protect neighbors agains fire Edwards civilian helps protect neighbors against fire
Sept. 1, 2016 A visit to Walt Disney Imaginerring's Center of Innovation 412th Test Wing Innovation Team member Jessica Benveniste organized the most recent Innovation Team field trip - a visit to Walt Disney Imagineering's research and development facility in Glendale, California, July 20. For the sake of rumor control, let’s be clear, no one got paid to visit
Sept. 1, 2016 Recent aircraft arresting system overhaul comes in handy A mobile aircraft arresting system, or MAAS, unit that was recently overhauled by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Civil Engineer Maintenance Inspection and Repair Team, or CEMIRT, was put to good use in an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft arresting system capability test recently at Edwards
Sept. 1, 2016 Marine F-35 Operational Tests increases combat capability Three F-35B aircraft and 75 U.S. Marines from Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1 F-35B Detachment at Edwards Air Force Base , CA, along with 21 test personnel from the JSF Operational Test Team at Edwards deployed to Eglin AFB, FL., from August 9 to September 1, 2016 to complete
Sept. 1, 2016 KC-135 Stratotanker turns 60 Units around the Air Force wished happy birthday to an old friend Aug. 31. The KC-135 Stratotanker turned 60 years old this August. Members of the 418th Flight Test Squadron took some time to gather and commemorate the aerial tanker that has served the Air Force all these years. Lt. Col. Eric
Aug. 31, 2016 Edwards sergeant honored at annual AFSA convention Tech. Sgt. Michael Burd, 412th Mission Support Group, was honored with three awards at the annual Air Force Sergeants Association Professional Airmen's Conference and International Convention held Aug. 22 - 24 in San Antonio, Texas.Burd was recognized with the 2015 AFSA International Member of the
Aug. 31, 2016 Desert Medics get new commander Col. Norman West poses for a photo with his wife, Michelle, and one of his daughters, Allie, following a change of command ceremony held at the Airman and Family Readiness Center Aug. 26. West takes over the 412th Medical Group from Col. Karen Cox-Dean who had been in command of the Desert Medics
Aug. 31, 2016 This week in Edwards flight test history Sept. 3, 1985 - Space Shuttle Discovery landed on lakebed Runway 23 following a successful mission to deploy three satellites and an on-orbit satellite repair task. Shuttle pilot Col. Joe Engle (United States Air Force Test Pilot School Class 61) carried an Air Force Flight Test Center flag and a