Edwards AFB News

  • Commander talks past, present, future at civic event

     The 412th Test Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, talked about Edwards’ history, its present, and where the Air Force is headed, to a gathering of local civilian leaders in the J.P Eliopulos Hellenic Center in Lancaster, Calif. The event was the Antelope Valley Board of Trade January

  • Commander to discuss new housing move plan today

    The 95th Air Base Wing commander is set to discuss the new housing move plan affecting Pacific Winds and Palo Verde Heights at a town hall meeting at 11 a.m. today. The meeting between Col. Bryan Gallagher and the Edwards community, which will be held at the Conference Center here, will detail the

  • Commander: Zero tolerance for DUIs

    Colonel H. Brent Baker Sr., 95th Air Base Wing commander, has a goal of reducing the numbers of people driving under the influence at Edwards for 2007. In 2006, Edwards had a total of 21 DUIs, one more than 2005. "Driving under the influence is a problem that has no place in the Air Force," Colonel

  • Commanders bring order with NJP

    Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice is a tool used by commanders to impose Nonjudicial Punishment. NJP provides commanders with an essential and prompt means of maintaining good order and discipline and also promoting positive behavior changes in servicemembers without the stigma of

  • Commander's Call explains changes coming to Edwards

    Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, commander, Air Force Flight Test Center, called all personnel to the Base Theater Nov. 4 to discuss the future of Edwards Air Force Base in light of two major announcements made Nov. 2 by Air Force Headquarters and Air Force Materiel Command. Air Force officials

  • Commander's call held in preparation for UCI

    The 95th Air Base Wing commander held a commander's call at the base theater Jan. 6, as part of the preparation for the upcoming unit compliance inspection. The UCI team will evaluate Edwards on areas that are critical and important to the health and performance of the base. "We are going to stand

  • Commanders commence demolition project with a smash

    To mark the beginning of the final phase of the base's housing upgrade, base leadership took the controls of a hydraulic excavator to start flattening one of the few remaining sections of old base housing Jan. 21. The demolition started with Brig. Gen. Robert Nolan, Air Force Flight Test Center