July 29, 2016 This week in flight test history July 24, 1951 at Edwards - The Bell X-1D made the first--and the only successful--flight of its career when it was air-dropped from an EB-50A mother ship to make an unpowered glide to the Rogers Dry Lake Bed. Jean “Skip” Ziegler was the pilot. The X-1D was the first of the “second generation” X-1
July 28, 2016 Rocket Lab Airmen 'adopt' piece of Hwy 58 AFRL Airmen sign up for Adopt a Highway program
July 28, 2016 Falcons soar! 416th Aircraft Maintenance Unit wins 2nd Quarter Weapons Load Competition.
July 28, 2016 AFMC commander tours Edwards AFB to assess test center metrics Air Force Materiel Command commander, Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski visits Edwards AFB.
July 22, 2016 This week in Edwards flight test history July 20, 1982 - The first flight of the F-16XL took place. General Dynamics modified a FSD F-16 to answer a U.S. Air Force requirement for a dual-role, longer-range fighter to support future air combat requirements. The F-16XL featured a cambered, cranked-delta wing with a sharp leading-edge sweep
July 22, 2016 Raptor SNCO wins AFMC award 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron SNCO wins major command award
July 21, 2016 Killing weeds with light a bright idea Edwards AFB civil engineers looking into killing weeds with new, non-toxic device.
July 21, 2016 412th Maintenance Group change of command The 412th Maintenance Group held a change of command ceremony July 13, 2016.
July 18, 2016 KC-46 completes required flight tests The successful A-10 mission was the last of six in-flight refueling demonstrations required before the tanker program can request approval from Frank Kendall, the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, to award production Lots 1 and 2, totaling 19 KC-46A aircraft.