May 24, 2016 Joint Strike Fighters land in Netherlands A white Gulfstream jet carrying Netherlands Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert joins up with two Dutch F-35As and a Royal Netherlands Air Force KDC-10 refueler May 23 on the final leg of a transatlantic trip that began at Edwards AFB, Calif.Most of the Dutch component of the F-35 Joint
May 23, 2016 2016 National PrepareAthon: Extreme heat Don't forget to come out to the Exchange May 26 for Air Force Emergency Management's Spring 2016 America's PrepareAthon events on Edwards. Edwards AFB's Office of Emergency Management will be at the Exchange's main lobby playing "Spin the Wheel, Answer a Question, Win a Prize!" The event will help
May 19, 2016 Defender Olympics Airmen from the 412th Security Forces Squadron broke into teams and donned different uniforms for the Defender Olympics May 19.The games began at the base gym and featured several events including a relay race, a shuttle run with ammunition cans, and a medicine ball toss.This week is National Police
May 19, 2016 Runners go the distance for Edwards' history Hundreds of runners gathered in the morning light on the Edwards Air Force Base flightline to take part in the second annual Run with History Saturday.412 people ran either the half-marathon, the 10-kilomenter or the 5-kilometer courses, which took them out over Rodgers Dry Lake, as well as the
May 19, 2016 Police week recognizes sacrifice In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week.This week, the 412th Security Forces Squadron has celebrated and acknowledged the men and women in law enforcement who lay their lives
May 19, 2016 AcqDemo team outlines planned activities related to transition In late May to mid-June, Air Force Materiel Command employees who will transition into the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) will receive information detailing their individual conversion into the new pay system. The AcqDemo transition effective
May 19, 2016 CHPS coordinators focus on wellness of AFMC workforce Enhancing the health and well-being of the Air Force Materiel Command workforce was the focus of the Civilian Health Promotion Services coordinators meeting held here in April. As stated in the 2016 AFMC strategic plan, "Our people are AFMC's most precious resource." AFMC leadership's support and
May 17, 2016 AcqDemo team outlines planned activities related to transition In late May to mid-June, Air Force Materiel Command employees who will transition into the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) will receive information detailing their individual conversion into the new pay system. The AcqDemo transition effective
May 13, 2016 Rocket launches ignite cheers from Branch Elementary students One after another, rockets blasted off from Desert High School's junior varsity baseball field for Branch Elementary School's 4th Annual Intermediate Space Challenge held May 12.Students cheered as the rockets they built were launched into the sky. The competition included 4th-6th grade classes that
May 13, 2016 Global Hawk icing tests open doors to ease flight restrictions Whenever the Global Hawk begins a mission, it has to travel through a certain area of the atmosphere that, under certain conditions, can create ice on the aircraft, adding weight and aerodynamic drag.A cloud deck from about 8,000 feet to 22,000 feet is the main concern for the Global Hawk, according