Edwards AFB News

  • 412th LRS executes F-35 'deployment' plan

    The 412th Logistics Readiness Squadron "deployed" 81 personnel from the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Feb. 9. The troops will be involved in a month-long test mission. A day earlier, six F-35s from the 31st TES took off and landed at the Idaho base.This is

  • 31st TES departs for Mountain Home AFB to conduct F-35 testing

    A much anticipated and important test mission for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program is underway with the "deployment" of six operational test and evaluation F-35s and more than 85 Airmen from the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, which took place Feb. 8 and 9.This is the first simulated

  • Military Saves Week 2016 - Meet the challenge in 3 steps

    Military Saves Week 2016 is fast approaching! Every year, military installations and organizations around the world join forces to motivate, support, and encourage servicemembers and military families to save money, reduce debt, and build wealth through a week of financial focus and education."I'm a

  • Range Safety officer to discover if base trails lead to Olympics

    Sergio Reyes, 412th Test Wing Range Safety officer, has been running since he was a young boy.This Feb. 13, he'll run for a spot on the 2016 Summer Olympic Marathon Team at the trials in Los Angeles."I think I was a couple years old when my dad took me out on the track," said Reyes. Since those

  • 412th MXG to host annual Load Crew of the Year Competition for 2015

    The ability to safely and rapidly load weapons on an aircraft is critical in combat situations. The specific function of a weapons load crew is to load their aircraft in the most expeditious and safest method possible while ensuring the reliability of the munitions.To hone these skills, 412th

  • F-35s from Edwards land at Mountain Home AFB

    A F-35A Lightning II taxis after landing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Feb. 8. F-35s and maintainers from the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron are visiting from Edwards as part of an initial operating capability test at Mountain Home's nearby range complex.

  • Team Edwards aims to save lives at Battle of Badges

    Team Edwards found another way to save lives Feb. 3 at the 10th Annual Battle of the Badges blood drive. Battle of the Badges is an annual Red Cross donation competition for all law enforcement and military agencies across Southern California to see who can bring in the most blood.For Edwards, the

  • AFAF campaign in full swing

    412th Test Wing leadership got together to sign their Air Force Assistance Fund donation slips at the headquarters building Feb. 5.This year's AFAF campaign on Edwards began Feb. 1 and runs through March 11.The AFAF is a charitable fund by Airmen for Airmen. All monies raised during the campaign go

  • Zika Virus

    Mosquitoes may not be a huge topic discussed when stationed at Edwards Air Force Base. However, that may not be the case this year. Though the Mojave Desert gets as hot as 100+ degrees during the summer time, there is still a good chance that mosquitoes may find areas that have potential for

  • Civ-Mil welcomes foreign military, new arrivals to A.V.

    The Edwards AFB Civilian-Military Support Group welcomed foreign military members and Airmen recently stationed at Edwards to the Antelope Valley Jan. 29. The University of Antelope Valley Pioneer Event Center (PEC) in Lancaster, California, was filled with informational booths regarding health