March 22, 2016 TPS softball team a hit at air show kickoff Students and staff from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base stepped up to the plate March 18 to help welcome the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels to the Antelope Valley.The Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron was in town ahead of the 2016 L.A. County Air Show where they served as
March 21, 2016 USO Show Troupe returning April 4 The USO Show Troupe is returning to Edwards AFB April 4 for a free show.Come out to Stripes Lounge in the Oasis Community Center at 5 p.m.The USO Show Troupe is part of an entertainment tradition that goes back more than 70 years to its beginnings in the muddy camp shows of the South
March 21, 2016 April marks Alcohol Awareness Month Each April since 1987, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. sponsors NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month to promote public awareness of alcoholism and alcohol-related issues.The 2016 NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month theme is: "Talk Early, Talk Often: Parents Can Make a Difference in
March 17, 2016 Med Group/Force Support team wins basketball title The 412th Medical Group and 412th Force Support Squadron combined intramural basketball team won the 2016 Championship at the Rosburg Fitness Center March 15.412th MDG/FSS was undefeated in the playoffs going in to Tuesday night, which in the double elimination tournament meant that the
March 16, 2016 Civil Air Patrol squadron plans open house The Edwards AFB Composite Squadron 84, a local unit of Civil Air Patrol, is hosting a public open house from 6 to 8 p.m. March 29 at the General William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster.According to Capt. Kevin Finster, squadron commander, the entire community is welcome to attend and learn more about
March 16, 2016 What is the value of DT? Imagine the frustration of having a brand new rotary launcher, capable of carrying 16,000 lbs of smart bombs, and you discover that the dropped bombs potentially would not arm or explode on impact?Imagine if the avionics computer, which is required to operate the weapons system, shuts down just
March 16, 2016 Rocket Site employee selected as AFMC civilian nominee for the 2015 National Defense Industrial Association Tester of the Year Wayne Nelson, Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, was selected as the Air Force Materiel Command nominee for the 2015 National Defense Industrial Association Civilian Tester of the Year award.Nelson is a rocket test engineer assigned to the Experimental Demonstration Branch
March 16, 2016 AFMC strategic plan to help carry Air Force to Third Offset Agility and innovation are cornerstones of a new Air Force Materiel Command strategic plan that will deliver war-winning capabilities. Those capabilities will propel the Air Force as a key element of the future national defense strategy known as the Third Offset.The first "offset" came in in the
March 15, 2016 Team Edwards represents at state capitol A three-man team from Edwards AFB took a trip to the state capitol Feb. 29 - March 1 to tell the story of Edwards at the fourth annual 2016 California Aerospace Days.That team was Dr. David Smith, 412th Test Wing Installation Support director, Humberto Blanco, 412th Plans and Programs deputy
March 14, 2016 Zika Virus update What is Zika Virus and why is it the hot topic on the news? There has been an influx of Zika Virus cases originating from North, South and Central Americas. This virus, like other arboviruses (insect-carrying viruses), is transmitted from the bite of an infected mosquito (primarily Aedes aegypti for