Jan. 7, 2010 DePLAYment tags coming soon Air Force Services Agency officials will be offering DePLAYment tags to families of deployed members through July 31, 2010, as part of the Year of the Air Force Family.Eligible members can log on to http://www.myairforcelife.com to see if their installation is participating and find out where to
May 6, 2015 Deployed Airman's rosy return to Edwards Araceli Martinez, a military spouse and Commissary employee, expected an ordinary day on the job May 5. But as she sat on a bench with the other baggers, men from the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron began to approach her one-by-one. Each Airman handed her a single red rose with a message attached
Dec. 16, 2009 Deployed Airmen call home free Christmas Day Edwards Airmen who are deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan will have the free opportunity to call home, thanks to Operation Uplink, sponsored by the Veteran's of Foreign Wars and the Airman and Family Readiness Center. This program is provided in addition to the 15-minute weekly morale calls. Assisting
March 11, 2014 Deployed father flies around the world to say "I love you" to son Desert High School Senior, Jordan Bella, was born at Edwards Air Force Base, in the days when the base still had a hospital. Jordan spent his kindergarten and first grade years in Germany before returning to Edwards for the second grade and every grade following. Just before entering his senior
July 13, 2011 Deployed Security Forces IMA Airmen return after 6 months down range He was sure he'd be the last one.Watching as passengers departed from the plane and exited the terminal at Los Angeles International Airport, James Porras had already planned in his head that his father would be the final one to emerge from the line of returning troops."I knew that was going to
Nov. 10, 2009 Deployment opportunities available for civilians Whether it's helping Iraqis with reconstruction projects or assisting Afghans with their motor pools, the Air Force relies on its civilian work force to help meet its global mission requirements. And the Air Force is not alone. In 2007, more than 1,100 Department of Defense civilians volunteered to
May 12, 2010 Deployment opportunities available for civilians Qualified Air Force civilians can broaden their career experience and bring valuable knowledge back to the workplace by volunteering for deployments in a variety of career fields, including civil engineering, contracting, intelligence, logistics management and security administration.As part of the
April 28, 2009 Deployment volunteers needed The operations tempo for Air Force employees -- both civilian and military -- is still high; but volunteers for extended deployments have dropped by more than 20 percent in the past two years. According to an internal Air Force Materiel Command memo released April 21 by Gen. Donald Hoffman, AFMC
Feb. 9, 2017 Deputy L.A. mayor tours Edwards Jeff Gorell, Los Angeles deputy mayor for Homeland Security and Public Safety, visited Edwards AFB Jan. 31. Gorell was given an orientation tour of the base that included visits to the 412th Security Forces Squadron, F-35 Integrated Test Force, 412th Electronic Warfare Group and 412th Maintenance