Feb. 22, 2016 Benefits of fluoride Fluoride is a natural mineral found in soil, food and water. Studies have shown that introducing fluoride into the drinking water has decreased tooth decay by 40 to 70 percent compared to the areas with non-fluoridated drinking water. Fluoride concentrates in the growing bones and developing teeth
Feb. 17, 2016 Firearm safety tips from 412th TW Safety As spring rapidly approaches in Southern California, more and more people will enjoy outdoor shooting ranges and hunting. Recreational shooting can be enjoyed by all ages, but it is not without hazards. Like most recreational sports, there are safety concerns that must be addressed in order to have
Feb. 17, 2016 Desert High Scorpions wrestlers to compete at CIF Three wrestlers on the Desert High Scorpions varsity wrestling team will compete in the California Interscholastic Federation championships Feb. 19 in Corona, California. The students are competing after winning in their weight classes at the Freelance League Finals hosted by Calvary Chapel
Feb. 17, 2016 Navy team modifies Edwards KC-135 instrumentation A U.S. Navy Aircraft Vehicle Modification and Instrumentation team is hard at work augmenting instrumentation to an Edwardsassigned KC-135 tanker.The unusual arrangement started when the Navy PMA-290 program office approached the 412th Test Management Group about using the Edwards AFB-instrumented
Feb. 17, 2016 First civilians graduate from Airman Leadership School Base leadership and attendees from all over Edwards congratulated a new class of Airman Leadership School graduates Feb. 11 during a ceremony at Club Muroc. This particular class was unique because it included two civilians among the graduates, Matt Holder, 412th Communications Squadron, and
Feb. 17, 2016 MedSafe disposal box now available at 412th MDG Pharmacy Rates of prescription drug abuse in the United States are alarmingly high. The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Unused prescription medication in homes creates a public health and safety concern. They are highly
Feb. 12, 2016 KC-46 tanker successfully refuels F/A-18 A U.S. Air Force and Boeing aircrew aboard the KC-46 tanker successfully refueled an F/A-18 fighter jet in flight Feb. 10.The air refueling was the program's first using the KC-46's hose and drogue system. It took place in the skies over Washington state.According to Boeing, the flight lasted more
Feb. 11, 2016 412th TW fourth quarter award winners unveiled The 412th Test Wing recognized outstanding individual performances of the last three months of 2015 with its quarterly award ceremony held in the base theater Feb. 11. Congratulations to all the fourth quarter award winners.Airman of the QuarterSenior Airman Omega Nelson, 412th Operations GroupNon
Feb. 10, 2016 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
Feb. 10, 2016 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