Edwards AFB News

  • Desert HS robotics team takes on its FIRST challenge

    What initially started as a base-wide e-mail sent out in search of volunteers to help with the newly-formed Desert Jr. and Sr. High School Robotics Team has quickly turned into a success story that highlights the hard work of dedicated mentors and students.After entering in the club's first robotics

  • Desert Junior Senior High dazzles, takes guests back in time

    Desert Junior Senior High School was the site of a "Night at the Museum" event hosted by the students and faculty of DJSHS May 20, 2013. The event was an end-of-year, school-wide project where students transformed the halls of the high school, along with the school cafeteria, into static displays,

  • Desert Junior-Senior High launches math, science initiative

    Desert Junior-Senior High School hosted a kickoff celebration Oct. 11 to announce a $700,000 Department of Defense grant to launch the National Math and Science Initiative’s College Readiness Program. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, attended the event and talked to

  • Desert Medics get new commander

    Col. Norman West poses for a photo with his wife, Michelle, and one of his daughters, Allie, following a change of command ceremony held at the Airman and Family Readiness Center Aug. 26. West takes over the 412th Medical Group from Col. Karen Cox-Dean who had been in command of the Desert Medics

  • 'Desert Rats' reunite 30 years after last patrol

    The 6510th Security Police 'Desert Rats' last patrolled the streets of Edwards when the first floppy-disk drive for small computers had just shipped, Starsky and Hutch was a hit television show on ABC, and rock music pioneer Elvis Presley was still performing. Now, more than 30 years later, the

  • Desert Scorpions represent at cross country meet

    Three Desert Junior-Senior High School Scorpions took first place at the 3rd Annual Rebel Invitational Cross Country Meet held in Bakersfield, California, Oct. 28. Summer Weisberger finished first place in the freshman and sophomore girls category while Jade Christensen finished first for junior

  • Desert Showdown: Forging Readiness and Resilience at Edwards AFB

    The unforgiving Mojave Desert set the stage for the 412th Medical Group’s inaugural “Desert Showdown,” a first responder-centric obstacle course designed to push teams to their limits both mentally and physically was held April 10 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.