Desert Warrior of the Week

The Desert Warrior of the Week is Kevin Jones from the 95th Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate.Rank and name: Kevin Jones Hometown: Miami Unit: 95th Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate Time on station: 2 years Duty title: Unaccompanied housing manager Justification: As the

Desert Wheels Motorcycle Club hosts motocross race

Desert Wind 12-2 tests active shooter response capabilities

Team Edwards held an Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 27 through 29 to test the base's emergency response capabilities. An Emergency Management Exercise, testing Edwards' response to an active shooter scenario was included in the ORE. Team Edwards successfully demonstrated active shooter

Desert Wind 13-01 tests incident response capabilities, modernized medical training

Team Edwards kicked off the new fiscal year Oct. 1 with exercise Desert Wind 13-01, testing the base's response capabilities to a major aircraft incident. Personnel were assessed by the Exercise Evaluation Team throughout three strategic objective phases in response to an F-16 Fighting Falcon that

Desert Wind 13-02 rattles Edwards

Five members of Team Edwards were injured following a major earthquake Nov.16 and transported to a local hospital for treatment. That was one of the scenarios for exercise Desert Wind 13-02, which took place in conjunction with the California Statewide Medical and Health Training Exercise Program.

Desert Wind exercise prepares Team Edwards for variety of challenges

Readying Airmen for deployment; a dirty bomb detonation; a suspicious package, were just some of the challenges thrown at Team Edwards during Exercise Desert Wind 11-4.The Operational Readiness Exercise and Emergency Management Exercise ran from July 18 through 20 to test the base's emergency

Desert Wind exercise shakes up Edwards

The Desert Wind 07-6, Operation Shakers exercise was conducted here on May 16, which simulated a major earthquake at Edwards. Desert Wind is an annual exercise organized by the Air Force Flight Test Center Inspector General Readiness office to provide response training for base personnel in case an

Desert Wings continues publishing

The 95th Air Base Wing commander, Col. H. Brent Baker Sr., decided Feb. 9 to postpone the migration of the Desert Wings newspaper to a private publisher. The migration, which was to take place after the Feb. 23 edition, would have ended the more than 59-year run of the paper. "Colonel Baker made the

Desert Wings to transform into Desert Eagle

After 57 years, the Desert Wings is set to fly off into the sunset. On Nov. 30, the 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs office will publish its last edition of the Desert Wings before transitioning the paper to a private publisher. The base newspaper will also gain a new name -- the Desert Eagle. The

'Desert's Got Character…Do You?' – Anti-bullying campaign promotes good conduct

Bursts of collective laughter billowed out of the gym at Desert Junior-Senior High School, Feb. 14 as students attentively watched a speaker use pantomime and comedy to convey a serious message.Cary Trivanovich, performer and speaker for over 25 years, specializes in speaking with students to