Jan. 13, 2016 Register now for second 'Run With History' Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and exotic car show Register now for Edwards AFB's second "Run with History" Half Marathon, 10K and 5K run.The run will take place May 14 beginning at 7 a.m. Come and run on the world-famous Rogers Dry Lakebed and around the world's largest compass rose. There will also be various aircraft, static displays, historical
Jan. 13, 2016 Desert High student appointed to USAFA Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-CA 23rd District) announced his nominations to the United States Service Academies Jan. 8. One Desert High School student, Garron Ireton, received a Presidential nomination to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was offered an
Jan. 13, 2016 First combat Raptor, Maloney's Pony, rides into Edwards The 411th Flight Test Squadron got a first-hand look at a legend in June and November of 2015 when F-22 tail number 09-0174 "Maloney's Pony" landed at Edwards. The F-22 visited Edwards from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, as part of the Signature Management Program, which is to maintain its
Jan. 12, 2016 25 years since Desert Storm This Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the start of Operation Desert Storm.On the morning of August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded nearby Kuwait. In less than four hours, Iraqi forces occupied the capital, Kuwait City, and Iraqi president Saddam Hussein soon annexed the country as the 19th province of
Jan. 12, 2016 'Salad Wednesdays' at Edwards AFB Exchange are good for the body, wallet Airmen wanting to eat right and save money can turn to restaurants at the Edwards AFB Exchange for "Salad Wednesday."Every Wednesday, Edwards AFB diners can take $2 off any salad priced $4 or more at participating Exchange direct-operated restaurants. "Salad Wednesday" is part of the Edwards AFB
Jan. 12, 2016 Test team aims at new machine gun for Pave Hawk Arriving in the rain, an Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter landed at Edwards Jan. 5 to begin testing the ballistic dispersion of a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun.The Pave Hawk will be at Edwards until Jan. 22 where the 412th Test Wing and 418th Flight Test Squadron are providing the facilities,
Jan. 11, 2016 Portion of Popson Ave. to close for road work West Popson Ave. will be closed to traffic between Spiro Ave. and Airman's Dr. starting Jan. 20 through Jan. 21. This will allow trenching to be done to install a new communications conduit in support of the renovation of Dorm 2423. East-bound and west-bound traffic will be able to use Methusa Rd.
Jan. 6, 2016 Base optometry access for active duty dependents, retirees, retiree dependents Beginning Jan. 11, the Optometry Clinic located within 412th Aerospace Medicine in Bldg. 3925, will be opening access to care for active duty dependents, retirees and retiree dependents for routine eye exams. The Optometry Clinic provides state-of-the-art, comprehensive eye care. This includes, but
Jan. 5, 2016 Airman Spotlight Name: Airman 1st Class Braedon FirkusUnit: 812th Civil Engineer SquadronJob title: Driver/OperatorJob description and its impact on the overall mission: Respond to any emergency in my district whether it is dealing with in-flight [emergencies], structure and medical emergencies.Time in the military:
Jan. 5, 2016 Green Dot to roll out across the Air Force Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service in January when the first 1,500 trainers attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions worldwide.The Air Force contracted the non-profit Green Dot organization to provide these violence