Edwards AFB News

  • DHS wins in county science fair, heads to state

    Sixteen students from Desert High School took the top spots when they participated in the Kern County Science Fair at the Rabobank Convention Center in Bakersfield, Calif., on March 21. The students received several awards including four first-place finishes, eight in second place and four in third

  • DHS wrestling team competes for another season thanks to volunteer coaches

    Working and living on a military base, the people that make up the Edwards populace are no strangers to the frequent moving that accompanies military life. The Desert High Scorpions varsity wrestling team found themselves in a pickle when their coaches received orders for a permanent change of

  • Digital Test and Training Range Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

    The 412th Electronic Warfare Group, 445th Test Squadron, celebrated the opening of the Digital Test and Training Range facility enabled by the Joint Simulation Environment during a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 8. The $34.4 million-dollar, state-of-the-art facility located on Edwards Air Force Base,

  • Dining alternatives on Edwards during Burger King's temporary closure

    Burger King will soon enter the second phase of its reconstruction project. During Phase Two, Aug. 30 through Oct. 20, the entire Burger King facility, including the drive-through, will be closed for business.However, there are many alternative dining options at Edwards.Located on Main Base, in the

  • Dining facility takes home 58th annual Hennessy Award

    Just over two years since their re-opening, the Joshua Tree Dining Facility claimed the title of "Best Food Service Program" in the U.S. Air Force when they were awarded the 58th annual John L. Hennessy trophy. The DFAC received their last Hennessy Award in 2002. The facility and staff were visited

  • Director of Financial Management retires after 30 years of federal service

    The 412th Test Wing and Air Force Test Center said goodbye to Sandra Perry during a retirement ceremony and lunch Oct. 30 at Club Muroc.Perry served as a federal civilian employee from March 4, 1985 to Oct. 31, 2015.Most notably, her last assignment was as director of Financial Management of the

  • Dirt runway testing increases C-17 safety, agility

    In an effort to expand the capability of the C-17 Globemaster III, engineers and pilots are testing the aircraft in extreme runway conditions to eventually write the book for dirt runways during dry, wet, and muddy runway conditions.About 40 people from the C-17 Integrated Test Force are in the