Edwards AFB News

  • Santa Claus drops by Edwards before busy week

    Before wrapping up an extended Southern California vacation, Santa Claus made one final stop at Edwards AFB Dec. 14.Father Christmas made his rounds through several buildings including Bldg. 3000, 412th Civil Engineering Group, 412th Medical Group, Bldg. 1, the Joshua Tree Dining Facility, Inspector

  • Edwards Airmen lay wreaths at Lancaster Cemetery

    Every year since 1992, Wreaths Across America, a non-profit organization, sponsors the laying of wreaths at the graves of veterans across the country Dec. 12.Locally, volunteers laid wreaths on the graves of veterans at Lancaster Cemetery.Master Sgt. Robert Sims and Senior Airman Cory Mock from the

  • Students send warm Christmas gifts to Lancaster shelter

    It doesn't take long to see the respect and compassion for others in Elizabeth Davis' fourth-grade class at Branch Elementary School. On Dec. 10, one student went above and beyond to show his community spirit when he recruited his classmates to help make scarves for the homeless this

  • 21 new TPS grads sent into the test world

    The world of test got an early present this holiday season. The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School gave the test world 21 new experimental test pilots, flight test engineers and a combat systems operator.Class 15A graduated before friends, families, base leadership and fellow testers at Club Muroc

  • Edwards community in full holiday mode

    The Edwards AFB community got a little brighter Dec. 4 at the  Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Children played in the fake snow surrounding the tree and had a special visit from Santa Claus. Col. David Radomski, 412th Test Wing vice commander, introduced family members of deployed Airmen to light up

  • Australian Aerial refueler connects USAF and RAAF test teams

    A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30 tanker that arrived at Edwards Nov. 30 is connecting the RAAF to the U.S. Air Force in a Coalition Tanker Aerial Refueling Certification Effort. The first flight in the series of tests was Dec. 3 when the KC-30 refueled an Edwards F-16.The coalition test effort

  • 412th command chief emphasizes AF professionalism at enlisted calls

    Chief Master Sgt. David Smith, 412th Test Wing command chief, held two enlisted calls at the base theater Dec. 7 emphasizing professionalism in the Air Force. He covered everything from what's being taught in basic training to the changes that are being implemented in the Enlisted Evaluation

  • 7th Annual Reindeer Run funds DHS sports teams

    Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Comet all took off like it was a quarter to midnight on Christmas Eve at the 7th Annual Reindeer Run Dec. 4. Around 250 runners gathered in the Exchange parking lot with many wearing antlers and Christmas decorations for the 5K event.The $2490.20 raised in participation