Edwards AFB News

  • AV teachers learn how to 'rock it' at TPS

    The Air Force Association William J. "Pete" Knight Chapter introduced Antelope Valley educators to using model rocketry in the classroom Sept. 26. Teachers of grades six through 12 gathered at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School for the inaugural "Blast off Basics" workshop."The purpose [of the

  • Fire Prevention Week history; activities for next week

    Fire Prevention Week commemorates the Great Chicago Fire. On the 43th anniversary (1911) of the Great Chicago Fire, the Fire Marshals Association of North America; the oldest membership section of the National Fire Protection Association, sponsored the first National Fire Prevention Day, deciding to

  • Team Edwards parades down Diamond Street

    Members of Team Edwards took to the streets of Rosamond Sept. 26 for the 39th Annual William M. Ketchum Armed Forces Appreciation Day Parade.Staged on Diamond Street, four active duty servicemembers volunteered as judges for the morning's festivities. Chief Master Sgt. Kennon Arnold, Chief Master

  • F-35 receives first fuel from RAAF tanker

    A U.S. Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighter completed its first aerial refueling from a Royal Australian Air Force tanker here Sept. 25.An F-35A completed 59 contacts with the refueling boom of a RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport throughout a four-hour sortie. During five of those contacts the

  • Senior Air Force science exec visits rocket lab

    Dr. David E. Walker visited the Air Force Research Laboratory facilities here at Edwards Sept. 23.Walker is a member of the Senior Executive Service and is responsible for all Science & Technology for the U.S. Air Force. This includes preparing policy, guidance, and advocacy for the Air Force's

  • Airman Spotlight

    Name: Staff Sgt. Joshua Basquez Unit: 412th Operations Support SquadronJob title: Airfield Management NCOICJob description and its impact on the overall mission:  We touch every mission that flies out of Edwards.  Our biggest job is to provide a safe, functional airfield for the test wing, which

  • Local artist revisits lost artwork after more than two decades

    Shortly after a 23-year-old comic book-style mural was discovered during renovation in Dorm 2424, the artist was found to be living in the local Antelope Valley area. The artist, Gregory Wilson, was notified by a friend about the story of the art discovery, which was posted to the Edwards AFB

  • New MILITARY STAR cardholders get a chance at $25,000 in credits with contest

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is making it rewarding for military shoppers to check out all the advantages of a MILITARY STAR card with its latest sweepstakes. With the Apply Today sweepstakes, which coincides with the launch of the brand-new MILITARY STAR rewards program, military shoppers

  • KC-46 Tanker aircraft completes first flight for military application

    The U. S. Air Force and Boeing celebrated an important milestone Sept. 25 when the military version of the KC-46 Tanker Program took to the skies for its first flight at Paine Field in Everett, Washington.The KC-46 aircraft conducted its first tests before landing at Boeing Field International in

  • October enlisted promotions

    Team Edwards held its monthly enlisted promotion ceremony Sept. 30 at Club Muroc. Fellow Airmen, friends, family and co-workers got the chance to see their perspective Airman pin on their next stripe. Congratulations to all the Airmen who took the next step in their Air Force careers.To Senior