Dec. 9, 2014 Don't let a lack of tortoise training slow you down Edwards has three large desert areas designated for recreational use on base, two of them for off-road motorized vehicles. People who use those areas are required to carry proof of desert tortoise training to avoid a citation. Environmental Management offered a training course Dec. 4, in Bldg. 3000,
April 8, 2014 Don't let some recent shaking get you rattled Earthquakes are nothing new to residents in SoCal, but the recommended safety measures can be. Like most of California, the Antelope Valley is susceptible to earthquakes. The San Andreas Fault Line, which runs through Palmdale and crosses the 14 Freeway near Avenue S, is approximately 800 miles long
April 1, 2014 Dorm 2423 getting a make-over to improve quality of life for Airmen Dorm 2423 is getting ready for a new look and will be undergoing renovations until spring of 2015. According to Tech. Sgt. Chad Perkins, 412th Civil Engineering, Airman Dorm leader, the plans are 65 percent complete and construction should start within the next few weeks. The project will be based
Feb. 9, 2017 Dorm 2424 reopened after renovations, modern upgrades The official ribbon cutting of the newly renovated Dormitory 2424 took place Feb. 8, to signify the completion of its major renovation. The dorm features updated amenities constructed in an apartment-style configuration that includes 61 bedrooms arranged into 20 suites. Nineteen suites house three
Dec. 2, 2011 Dorm dwellers receive early holiday gift, 'baked with love, care' Unaccompanied Airmen in the dorms got an early holiday gift, Dec. 1, when first sergeants hand delivered cookies to each room as part of the Dorm Dwellers Cookie Drop.The annual event is sponsored by the Airman and Family Readiness Center and made possible by volunteers from Team Edwards. Volunteers
July 17, 2007 Dorm dwellers receive free, home-cooked meal Eating the same dinner from three days ago made dining monotonous for an Airman with the 412th Operations Support Squadron. Airman 1st Class Diane Burton, 412th OSS commander support staff and one of Edwards' dorm dwellers, cooks her own food on a regular basis, but has found herself preparing the
Sept. 15, 2015 Dorm renovation leads to artistic discovery Roughly five weeks ago, a Marvel-style comic mural dedicated to the men and women of Edwards AFB's Civil Engineering sections was uncovered during construction in Dorm 2424. The mural, which was under metal studs and drywall, is roughly eight-feet tall by 20-feet wide. Next to the artist signature
April 6, 2016 Double Dutch over Edwards A Royal Netherlands Air Force KDC-10 from RNLAF 334 Squadron connects with a RNLAF F-35 Joint Strike Fighter over Edwards Air Force Base March 31. The tanker and fifth-generation fighter took to the skies over Edwards and California to certify the KDC-10's ability to conduct aerial refueling with