Edwards AFB News

  • Drop and give me 20!!

    Racers tackle mass pushups during the Fitness Dash at the Rosburg Fitness Center running trail June 8. Members were challenged with several cross-fit style challenges during the varied terrain of the 1.2-mile running course which includes stretches of loose sand. Organizers asked the participants

  • Drought puts Edwards pets at risk from predators

    Edwards housing area residents are reporting increasing numbers of coyotes and bobcats in neighborhoods and people's backyards. These desert natives will snatch small pets and attack even large dogs if they are hungry enough.The reason for this increase in attacks is that the predators' normal food

  • Drought puts Edwards pets at risk from predators

    Edwards housing area residents are reporting increasing numbers of coyotes and bobcats in people's yards and neighborhoods. These desert natives will snatch small pets and attack even large dogs if they are hungry enough. The reason for this increase in attacks is that the predators' normal food is

  • Dryden Flight Research Center's Hallway Holiday Choir spreads cheer

    Dryden Flight Research Center's Hallway Holiday Choir will spread song and cheer with planned performances at Dryden, the Dryden Aircraft Operations Center and potentially at an Edwards Air Force Base event.The choir has been singing its way through the holidays for about four years at the NASA

  • DT NAVFEST tests Air Force systems in GPS-denied environment

    Global Positioning System, or GPS, has become a commonplace technology in today’s world since it first became fully operational in the mid-1990s. Its role as a force-enhancer have also made it a viable target in a contested cyber-space domain. To help prepare for an event in which GPS is denied or

  • Duck blind drawing slated for Aug. 8

    Waterfowl hunters can participate in the annual duck blind drawing scheduled Aug. 8 at the Rod and Gun Activity, Bldg. 210. Base hunting permits may be submitted to drawing officials from 9 a.m. until the actual drawing begins, which will be at approximately 10 a.m.Duck blind reservations are

  • Dunkin' with Dragon

    Innovators from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., pose for a photo with Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing Commander, May. 15. The group of innovators all submitted their ideas, although their ideas have been designated as inactive and was asked to further review or refine their ideas for a

  • During CA Drought, 412th CE leads way in water conservation

    According to Gerald Boetsch, 412th Civil Engineering Group energy manager, Edwards has always been very proactive about water conservation. In 2009, President Barack Obama signed an executive order setting sustainability goals for federal agencies to improve their environmental, energy and economic

  • Dust in the Wind

    Construction on South Lancaster Boulevard is moving forward. At the direction of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the contractor has been allowing the soil to air dry in order to reduce the moisture content and allow for appropriate compaction. Last week the contractor started leveling and compacting

  • Dutch defence minister visits countrymen at Edwards

    Netherlands Minister of Defence Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert visited members of the Royal Netherlands Air Force stationed at Edwards Air Force Base Nov. 24.Edwards AFB hosts a contingent of RNLAF members who are assigned to 323 squadron, which conducts operational test and evaluation of Dutch