Edwards AFB News

  • Earth Day - Team Edwards moving in right direction

    Team Edwards is sure to find Earth Day a moving experience this year. Instead of the traditional date of April 22, this year the base is moving its Earth Day observance to May 2 - right in the middle of Base Cleanup Week, April 30 to May 4.Scheduling the two events together capitalizes on the

  • Earth Day ties into an Air Force core value

    "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without." -New England proverb -- Perhaps because I grew up in a large family, the proverb above became an ingrained practice. Some people today may think this attitude is dated, as if it were pulled from a Depression-era Farmer's Almanac. For me though,

  • Eat right and save money on 'Salad Wednesdays' at Exchange restaurants

    Army & Air Force Exchange Service restaurants are helping Soldiers, Airmen and their families eat healthy while saving money with "Salad Wednesdays." Every Wednesday, guests can take $2 off any salad priced $4 or more at participating Exchange direct-operated restaurants. "Salad Wednesdays" are part

  • ECARS emails coming Feb. 11

    The Employee-vehicle Certification and Reporting System is scheduled to be activated Feb. 11. Shortly after system activation, all Air Force employees, both civilian (contractors are exempt) and military, can expect to receive an email from the following sender: no-reply@apims.af.mil. The email

  • Eddy Coyote attends library open house

    The Edwards AFB Library celebrated National Library Week April 15 with an action-packed open house. Master Sgt. Joshua Mullen, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Detachment 3, kicked things off by reading "Library Lily" and "A Library Book for Bear." Special guest Eddy Coyote, the 412th Force

  • Education alfresco - Branch Elementary opens outdoor classroom

    Like a self-sufficient farm, there is a place for young gardeners from Branch Elementary School (K-6) to plant vegetables, herbs, flowers, oats and wheat, all the while learning from the fruits of their labor.Intending to peak the students' interest and provide an environment for hands-on learning,

  • Education and Awareness is AAFES Senior Enlisted Advisor's Mission

    Few assignments in the military involve taking care of 12.2 million people. For Army & Air Force Exchange Service Senior Enlisted Advisor Chief Master Sgt. Jeffry Helm, taking care of that many people is his day-to-day responsibility. From the small Cannon Air Force Base, N.M Exchange to the large

  • Education and Training Center hosts open house, announces next Ed Fair

    The Edwards AFB Education and Training Center hosted their quarterly open house June 26. The open house gave Airmen and their families as well as civilian personnel access to representatives from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Webster University, Cerro Coso Community College and the Base