Feb. 26, 2016 Air Force reveals B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James revealed the first rendering of the Long Range Strike Bomber, designated the B-21, at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium Feb. 26 in Orlando, Fla., and announced the Air Force will be taking suggestions from Airmen to help decide the name of the
Feb. 22, 2016 412th TW 2015 Annual Awards showcases top performers The 412th Test Wing hosted its annual awards banquet at Club Muroc Feb. 18 where accolades and hardware were handed out to the wing's top performing individuals and one team. Congratulations to all awardees for setting the standard in their respective categories! Airman of the Year - Senior Airman
Feb. 22, 2016 F-35As from Edwards test readiness at Mountain Home AFB Six F-35As arrived at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, Feb. 8, 2016, from Edwards AFB, Calif., to begin an operational deployment test at a nearby range complex. The test will help develop the concept of operations as well as validate the aircraft's capability to deploy.In order for the U.S. Air Force to
Feb. 17, 2016 Navy team modifies Edwards KC-135 instrumentation A U.S. Navy Aircraft Vehicle Modification and Instrumentation team is hard at work augmenting instrumentation to an Edwardsassigned KC-135 tanker.The unusual arrangement started when the Navy PMA-290 program office approached the 412th Test Management Group about using the Edwards AFB-instrumented
Feb. 11, 2016 412th TW fourth quarter award winners unveiled The 412th Test Wing recognized outstanding individual performances of the last three months of 2015 with its quarterly award ceremony held in the base theater Feb. 11. Congratulations to all the fourth quarter award winners.Airman of the QuarterSenior Airman Omega Nelson, 412th Operations GroupNon
Feb. 2, 2016 AFRL welcomes two new leaders The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory saw a change in leadership in recent months. Michael Huggins took on the role of chief engineer and technical engineering authority for the Aerospace Directorate for AFRL at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Dr. Shawn Phillips became the chief of the Rocket
Jan. 26, 2016 Latest HCC tour all about electronic warfare The Edwards AFB Honorary Commanders tour Jan. 22 was all about the 412th Electronic Warfare Group. In the last tour of the 412th Mission Support Group, the HCCs were taken through a mock deployment to "Deployedistan." This tour continued in the theme simulating that they had arrived in Deployedistan
Jan. 20, 2016 Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation Week 2016 The Air Force recognizes the achievements of the men and women who comprise the Biomedical Sciences Corps by designating Jan. 25 - 29 as BSC Appreciation Week.The BSC's roots date back to 1917, when the Sanitary Corps was established to combat infectious diseases. The Army Medical Administrative
Jan. 19, 2016 Accomplishments across AFTC highlighted at commander's call Maj. Gen. David Harris, Air Force Test Center commander, reminded Edwards personnel to be proud of what they do at the Jan. 14 commander's call."It's great to be at Edwards AFB, this is the closest thing to holy ground that there is in the United States military," he said. "This is where so much
Jan. 12, 2016 25 years since Desert Storm This Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the start of Operation Desert Storm.On the morning of August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded nearby Kuwait. In less than four hours, Iraqi forces occupied the capital, Kuwait City, and Iraqi president Saddam Hussein soon annexed the country as the 19th province of