Sept. 15, 2021 Edwards AFB chaplains to test CAP partnership, virtual services 412th Test Wing leadership announced a partnership with the Civil Air Patrol to provide more chaplains to the Wing and to test a new virtual reality-based counseling platform at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 10.
April 24, 2024 Edwards AFB children participate in Operation KUDOS Children of Airmen and employees of Edwards Air Force Base, California, participate in Operation Kids Understand Deployment Operations or KUDOS. Operation KUDOS lets children get a better understanding of the deployment experience Airmen may undergo. (Air Force video by Giancarlo Casem)
Nov. 5, 2018 Edwards AFB Civ-Mil Support Group installs officers, directors The Edwards Air Force Base Civilian-Military Support Group held its Annual Installation of Officers and Directors ceremony at a dinner banquet at the University of Antelope Valley in Lancaster, California, Nov. 2.
July 24, 2012 Edwards AFB Commissary supports Feds Feed Families Commissaries are once again playing a key role as government agencies and organizations across the United States support the 2012 Feds Feed Families food drive campaign, which runs through Aug. 31. Military customers and federal employees can donate nonperishable food and personal hygiene items to
April 7, 2020 Edwards AFB Community Combines Teamwork, Innovation, Effort to Fabricate Cloth Masks Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many on Edwards Air Force Base are collectively turning to each other and exercising their innate innovative culture to help meet emerging needs of the Test Wing community.
July 1, 2024 Edwards AFB conducted a Major Accident Response Exercise Edwards AFB conducted a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) to ensure readiness when responding to catastrophic events while preserving life and assets.
Sept. 19, 2018 Edwards AFB conducts active shooter exercise Local Airmen, Emergency Management and numerous other local agencies participated in Desert Wind 18-03, an active shooter scenario exercise at Desert Junior-Senior High School on Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 18, 2018.
Jan. 3, 2023 Edwards AFB conducts COVID-19 screening testing for Active Duty Airmen COVID-19 screening for Active Duty Airmen is being conducted on Edwards AFB as an additional health protection measure. 412th Test Wing Commander, Brig. Gen. Matthew Higer and 412th Test Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant, Denisha Ward-Swanigan were the first to participate in the screening.
May 14, 2020 Edwards AFB conducts flyover for front-line health care workers A B-52 Stratofortress from the 412th Test Wing conducted a flyover for the local Aerospace Valley community, May 14. The flyover was in honor of, and to show gratitude to the front-line health care workers helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 13, 2025 Edwards AFB conducts Major Accident Response Exercise 412th Test Wing emergency first responders and base support agencies are always ready for a test pilot’s worst day on the job. The appropriate readiness skills were sharpened during a Major Accident Response Exercise on Edwards Air Force Base, California, Feb. 12.