Edwards AFB News

  • Test team aims at new machine gun for Pave Hawk

    Arriving in the rain, an Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter landed at Edwards Jan. 5 to begin testing the ballistic dispersion of a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun.The Pave Hawk will be at Edwards until Jan. 22 where the 412th Test Wing and 418th Flight Test Squadron are providing the facilities,

  • TRICARE, the Affordable Care Act and you

    Question:  Do TRICARE beneficiaries meet health care requirements established by the Affordable Care Act, also known as the health care reform law?Answer:  In most instances, yes.The Affordable Care Act requires individuals to maintain basic health care coverage called minimum essential coverage.

  • 2016 Edwards Tax Center: dates, eligibility and volunteer information

    Tax center overview and eligibilityThe primary mission of the Tax Center is to provide free computerized preparation and electronic filing of Federal and California state income tax returns to military personnel and eligible dependents.  The Tax Center is staffed by volunteers who are certified to

  • F-35A enters BAF for first time to undergo electromagnetic effects tests

    An F-35A Lightning II entered the Benefield Anechoic Facility for the first time Sept. 14. The aircraft is undergoing Electromagnetic Environmental Effects testing, called E3 or "Triple E" by the team."What that means is we're testing the different electronic components on the jet and making sure

  • Rocket Lab employee named AFRL Resource Advisor of the Year

    Sara Betz, Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, was recently chosen as the Fiscal Year 15 Air Force Research Laboratory Financial Management and Comptroller Annual Award Winner, Resource Advisor of the Year, Installation Level. Betz is the Finance Management Division

  • Director of Financial Management retires after 30 years of federal service

    The 412th Test Wing and Air Force Test Center said goodbye to Sandra Perry during a retirement ceremony and lunch Oct. 30 at Club Muroc.Perry served as a federal civilian employee from March 4, 1985 to Oct. 31, 2015.Most notably, her last assignment was as director of Financial Management of the

  • Combined Federal Campaign underway at Edwards

    This year's Combined Federal Campaign is going on now at Edwards AFB and will continue until Nov. 20. Capt. Bandy Jeffrey, 2015 CFC Edwards installation point of contact, held a training session Oct. 19 to teach unit representatives how to take donations.CFC itself is not a charity, but a

  • Schaefer recognizes accomplishments at commander's call

    The Oct. 5 commander's call in the base theater was all about Airmen. Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander, has been in charge for six months now and every day he's been "blown away" with the work that comes out of the wing.Schaefer started things off by showing "Selfless," a short

  • AFRL engineer named luminary honoree by Hispanic engineer org.

    The 2015 Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation is recognizing a member of Team Edwards. 1st Lt. Arcenio Muniz, Air Force Research Laboratory, will be named one of the luminary honorees at the upcoming 27th Annual HENAAC Career Conference happening Oct. 14-18 in Pasadena,