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
Jan. 12, 2016 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,
Jan. 5, 2016 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.
Dec. 7, 2015 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
Nov. 10, 2015 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
Nov. 3, 2015 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
Nov. 2, 2015 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
Oct. 20, 2015 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