June 11, 2019 Edwards AFB provides ordnance disposal support to March ARB An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from Edwards Air Force Base, California, recently provided support to nearby March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, following an F-16 crash incident.
Oct. 14, 2021 Edwards AFB remembers first super-sonic flight, 74 years ago today When the experimental XS-1 rocket-plane dropped away from the B-29 that carried it aloft on an October morning 74 years ago today, then Capt. Charles “Chuck” Yeager fired its liquid oxygen rocket chambers to exceed the speed of sound.
Dec. 2, 2020 Edwards AFB Reports Case of COVID-19 at Child Development Center The 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base received a report, Nov. 30, that a Child Development Center Pre-School child at Edwards Air Force Base and both parents tested positive for COVID-19.
Aug. 19, 2023 Edwards AFB Responds to Tropical Storm The Edwards AFB weather station and the National Weather Service continue to forecast intense wind and rain conditions for our area. Widespread thunderstorms/lightning are anticipated to begin Saturday afternoon, Aug. 19, and continuing into the night of Monday, Aug. 21. Monday work schedules and
Oct. 9, 2019 Edwards AFB road rededicated honor of late test engineer A road on Edwards Air Force Base, California, was renamed to Zang Drive in honor of Patrick Zang, Oct. 9. Zang, an Edwards test engineer who passed away last year, worked for more than 30 years and is the first Air Force civilian to have a road dedicated in his memory on the base.
Sept. 21, 2018 Edwards AFB Sailors get new skipper Commander Ernest Anderson took command of VX-9 DET Edwards during a change of command ceremony in Hangar 1810 Sept. 20. Anderson will oversee the local testing of the F-35C — the U.S. Navy’s version of the new fifth-generation fighter. Anderson previously served as the executive officer for VX-9
April 13, 2021 Edwards AFB schools reopen for in-person learning School bells rang and students clamored into their classrooms for the first time in about a year when schools reopened for in-person learning at Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 12.
June 15, 2016 Edwards AFB shoppers can celebrate Independence Day by sending service members an Exchange gift card Americans can ring in the Fourth of July by giving back to the service members who protect their independence with an Army & Air Force Exchange Service gift card.Exchange gift cards can be sent to Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines deployed to Afghanistan, Kuwait and other contingency locations
Dec. 7, 2015 Edwards AFB shoppers can support service members this holiday season with gift cards Edwards AFB Exchange shoppers can send a little holiday cheer to military service members this year by purchasing an Exchange gift card.Service members can use Exchange gift cards to purchase snacks, electronics, books, clothing or even jewelry at any Army, Air Force, Navy or Marine Corps
May 29, 2012 Edwards AFB shows why seminar is no small business Team Edwards once again welcomed and presented small businesses with an opportunity to learn and further enhance their knowledge of the Air Force Flight Test Center's mission and how to participate in the base's acquisition process. Hosted by the AFFTC Small Business Programs Office, the Edwards