Sept. 8, 2015 AFRL commander, Swede officials tour rocket lab The Rocket Propulsion Division here at Edwards hosted a visit from Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Masiello, Air Force Research Laboratory commander, and a delegation of Swedish officials Sept. 1. Masiello and the Swedes were given program updates and tours of the unique facilities here in the high desert.
Sept. 2, 2015 Team Edwards prepares for F-16 AESA radar upgrade testing As part of the F-16 Radar Modernization Program, a team from the 416th Flight Test Squadron are preparing to conduct flight testing of the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar on two 412th Test Wing aircraft from Sept. 2015 through Aug. 2016."Current F-16 mechanically-scan radars have
Aug. 31, 2015 Luncheon highlights unlimited opportunities for women Ninety-five years ago, American women achieved full voting rights under the U.S. Constitution by passage of the 19th Amendment. Today, Aug. 26 has been designated Women's Equality Day to commemorate that historic event. At Edwards, celebration took place in the form of a luncheon at Club Muroc
Aug. 26, 2015 A-4 Skyhawks support F-35 operational testing A-4 Skyhawks have taken to the skies over Edwards in support of operational test of the F-35A for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. They are part of a tactics development and evaluation exercise initiated by the 323nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and supported by the Joint Strike Fighter Operational
Aug. 3, 2015 Davis takes charge of 412th Electronic Warfare Group Col. Leland A. Davis assumed command of the 412th Electronic Warfare Group Aug. 3 during a change of command ceremony at Club Muroc. Davis comes from his previous assignment at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. He served as the commander of the Eglin Research Site and as deputy director of the Air
July 29, 2015 412th Test Wing 2nd quarter award winners The 412th Test Wing recognized outstanding individual performances of the last three months with its quarterly award ceremony held in the base theater July 30. Congratulations to all the second quarter award winners.Airman of the QuarterSenior Airman Michael J. Pierson, 412th Maintenance GroupNon
July 27, 2015 Wright-Patt hosts rapid improvement event for Air Force civilian hiring initiative Key personnel across the Air Force are working together to analyze the current civilian hiring process. Participants in this initiative include Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, installation civilian personnel offices, and Directorate of Personnel
July 14, 2015 Concepts into capability squadron gets new commander Lt. Col. Jose R. Gutierrez del Arroyo assumed command of the 771st Test Squadron during a formal ceremony July 14 at Club Muroc. Gutierrez previously served as the director of Curriculum Standards at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he
July 8, 2015 Freedom Fest gives Edwards patriotic pyrotechnics show A popular event of the year, more than 3,000 Edwards members and their families came out for this year's Freedom Fest activities July 4 at Wings and Roberts Fields.Hosted by the 412th Force Support Squadron, the event was free to the entire Edwards community and required the assistance of many
June 24, 2015 AFTC needs to be 'agile, ready, right' The Air Force Test Center added a page to its three-year history June 18 when Maj. Gen. David A. Harris stepped into the role of commander. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, presided as the center transitioned to a new leader for the very first time."The mission of