Feb. 7, 2019 Civilian Developmental Education offers opportunities to learn, grow The Air Force Civilian Developmental Education program is a portfolio of courses and training designed to address the developmental needs of the civilian workforce at all levels. Programs help civilians to achieve short or long term goals at a level appropriate to their needs and desired path of
Jan. 30, 2019 NexGen IT coming to 412th Civil Engineer Group In order to more accurately track facility assets and make better risk management decisions with limited funding, the Air Force is replacing the facility legacy systems — Work Information Management System , Automated Civil Engineering System, and Maximo — with one comprehensive system known as
Jan. 22, 2019 Edwards AFB continues Dr. King’s dream Team Edwards congregated at Chapel 1 to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Jan. 17.
Jan. 17, 2019 Refreshing partnerships More than 60 people from around the Antelope Valley converged on Edwards AFB to start the new year off fresh with a meeting at the Airman and Family Readiness Center Jan. 10.The gathering gave base personnel and community representatives a chance to meet, learn and brainstorm on how Edwards and the
Jan. 17, 2019 Joint Simulation Environment inches closer to reality The 412th Electronic Warfare Group is one step closer to bringing the Joint Simulation Environment to life at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The 412th EWG recently began work to pave the way for ultimately building a new facility to house the JSE.
Jan. 9, 2019 AFTC’s top civilian up for DOD award A “diversity of experience” is what David K. Robertson attributes to his rise from a GS-07 entry-level engineer to a member of the U.S. Government’s Senior Executive Service. He began his career at Edwards AFB straight out of Fresno State University in 1986 and today he helps oversee a $31 billion
Jan. 7, 2019 461st FLTS pilot makes history History was made once again at Edwards Air Force Base, California, when Maj. Rachael Winiecki became the first female F-35 developmental test pilot as she successfully completed her first flight test mission, Dec. 14. Winiecki, from the 461st Flight Test Squadron, took off that morning in her F-35
Jan. 2, 2019 Edwards breaks ground on new fire station Edwards Air Force Base received an early gift right before the holidays Dec. 14, 2018. Base leadership joined members of the 412th Civil Engineer Group and its firefighters, along with representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, to break ground on a new fire station
Dec. 20, 2018 Holiday fire safety Decorating homes and businesses is a longstanding tradition around the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire. Based on data from the National Fire Protection Association, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 170 home fires per each year,
Dec. 19, 2018 One-day event streamlines hiring process for maintainers Nathan Dixon needs maintainers.“I have the largest squadron on Edwards and I have 103 open positions,” said the director of the 412th Maintenance Squadron. Dixon added that it could take up to 225 days to get a new employee on board. With 80 aircraft of all different types and a busy flying mission,