Jan. 12, 2015 Thunderbird lands in Lancaster With a wind turbine-adorned mountain backdrop, U.S. Air Force Thunderbird #8 touched down in the Antelope Valley Jan. 9. Two members of the Thunderbirds team emerged from the F-16 Fighting Falcon for a press conference at the William J. Fox Airfield in anticipation of the 2015 L.A. County Airshow
Jan. 8, 2015 Longtime Edwards historian passes Former Air Force Flight Test Center historian Dr. James Young died peacefully in Los Angeles, Dec. 19, 2014. He was 71.A memorial service was held Jan. 5 at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.Young was an accomplished writer and documentary film maker, producing 23 full-length video documentaries and over
Jan. 7, 2015 Back in the Saddle 2015 stresses test safety through lessons learned, reporting hazards Early Jan. 5, Airmen gathered at the base theater for the annual Back in the Saddle briefings. The theme was re-focusing on safety with a big emphasis on mitigating the human factor risks associated with flight test.One individual was recognized for doing just that.Jay Dunham from the U.S. Air Force
Jan. 7, 2015 New DOD website launched to assist with housing A new official DOD website, HOMES.mil was launched Dec. 15 to provide service members, their families and DOD Civilians access to non-discriminatory rental listings.The website, www.HOMES.mil , will provide public access to landlords, owners and property managers for use in marketing rental
Jan. 6, 2015 Command Cyber Readiness Inspection coming Jan. 26 From Jan. 26 to 30, Edwards AFB will undergo a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection directed by United States Cyber Command. Everyone on the team plays a vital role in ensuring security on our networks, which leads to a successful rating. Therefore, you must remain disciplined in your information
Jan. 6, 2015 Desert High student nominated for Air Force Academy Each year, high school students in the 23rd Congressional District in California compete for nominations to the United States Service Academies. Congressman Kevin McCarthy (Rep.) announced his selections Jan. 5. Among those students is Desert Junior-Senior High School student Gabrielle Evey, 17, who
Jan. 5, 2015 Safe personal disposal of sharps At the 412th Medical Group, we recognize proper management and disposal of sharps safely reduces pollution, prevents injury, and averts disease transmission. A sharp is generally any hypodermic needle, pen needle, intravenous needle, lancet, or other device used to penetrate the skin to assist in
Jan. 5, 2015 Battle of the Badges coming Feb. 4 Each year in February, the Edwards community is invited to participate in the Battle of the Badges, a blood drive competition between the military, the police department and fire department. The goal is simple, collect the most blood.American Red Cross blood drives are held on the first Wednesday of
Jan. 5, 2015 2015 Edwards AFB Tax Center volunteer opportunities, dates, eligibility The 412th Test Wing Tax Center is still looking for volunteers to help during the upcoming tax season, which officially starts early next month and ends on April 15.The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program depends on the support of volunteers who can commit their time and effort to preparing and
Dec. 29, 2014 Wintery conditions headed to Edwards The Edwards Weather Station is forecasting wintery type weather conditions along with strong surface winds starting in the evening hours of Tuesday, Dec. 30, and continuing into Wednesday. For the Edwards area, precipitation will start off as rain then turn to rain and snow mixed starting around 5