Feb. 4, 2015 412th MXG collects four MAJCOM awards Four team members from the 412th Maintenance Group received the Air Force Materiel Command Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Award. Marquez was a retired deputy chief of staff for logistics and engineering for the Air Force. The eponymous award is intended to recognize officials in the Air Force who excel in
Feb. 4, 2015 ASMC awards season in progress The American Society of Military Comptrollers awards season has begun and the deadlines to submit applications are quickly approaching. ASMC is a non-profit educational and professional organization for military and civilian personnel involved in the overall field of military comptrollership. The
Feb. 3, 2015 Limited services coming to Edwards AFB's Veterinary Clinic With the pending departure of the current U.S. Army veterinarian in May, the base Veterinary Treatment Facility will have significantly decreased clinical hours from May until the arrival of the new Army veterinarian in August 2015. The VTF will be unable to see sick-call appointments, emergency
Feb. 3, 2015 Project84: Keep those cost saving ideas coming for 2015 As Team Edwards begins 2015, the 412th Test Wing is leading a new drive for Project84 ideas. The wing had outstanding Project 84 participation from the base populace in 2014. Every submitted idea was reviewed and given careful consideration by base leadership.Brig. Gen. Michael Brewer, 412th Test
Feb. 3, 2015 February promotions Team Edwards wants to congratulate all the enlisted promotes who pinned on their next ranks during a ceremony Jan. 30 in the base theater. Congratulations to the Airmen who made the next step in their Air Force careers!To Senior AirmanDavid J. Corley, 412th Test WingDane H. Carder, 412th Aerospace
Feb. 3, 2015 Pre-inspection survey As you all know by now, Air Force Materiel Command Inspector General will be conducting a Unit Effectiveness Inspection on our wing this March. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase all the amazing things you do on a daily basis! It is also a way to find out where we can improve as a wing so
Jan. 30, 2015 Base chapel hosts Move the Food event From the Edwards Chapel's food pantry, 87 bags of groceries were donated to the base community during a Move the Food event Jan. 28. Each bag is packed with enough food to make at least one meal for a family of four. For instance, a bag with pasta might be packed with the sauce and side dishes. Each
Jan. 29, 2015 AFFT Museum acquires 'up-lifting' aircraft Preserving the history of flight test is what the Air Force Flight Test Museum is devoted to here at Edwards.In line with those preservation efforts, museum staff and volunteers, along with NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center personnel, collaborated to integrate NASA's M2-F1 "Lifting Body" into
Jan. 28, 2015 F-22 pilot reaches 1,000 flight hours Four-year-old Steve Rainey sat on the hood of his father's car at a local airshow watching the small airplanes and helicopters at the airport. When the Thunderbirds in their F-100s sped by, Rainey fell off the car, looked up at the sky and thought, "I've got to do that."Jan. 22, the now chief test
Jan. 28, 2015 Spaatz Ave. to close Beginning Feb. 3 and running through Feb. 24, Spaatz Ave. will be closed at Kincheloe Ave. to support drainage system improvements in that area. Traffic, particularly housing residents accustomed to accessing the Commissary and BX through that intersection, will be required to detour using