Edwards AFB News

  • Edwards announces new Sexual Assault Prevention and Response web page

    Team Edwards and its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office continue to make improvements in its fight against sexual assault. As part of that effort, the base along with the SAPR office, has created a new web page to raise awareness and provide prevention training, education and victim

  • 160-plus Edwards Airmen earn their degrees

    Team Edwards held its annual Community College of the Air Force graduation ceremony May 13 at Club Muroc.CCAF is a federally-chartered degree-granting institution that serves the United States Air Force's enlisted total force. The college partners with over 106 affiliated Air Force schools, 82

  • Eddy Coyote attends library open house

    The Edwards AFB Library celebrated National Library Week April 15 with an action-packed open house. Master Sgt. Joshua Mullen, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Detachment 3, kicked things off by reading "Library Lily" and "A Library Book for Bear." Special guest Eddy Coyote, the 412th Force

  • New 412th CC gets right to work, outlines road ahead

    Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander, held his first commander's call April 2, just two days after receiving command of the wing.Those who attended learned a lot about their new commander and his values. For instance, Schaefer believes that an organization's vision should drive how

  • Schaefer takes command of 412th Test Wing

    Brig. Gen. Michael T. Brewer relinquished command of the 412th Test Wing to Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer March 31.Before coming to Edwards, Schaefer served as special assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff for Joint Strike Fighter Integration. He first entered the Air

  • Find your 'happy place' in yoga

    Melissa Hoffmann, a configuration manager at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, first started doing yoga after high school. When her instructor needed a substitute teacher, Hoffmann loved yoga so much she took the classes to be certified as an instructor and eventually took over the class.

  • Team Edwards welcomes 2015 Honorary Commanders

    Base leadership and civic leaders from around the Antelope Valley gathered at Club Muroc March 4 to formally induct new representatives into the Edwards Honorary Commanders Program.The primary objective of the Honorary Commanders Program is to provide Edwards commanders with the capability to

  • Edwards leadership discuss economic impact at AVBOT

    The Antelope Valley Board of Trade held its 43rd annual Business Outlook Conference Feb. 27 at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds. The "Made in the Antelope Valley" themed event was bigger than ever before, occupying two pavilions.Attendees entered through the Van Dam Pavilion where exhibitors and

  • Range Commanders Council meets at Edwards

    The 85th Executive Committee of the Range Commanders Council gathered at Edwards Feb. 10 for a two-day conference. The conference allows members of the RCC to discuss current issues like cyber security and compatible growth."We all have common problems and so it makes sense that all the ranges would

  • Honorary commanders visit Edwards one last time

    The 2014 Edwards Honorary Commanders and their guests gathered Feb. 6 for the last event of their one-year term. The theme for the tour was "Flight Test at Edwards" and the 412th Operations Group was given the privilege of conveying that story.By the end of the day, the tour participants had a