Edwards AFB News

  • Driving on base could make you eligible for gas tax refund

    Each time a California resident pulls up to the pump, they pay taxes for each gallon of gasoline purchased. A portion of the tax money is used to maintain or repair California roads. For military base residents and employees, a large portion of that gasoline is used on the federal installation.For

  • 412th SFS trains with 'warrior mentality'

    Air Force Security Forces Defenders must be able to handle any situation that arises to protect the public from danger. During a training exercise Jan. 14, the 412th Security Forces Squadron reviewed their procedures for an active shooter situation.Staff Sgt. Bradley Grupenhagen, 412th Security

  • Bomber force prepares for new B-52 bomb bay upgrade testing

    Since the Air Force's decision in 2013 to increase the B-52H bomber fleet's effectiveness and versatility by increasing the aircraft's smart weapons capacity by over 50 percent, teams from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Boeing and, now Edwards, have partnered up to begin developmental testing on the

  • Remembering the life, faith and dream of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Like a page out of history, members of the Edwards community joined in a commemorative march from the 412th Test Wing Headquarters to Chapel 1 Jan. 12. Their message was one of racial justice and equality as they remembered the life, faith and dream of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The banner

  • January promotions

    Several enlisted members of Team Edwards started off the year on a new level following the monthly enlisted promotion ceremony Dec. 31. Congratulations to all the Airmen who ascended to the next step in their careers.To Airman 1st ClassIvan Iniguez, 412th Security Forces SquadronLangston J. Blank,

  • Exchange rewards academic excellence with You Made the Grade program

    Besides handling daily schoolwork, studying and tests, military students face unique challenges, including coping with separation from parents during deployments and multiple moves. In fact, according to the Military Child Education Coalition, military children typically move six to nine times by

  • 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

  • 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