Edwards AFB News

  • Edwards employee volunteers to teach children how to breed, raise rabbits

    Laura Blank spends her days working for the Air Force Test Center as a management analyst, but her nights are spent on volunteer work. During the Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa Festival last month she served as the manager for the Small Animal Barn logging more than 400 hours of volunteer

  • Edwards employee, retired Army sergeant receives Purple Heart

    It was on Dec. 14, 2005, while on a dismounted combat patrol in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, that U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Chris Chebahtah and his squad encountered something that every deployed servicemember dreads...they were hit by an improvised explosive device which resulted in

  • Edwards employees demonstrate talent beyond the flightline

    It's not unusual to find people with some musical ability or talent at any base, but what are the chances of finding three individuals at the same base with the same musical drive and talent who decide to form the only Native American-based Rock & Blues band?In the case of three Edwards employees,

  • Edwards engineer receives high-level recognition

    In front of the humbling backdrop of the first F-22 Raptor and a combat veteran RQ-4 Global Hawk, Maj.Gregory Meyer was recognized for his contribution to the Air Force in science and technology during a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The August 3 ceremony, jointly

  • Edwards engineer rockets to 'golden' milestone

    Looking past the grey hair, seasoned skin and glasses now needed to read, an excited young second lieutenant of yesteryear can be seen in his eyes as he enthusiastically talks of his early days at Edwards.Johnny Armstrong, 412th Test Wing Hypersonic Flight Test Team chief engineer, has seen history

  • Edwards engineer wins hearts one song at a time

    The crowd at Fresco II was packed and engaged for nearly three hours as Jennifer Housholder strummed her guitar and sang from her heart.The 419th Flight Test Squadron Radar lead engineer entertained a standing-room-only Friday-night crowd at Fresco II in Palmdale, Calif. Jan. 7.While patrons were

  • Edwards engineer, aviatrix competes in historic air race

    Female aviators and air races in the U.S. have a rich history dating back to 1929, which originally started as the Women's Air Derby and included a field of 20 female pilots that included renowned aviatresses such as Amelia Earhart, Pancho Barnes and Louise Thaden.For one 461st Flight Test Squadron