Edwards AFB News

  • Edwards hosts Dunestown motocross race

    Bikes were flying during the California Racing Club's 30th Annual Dunestown Series Motocross Race at the Edwards dirt track Sunday. Approximately 280 professional and amateur riders raced at the event, hosted by the California Racing Club and the Desert Wheels Club members. "The event went well,

  • Edwards hosts energy developers for solar EUL project

    Edwards hosted about 75 private land developers, including energy groups, for a forum and site visit here Feb. 7 to introduce Enhanced Use Lease opportunities on base, including building a solar plant. The purpose of the forum was to provide potential developers information about the Air Force's EUL

  • Edwards hosts F-16 50th anniversary celebration

    Multiple F-16s Fighting Falcons from units around the nation descended upon Edwards Air Force Base, California to partake in Falcon Rejoin 50, Jan. 25, 2024, in celebration of the F-16's first flight.

  • Edwards hosts first Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention Month event

    The Department of Defense and the Air Force continues to challenge the way its personnel and servicemembers tackle sexual assault awareness and prevention, especially with Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month kicking off April 1.This is why Edwards, in conjunction with this nationwide

  • Edwards hosts head-start study for desert tortoises

    Edwards Air Force Base’s Environmental Management is partnering with San Diego Zoo Global and the United States Geological Survey in an effort to increase the desert tortoise population through head-starting and translocation research. The desert tortoise grows slowly and lives for a long period of

  • Edwards hosts Men's Health Fair

    Ron Jackson, Civilian Health Promotion Services, discusses health topics during a Men's Health Month Health Fair at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., June 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

  • Edwards hosts Norwegian Foot March

    In a remarkable display of physical endurance and military camaraderie, Edwards Air Force Base, California, hosted the inaugural Norwegian Foot March, Oct. 15.

  • Edwards hosts Triumph Foundation wheelchair sports demonstration

    Members of the Triumph Foundation visited the high desert Oct. 23 to show Team Edwards that people with spinal chord injuries still can be competitive and have fun.The event at the Rosburg Fitness Center was part of Edwards AFB's Disability Employment Awareness Month events throughout

  • Edwards housing allowance unchanged for 2008

    Servicemembers stationed here will see a familiar sight on their paychecks in 2008 -- the amount of their housing allowance. Wednesday, the Department of Defense released the 2008 Basic Allowance for Housing rates, which indicated Edwards servicemembers would receive the exact same allowance they

  • Edwards IDS team reminds civilians, 'We're here for you'

    Concerned about the well-being of civilian employees, particularly the number of suicides, Air Force Materiel Command recently kicked off the AFMC Civilian Workforce Wellness Program.In this program, the Edwards Integrated Delivery System, which is a committee of all of the base's helping agencies,