Edwards AFB News

  • Edwards maintainers train Beale Airmen for Global Hawk Block 20 arrival

    In preparation for the Global Hawk Block 20 arrival at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., on June 30, several of their Airmen came to Edwards for a week of training conducted by the Global Vigilance Combined Test Force. A week prior to its arrival, Edwards Airmen trained Beale maintainers on recovery of

  • Edwards major receives award for excellent international affairs

    An Edwards Airman recently received the 2008 Air Force Materiel Command International Affairs Excellence Award. Maj. Matthew Berggren, 445th Flight Test Squadron Weapons and Standardization Evaluations Flight commander, received the award for his outstanding and innovative contributions to

  • Edwards 'makes the grade' during ORI

    Edwards received a satisfactory rating for its Operational Readiness Inspection and an excellent for its Targeted Compliance Inspection, which were both held March 1 through 9. After 9 days of inspection, the Air Force Materiel Command Inspector General gave Edwards a satisfactory mark for its

  • Edwards marathoner helps Air Force team win silver medal

    Some 22,000 runners competed in the 41st Marine Corps Marathon held Oct. 30 in Washington D.C., an event that since 1998 has served as the Armed Forces Championship. One of Team Edwards’ own helped the Air Force to a second-place finish among the four armed services. Maj. Bryan Kelly from the 419th

  • Edwards' Marine detachment delivers hope through Toys for Tots campaign

    The stated mission of the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program is to deliver toys. Marines collect new, unwrapped toys between mid-October and mid-December and deliver them as gifts to children in need - newborn through age 14.The program's goal is to deliver hope."The primary goal of Toys for Tots is

  • Edwards Marines shows MCMAP techniques to medics

    When the 95th Medical Group Facility Security team was looking for training that would be essential for a small-framed medic guarding a building's entry control point, they crossed from the blue and asked for help from the few and the proud. The team received an introductory Marine Corps Martial

  • Edwards marks Center of Excellence grand opening

    Dreams became a reality as Team Edwards and the Muroc Joint Unified School District gathered together to mark the grand opening of the Center of Excellence here Jan. 22. The Center of Excellence is an education center that will cater to adults and both middle school and high school students for