Edwards AFB News

  • Edwards leadership addresses topics from last month's town hall meeting

    On Sept. 20th, the 412 Test Wing hosted the first community town hall. This was an open forum where community residents can voice issues and concerns directly with leadership. It was a unique opportunity to talk directly with Edwards decision makers. Base leadership highly encourages all Edwards

  • 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

  • Edwards library serves up one 'delicious' summer reading program finale

    August 17 not only marked the culmination of the Department of Defense's summer reading program across Air Force libraries, but for kids in the Edwards community, it also marked the long-awaited arrival of prizes for those who participated in the 10-week reading program.As a way of celebrating the

  • Edwards Library tops for successful summer program

    In children's reading programs, there are many ways to track their progress such as number of books read or length of time spent reading. During the summer reading program, the Base Library counts the number of books read collectively. Out of 33 Air Force libraries using the same metric, the Edwards

  • Edwards lights up holiday nights

    Base residents, workers and families flocked to the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony Dec. 7, held in front of the Base Exchange. The 412th Force Support Squadron brought in nearly 30 tons of machine-made snow for this year's annual holiday tree lighting ceremony. Units also displayed their

  • Edwards loadmasters bring supplies, warfighters to world

    One person is vitally important to ensuring our troops and supplies are moved aboard military transports to destinations all over the world -- the loadmaster. The loadmaster is the individual responsible for on and off-loading cargo, supervising passengers and performing weight and balance

  • Edwards 'looks, listens, learns' during fire prevention week

    Members of the Edwards community had an up-close look at base fire department operations and received valuable knowledge during 2018 Fire Prevention Week Oct. 9-12. Throughout the week, Edwards AFB Fire Department members visited the Exchange, base schools and held open houses at Fire Station 2 on