Edwards AFB News

  • Shopping Edwards AFB Exchange pays dividends

    Airmen and their families shopping and dining at Army & Air Force Exchange Service stores and restaurants on Edwards Air Force Base generated a dividend of more than $481,000 last year for Air Force quality-of-life programs.Over the past 10 years, the Exchange has provided more than $2.4 billion in

  • Edwards LT jumps at chance to play AF volleyball

    There's a saying, "Nothing has ever been achieved without trying."That same ideology is what propelled 1st Lt. Jonathan Fullenkamp to try out for the 2014 All-Air Force Men's Volleyball team and make it."The idea to try out for the Air Force Men's Volleyball Team was first planted by my father, USAF

  • New bulk fuel storage construction underway

    Construction for the new bulk fuel storage facility is underway and slated to be fully operational early 2016. The new facility will replace the existing facility on Forbes Ave. and Lancaster Blvd. that was built in the 1950s. The new bulk storage will include two 15,000 barrel tanks on the northern

  • AF test pilot school applications due this month

    The 2014 USAF Test Pilot School selection board will convene here Aug. 5-8 to consider candidates for July 2015 and January 2016 classes, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. Applications must reach Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Air, Space and Information Operations by June 23, 4

  • Youth, volunteers from Edwards, 'Adopt-a-Block' for a day

    Youth from the Base Chapel's Protestant parish joined the Antelope Valley Dream Center June 7 to bring "hope" to the Lancaster community. The Dream Center partners with local churches to provide a monthly day of fun at Neighborhood Impact Houses in Lancaster, California. According to AV Dream Center

  • Tops in Blue dazzles Edwards crowd

    For two hours, Edwards AFB's base theater was transformed into a rockin' arena as Tops in Blue performed for hundreds of music fans June 8.The free concert featured the Air Force's premiere entertainment team, all made up of active duty Airmen, singing everything from hits that you hear on the radio

  • Cool it! Your Edwards AFB pools are now open

    It is officially Summer here in the High Desert and your Edwards AFB pools are open for business. Summer swimming pool passes are now available at Outdoor Recreation. Single passes are $20. For a family of four the cost is $50 and $5 each for additional family members. Passes last from Memorial Day

  • Exchange Smart Car giveaway to put two winners in the driver's seat

    Summer is about to get sweeter as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service teams up with Welch's/Sour Jacks to offer two military shoppers a chance to drive home a brand-new Smart car. Through July 31, shoppers can enter the Promotion in Motion Smart Car Giveaway at Exchange locations worldwide for the

  • DeCA Scholarships for Military Children Program announces 2014 winners

    Drum roll please . . . "and the winner of a $2,000 scholarship is Sabrina Belen from California," announced William (Bill) Shea, store director at the Edwards Commissary. The scholarships are part of the Scholarships for Military Children Program, funded by manufacturers and suppliers that provide