Edwards performs its best ORE

Edwards performed its Operational Readiness Exercise Jan. 30 to Feb. 2. This ORE is the last one before the Air Force Materiel Command's Inspector General Operational Readiness Inspection beginning March 1. "It is probably the best ORE we have since we started doing this about two years ago," said

Edwards personnel celebrate Air Force birthday with 5k run

Local Airmen, their family members and base civilians participated in the Air Force Birthday 5k Run at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 18, 2018.The top three finishers were: 1. Capt. Brian Peterson, 452nd Flight Test Squadron2. Maj. Brian Campion, Detachment 2, 9th Operations Group3. Matt

Edwards personnel honored during baseball game

A pair of Edwards Air Force Base team members were honored for their service to the Air Force and the local community during a Lancaster JetHawks game at the Hanger baseball stadium at Lancaster, California, Aug. 24.

Edwards Pete Knight Chapter hosts CAFA conference

More than 50 California Air Force Association members flocked to Edwards for an annual conference July 25 and 26. Hosted by Edwards' Pete Knight Chapter 294, the conference gathered all the California AFA chapters to coordinate future events and talk about objectives for the year. "The California

Edwards pets invade BX parking lot

Edwards pets -- big and tall, short and small, skinny, fat and furry -- received their chance to shine during the pet show held at the Base Exchange parking lot Saturday. The show was one of the many different activities set up for the pets and their owners during the third annual Bark in the

Edwards pilot reaches F-16 milestone

Edwards pilot soars into the Hall of Fame

One might expect a retired pilot of 22 years and Global Hawk Flight test manager would be inducted into the United States Soaring Hall of Fame for the time he spent in his career as an instructor for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and manning the F-4 Phantom, F-5 Freedom Fighter and F-16

Edwards pilots celebrate holiday in California skies

Fourth of July is well-known for its barbecues, pool parties and parades, but for nearly half a million people in six Southern California communities, an F-16 flyover from Edwards were part of the festivities.Flyovers don't just happen. For the communities of Acton, Huntington Beach, Ojai, Barstow,

Edwards pilots help JTACs with close-air support training

In what is believed to be a first for Edwards, F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots here helped train Air Force Combat Controllers in close-air support. The pilots, from the 416th Flight Test Squadron, responded to a request for the help in training a team of combat controllers in their Joint Terminal Attack

Edwards prepares families for military housing privatization

Six U.S. Air Force bases will enter into a real estate and financial transaction to privatize military family housing, said the U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment. The bases form the Continental Group and include Edwards AFB, Calif.; Eglin AFB, Fla.; Eielson AFB, Alaska;