Edwards AFB News

  • Court martial announcement

    U.S. v. Bowen, a General Court-Martial, was held March 5 - 7 at the Edwards AFB court-house. Airman 1st Class Ellwood Bowen III, 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, was charged with three specifications of aggravated assault, two specifications of assault consummated by a battery and one

  • SECAF James checks out F-35

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James shakes hands with Lt. Col. Mark Massaro, 461st Flight Test Squadron director of operations, after arriving at the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force March 7. She visited Edwards AFB for an F-35 Orientation visit where she was briefed on the test

  • Edwards Global Hawk gets second chance at life

    During a flight in May 2009, an Edwards RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 20 remotely piloted aircraft (tail number 2016) encountered a complete spoiler communication loss and had to execute an emergency landing on the dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base. During landing, the aircraft sustained major damage

  • Deployed father flies around the world to say "I love you" to son

    Desert High School Senior, Jordan Bella, was born at Edwards Air Force Base, in the days when the base still had a hospital. Jordan spent his kindergarten and first grade years in Germany before returning to Edwards for the second grade and every grade following. Just before entering his senior

  • Scorpion Robotics 'Scoops' up another win, advances into super regionals

    As rookies, the Scorpion Robotics team from Desert Junior-Senior High School is preparing for the Western United States Super Regional Championship in Sacramento, Calif., Mar. 20-22. The Scorpion team is one of only eight teams from the Los Angeles region selected to advance after the FIRST Tech

  • Wingmen in action across AFMC

    For many, "wingman" is just a buzzword or something discussed at stand-down days. However, Airmen across Air Force Materiel Command are putting the wingman concept into action."As AFMC continues to emphasize a culture of respect and resiliency, it is important to remember that we all have a

  • Odyssey teams win at regionals, headed to state

    Edwards AFB schools flexed their academic muscles by winning a regional academic competition and are now on their way to the state Odyssey of the Mind tournament.Through the efforts of students, teachers, parents and volunteers, the schools on Edwards continue to improve the educational

  • Team Edwards welcomes new honorary commanders

    Base leadership and civic leaders from around the Antelope Valley gathered at Club Muroc March 5 to formally induct new representatives into the Edwards Honorary Commanders Program.The primary objective of the Honorary Commanders Program is to provide Edwards commanders with the capability to