Edwards AFB News

  • Edwards Tax Center will open Jan. 30

    Although the Internal Revenue Service has extended the tax filing deadline to April 18 for 2010 federal tax returns, the Edwards Tax Center will begin taking appointments Jan. 24 and will open its doors Jan. 30.Active duty servicemembers, retirees, reservists on active duty orders and their

  • Edwards team creates aerial refueling test tool to save time, money

    Leadership across the Air Force want their workforce to focus on innovation every day, whether it is making things better, more efficient, or saving money. A small team at Edwards can now check off all those boxes with their custom-built test tool designed to cut down test costs and time. Members

  • Edwards team tests new brake system for C-130

    A small test team from the 418th Flight Test Squadron has been tasked with replacing a legacy as well as the ensuring the safety of future C-130 Hercules air crews.The 418th Flight Test Squadron's C-130 Wheel Brake System Improvement program is testing the performance of carbon brakes and the new

  • Edwards Teen Center a hot spot to hang

    There's a place on base where "everybody knows your name." It's a place where "they're always glad you came." It's a place, if you're a teenager, you can call your own. It's the Edwards Teen Center - a teen's home away from home.At the Edwards Teen Center there is something for every teen, said Paul

  • Edwards Teen Center places third in video contest

    The Kadena Air Base Youth Programs' Teen Council in Japan earned $5,000 with an original video focused on helping military dependents transition during permanent changes of station, announced Air Force Personnel Center officials. The grant will go toward quality improvements for the base teen

  • Edwards teens 'fair' well with health

    Organizations from around the base pulled together for the common good of Edwards' youth May 11 during the Teen Health Fair at the former Forbes Elementary School. The Teen Health Fair is a community event where teens can receive information about services and organizations available to them on

  • Edwards test pilot first to reach 1,000 flight hours in Joint Strike Fighter

    Lockheed Martin test pilot David "Doc" Nelson became the first pilot to achieve 1,000 flight hours in the F-35 during a test sortie Jan. 6. He achieved the milestone during a 4.5-hour flight in AF-03, one of the 461st Flight Test Squadron’s Joint Strike Fighters used for developmental test and

  • Edwards test squadron completes Joint Strike Missile test program

    A team of U.S. Air Force engineers, test pilots and Norwegian government and industry personnel recently completed a large phase of testing for the Joint Strike Missile. The JSM is Norway’s advanced anti-surface warfare missile designed to be carried in the new F-35A’s internal weapons bay. The