Edwards AFB News

  • Team Edwards celebrates February promotees

    Base leadership and unit commanders gathered at the base theater Feb. 28 to honor and congratulate the newest enlisted promotees during the monthly promotion ceremony. Congratuations to all the Airmen who have taken another step in their Air Force careers!To Airman:Austin Gorence, 412th

  • Military Saves encourages financial responsibility

    The Edwards community participated in an Air Force-wide effort to encourage financial responsibility the week of Feb. 25 - 28, known as Military Saves Week. The event is a collaborative effort between the Airmen and Family Readiness Center, the Armed Forces Bank and Edwards Federal Credit Union.

  • Team Edwards members honored at 412th TW Annual Awards Banquet

    Fourteen individual categories and one team category were up for grabs at the 412th Test Wing's Annual Awards banquet, which was held at Club Muroc Feb. 21. The theme for this year's banquet was "No Mission's Impossible." Congratulations to all the annual award winners for representing the very best

  • AV Board of Trade celebrates innovation at annual Outlook Conference

    Leaders, businessmen and politicians from around the Antelope Valley met for the 42nd annual Antelope Valley Board of Trade Business Outlook Conference at the Mojave Air and Space Port Feb. 21. The conference was held in the Stuart O. Witt Event Center. The venue was selected to suit the theme for

  • These numbers may be sobering

    Numbers do not lie. They can show the "truth" as an answer to a mathematical problem. They can also tell a story in the way of statistics.In this story, the truth is that drunk driving, since 2003, has killed twice as many Americans than all U.S. military casualties since the beginning of the

  • Exchange resolves to promote healthier living

    According to Statistic Brain, more than 35 percent of Americans have already broken their New Year's resolutions. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is doing its part to make it easier for troops, and their families, to maintain their "bottom lines" when making dining choices on and off duty. The

  • Exchange sweepstakes hatches up $20,000 worth of prizes

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is partnering with Just Born, the maker of Peeps, to hatch up an "eggciting" sweepstakes for a chance to win one of 20 Exchange gift cards worth $1,000. "The Exchange is excited to partner with Just Born to give away $20,000 to service members and their

  • Edwards Fire Department wins 2013 AFMC-level award

    It's known that the Air Force operates in settings unlike any other, and therefore it requires fire protection specialists unlike any other. At Edwards, fire protection specialists here have to endure, battle and manage a range of potentially destructive and hazardous fires.The work they do does not

  • 412th TW donates iPads to grade schoolers

    Branch Elementary School sixth grade teacher, Kim Cantrell, has been teaching for many years. While many of the educational materials she uses stay the same, the method for teaching continually changes. In keeping up with the times, Cantrell is integrating the use of iPads into her curriculum.

  • Renowned artist to paint 'TPS Generations'

    Aviation artist and author, Mike Machat, was recently commissioned to create a 70th anniversary painting for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School titled "TPS Generations." The 24-inch by 48-inch original artwork will feature the NF-16D VISTA, the one-of-a-kind Variable stability In-flight Simulator