Edwards AFB News

  • Oval Studios offers portraits, photography classes

    Oval Studios, located next to Subway in the Desert Mall in the housing area at Bldg. 7210, 1100 Kincheloe Ave., offers customized portraits for the entire family and is now offering those budding photographers classes on how to use digital SLR cameras.Generally, photography classes are held the

  • Fourth quarter winners for '13 announced

    Team Edwards honored its 2013 4th Quarter Award winners Feb. 12 with a ceremony in the base theater. Congratulations to all!Airman of the QuarterSenior Airman Jasmine Kennedy416th Flight Test SquadronNCO of the QuarterTech. Sgt. Sedric Whitaker412th Medical Operations SquadronSNCO of the

  • Edwards Exchange employee devotes lifetime to serving troops

    When Nam Maclean began working for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, William Jefferson Clinton was the president and a gallon of gas cost $1.23.Maclean, a dining room attendant for the Exchange, started her career in 1997 and has spent the last 17 years serving generations of Airmen."Serving

  • Team Edwards opens registration for inaugural 'Run with History' marathon

    Approximately 900 runners will have the opportunity to come out and run where history is made every day in the upcoming 2014 Edwards Inaugural "Run with History" Half Marathon, 10K and 5K run May 17.With open registration already underway, Team Edwards is getting the word out to runners of all ages

  • Don't become a workplace statistic, know your exit routes

    Ask yourself this question, "If an emergency were to happen at work today am I prepared to evacuate, and do it safely?" The Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) defines a workplace emergency as: "An unforeseen situation that threatens your employees, customers, or the public; disrupts or

  • Robotics team prepares for regionals

    The Scorpion Robotics team, from Desert High School, is preparing for the Los Angeles FIRST Tech Challenge Regional Championship Tournament. FIRST is For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. The team, which has 11 members, was formed in August at the start of the school year. Since

  • Things you need to know to stay healthy during flu season

    Influenza (Flu) season is in full swing in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that most states are experiencing widespread influenza throughout. Flu-related hospitalizations and deaths are being reported in California and locally in Kern County. The flu

  • Edwards AFB Exchange rewards students with You Made the Grade program

    Military students can turn good grades into rewards with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's You Made the Grade program. From first-graders to high school seniors, pupils who maintain a B average or higher are eligible for the program that recognizes academic excellence.The You Made the Grade

  • Edwards to preserve Rancho Oro Verde

    Edwards Air Force Base is home to a large collection of flight test history including many of the achievements of female aviatrix Pancho Barnes, born Florence Lowe in 1901. It was in 1935 that Barnes purchased the Rancho Oro Verde, which later became home to the legendary Happy Bottom Riding Club.

  • Weapons load competition 'like Super Bowl' for load crews

    It was Shadow versus Joint Strike Fighter when two crews competed Feb. 3, in the 2013 Weapons Load Competition of the Year at Edwards. Two load crews competed, one working on an F-35 Lightning Two and the other on an F-16 Fighting Falcon to load an air intercept missile and a guided bomb onto each