June 19, 2009 Edwards to conduct base-wide exercises Edwards Air Force Base will conduct a series of readiness exercises Monday, June 22 through Wednesday, June 24. Some exercise events may result in temporary gate closures at three entrances to the base for limited periods of time. These closures will not affect morning or afternoon traffic, but may
Dec. 6, 2006 Edwards to enforce new cell phone policy for on-base drivers Beginning in early April, drivers on Edwards and across all Air Force Materiel Command bases will be cited by security forces for talking on cell phones while operating their vehicles, unless they are using a hands-free device.Cell phone use while driving is now categorized as a moving violation in
April 30, 2012 Edwards to go back to Government Travel Card Team Edwards members who hold a Controlled Spend Account travel card will experience a seamless transition this summer. The Air Force recently decided to transition existing CSA travel cards, or the "blue card," to an enhanced Government Travel Card by the end of fiscal 2012."The conception of CSA
Dec. 12, 2006 Edwards to hold Earth Day celebration Edwards will celebrate Earth Day with free environmental demonstrations, exhibits and information stations in the base exchange parking lot Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event, hosted by Environmental Management, will showcase a large array of on-base environmental efforts. Each station will
Sept. 27, 2010 Edwards to hold Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 2 The 2010 Retiree Appreciation Day is scheduled for Oct. 2, in Hangar 1600. Doors will open at 8 a.m. with presentations and refreshments from 9 a.m. to noon, and the last hour dedicated to information booths and a live band.Opening remarks will be given by Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn, Air Force
Aug. 13, 2010 Edwards to host civilian lakebed fly-in Oct. 1 Local pilots will have the chance to fly into the hallowed skies over Edwards this fall and land on historic Rosamond Dry Lakebed.The Air Force Flight Test Center is hosting a general aviation fly-in Oct.1. The 2010 Flight Test Nation Lakebed Fly-in will give 100 civilian aviators the chance to fly
Oct. 16, 2017 Edwards to host National Disability Employment Awareness Month events The 412th Test Wing along with NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center are hosting events to commemorate this year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The theme this year is Inclusion Drives Innovation. The month is a time to highlight the contributions that individuals with disabilities
Nov. 10, 2009 Edwards to host two-day basketball tournament The Rosburg Fitness Center along with JNJ Hoops will sponsor a basketball tournament for the Pacific West Military Basketball League Nov. 14 and 15 at the fitness center. Men and women teams from Edwards, Travis and Los Angeles Air Force Bases as well as 29 Palms Air Ground Combat Center, Calif.,
April 27, 2015 Edwards to observe National Police Week May 5 - 12 National Police Week will be observed on Edwards AFB beginning May 5.The men and women of the 412th Security Forces Squadron invites everyone on base to come out and enjoy some events to commemorate law enforcement officers everywhere.The 412th SFS will hold a military working dog demonstration
June 21, 2007 Edwards to open viewing area for possible shuttle landing Edwards Air Force Base is planning to open its Mercury Boulevard viewing area Friday and Saturday for the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis. In the event the space shuttle is unable to land at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Edwards is the primary alternate landing site for the conclusion of