Feb. 4, 2014 ECARS emails coming Feb. 11 The Employee-vehicle Certification and Reporting System is scheduled to be activated Feb. 11. Shortly after system activation, all Air Force employees, both civilian (contractors are exempt) and military, can expect to receive an email from the following sender: no-reply@apims.af.mil. The email
Feb. 4, 2014 Edwards AFB Pageant signup, meeting The Edwards AFB Pageant Committee is seeking young ladies interested in becoming the next Edwards Ambassadors/Queens. The categories are: Miss (16-19); Junior Miss (11-13); Little Miss (6-8); Tiny Miss (4-5); Young Miss (9-10); Teen Miss (14-15). This year's pageant will be held on March 29.
Jan. 30, 2014 AF Chief of Staff lands at Edwards Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force chief of staff, meets with Airmen at the Joshua Tree Dining Facility Jan. 29. Welsh, along with his wife, Betty, is visiting Edwards AFB to meet with Team Edwards Airmen and their families, as well as receive updates on test programs. Welsh will visit the Joint
Jan. 29, 2014 Benefield Anechoic Facility acquires new upgrade, patriotic look It's no surprise to test personnel at Edwards that upon entering the Benefield Anechoic Facility, the dark-blue, cone-filled interior is a one-of-a-kind facility to the Air Force with a unique look.As of Jan. 24, the addition of new red, white and blue radar absorbing material on one section of the
Jan. 28, 2014 Local improvement projects for jet fuel pipelines culminates in opening of new fuel metering station on Edwards While T-38s took to the Edwards skies, down on the ground a group of contractors, base civil engineers and members of the Defense Logistics Agency officially opened up the new Kinder Morgan Metering Station Facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony Jan. 22.The 412th Civil Engineering Directorate
Jan. 28, 2014 Airlift/Tanker Association seeks award nominations The Airlift/Tanker Association sponsors multiple national awards for contributions to the air mobility command airlift and tanker missions. The president of the local A/TA Flight Test Chapter would like to enlist your help getting the word out about the A/TA Hall of Fame Award. We certainly have
Jan. 28, 2014 AFMC promotes American Heart Month February is American Heart Month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report approximately 600,000 Americans die from heart disease each year - that's one out of every four deaths. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, but heart disease is preventable and
Jan. 27, 2014 Big Game' savings available at Edwards Commissary Six of the Defense Commissary Agency's top-15 sales days of the 21st century have been the Saturday before the NFL's Super Bowl Sunday. It's not lost on DeCA officials that many football fans in the military venture to their commissary to stock up for their own "Big Game" events."You can argue that
Jan. 27, 2014 Gen. Wolfenbarger discusses challenges and successes at commander's call Challenges that lie ahead and a recap of recent successes highlighted Air Force Materiel Command commander Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger's commander's call here Jan. 23.It was the first of what will be several workforce communication engagements for the general. In the coming months, Wolfenbarger will
Jan. 27, 2014 Drought puts Edwards pets at risk from predators Edwards housing area residents are reporting increasing numbers of coyotes and bobcats in people's yards and neighborhoods. These desert natives will snatch small pets and attack even large dogs if they are hungry enough. The reason for this increase in attacks is that the predators' normal food is