March 26, 2014 Project84 adds new 'idea-l' improvements to webpage Since the launch of Project84, a cost-savings initiative brought forth in October 2013 by the 412th Test Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Michael Brewer, the base has used this process as way of collecting ideas from the base populace. According to Brewer, if everyone on base saved $84 each month, it
March 17, 2014 Increased TRICARE beneficiary use of online and phone customer service leads to end of walk-in service April 1 Keeping up with the rapidly increasing number of TRICARE beneficiaries who most often turn to a laptop or cell phone when they have questions, TRICARE Service Centers will no longer provide walk-in services at 189 TSCs in the United States as of April 1. Find out more at www.tricare.mil/TSC.In our
March 11, 2014 Team Edwards welcomes new honorary commanders Base leadership and civic leaders from around the Antelope Valley gathered at Club Muroc March 5 to formally induct new representatives into the Edwards Honorary Commanders Program.The primary objective of the Honorary Commanders Program is to provide Edwards commanders with the capability to
Feb. 26, 2014 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
Feb. 19, 2014 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
Feb. 19, 2014 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.
Feb. 18, 2014 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
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
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