Edwards AFB News

  • EOSC finds thrifty way to help the community

    The Edwards Officers' Spouses Club Thrift Store is once again open for business. The volunteer-run shop opened its doors Sept. 1.Proceeds from the Thrift Store are deposited into the EOSC Welfare Fund, which is ultimately used to aid base schools and other military organizations. Last year, the EOSC

  • EOSC helps send five Desert High students to college

    The Edwards Officers Spouses Club honored five Desert Junior-Senior High School seniors at their annual scholarship banquet April 16 at Club Muroc. Those students and scholarship recipients were Sabrina Belen, Miranda Brater, Bryce Benlian, Julia Segebarth and Brandon Snyder. The scholarships,

  • EOSC hosts annual auction

    Edwards Officer's Spouses Club hosted their 9th Annual Mad Marchness Charity Auction at Club Muroc March 19.The annual event raises money for the EOSC, which supports base families, the local community and several national charities. This year's auction raised $10,000 for the EOSC."Last year we

  • EPAWSS testing readies F-15 for future

    The F-15E Eagle fleet is currently undergoing critical electronic warfare testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) on Edwards Air Force Base, California. This F-15E is outfitted with the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS). The EPAWSS is an integrated digital

  • ESC donates supplies to base schools

    It's an early holiday for Edwards schools as the base Enlisted Spouses Club sorted donated school supplies on Monday to distribute to all of the Edwards schools. The program is called the "Back to School Supply Drive," which aims to provide various supplies such as scientific calculators,

  • ESC gives high jumpers place to land

    The Desert High School track team will finally have a safe place for its high jumpers to land, thanks to the Edwards Enlisted Spouses Club. ESC treasurer, Andrea Guest, and advisor Leslie Smith, presented the track team with $1,000 to purchase safety equipment.Shona Wood, DHS head track coach, says

  • Escape planning

    In 2011, there were an estimated 369,500 reported home structure fires and 2,640 associated civilian deaths in the United States:- Only one-fifth to one-fourth of households (23%) have actually developed and practiced a home fire escape plan to ensure they could escape quickly and safely.- One-third

  • ET-CTF completes new test bed flight tests

    The Emerging Technology Combined Test Force successfully completed flight tests on its newest autonomous aircraft test bed last month at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The flight tests are in support of the Skyborg project with the goal to ultimately provide an autonomous software testing

  • Euro Hawk enters BAF

    The 772nd Test Squadron facilitated electromagnetic interference testing on a Euro Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle at the Benefield Anechoic Facility here March 10 and 11.Edwards workers teamed with Northrop Grumman Corporation employees and German government representatives to complete the testing.The