Edwards AFB News

  • 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

  • Euro Hawk says goodbye to Edwards

    The Euro Hawk is prepared for takeoff early July 20 at Edwards Air Force Base for a flight to Germany. After 20-plus hours it successfully touched down at Manching Air Base in Germany. The Euro Hawk, which was developed and built for the German Ministry of Defence, is the first international

  • Even the 'lazy' can get into shape with fitness center challenge

    Have you ever wanted to complete a triathlon but didn't have the time to train or the desire to compete?Well, the Rosburg Fitness Center has a program to help people get into shape and complete a triathlon at a more personal and manageable pace.It's called the Lazy Man Triathlon.Like a normal