Jan. 21, 2014 44 captains, lieutenants selected for TPS Forty-four Air Force captains and first lieutenants have been selected as primary or alternate U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School program attendees, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced Jan. 17."Officers selected will fill classes beginning in July this year, said Maj. Miles Middleton, AFPC
Jan. 13, 2014 Increased TRICARE beneficiary use of online, phone customer service leads to end of walk-in service as of 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 (TSCs) will no longer provide walk-in services at 189 TSCs in the Continental United States as of April 1. In Edwards AFB's ongoing
Dec. 4, 2013 Real-world foam test makes for good training opportunity Timing is everything, especially when Exercise Evaluation Team members are able to overlap real-world events with emergency scenario exercises.On Nov. 26, EET members at Edwards did just that, with the help of the 412th Civil Engineering Directorate personnel and the Edwards Fire Department, by
Dec. 2, 2013 Team Edwards honors 412th TW 3rd quarter award winners The 412th Test Wing held its annual quarterly awards ceremony at the Base Theater Dec. 5. Brig. Gen. Michael T. Brewer, 412th TW commander, handed out the awards that included 30-year government service pins to several civilian federal workers along with the quarterly awards recognizing members for
Nov. 20, 2013 'If these walls could talk' - 412th CE, AFFT Museum work to save historic wall Aside from archived photos, videos and historical accounts of pilots taken during the golden age of flight test at Edwards, some stories of Edwards' past remain hidden, waiting to be restored and told.In the case of the historic Muroc Manor signature wall, the wall literally remained hidden, but
Nov. 19, 2013 Dr. Nichols receives Senior Leader Appointment Dr. Joseph Nichols, Technical Advisor for Flight Test and Evaluation, was appointed as a member of the Senior Level Career Service of the United States of America, during a ceremony honoring Nichols Nov. 15, in the Alliance Ballroom at Club Muroc. The presiding officer for the ceremony, Maj. Gen.
Nov. 18, 2013 412th LRS activated The 412th Mission Support Group ceremoniously activated the 412th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Bldg. 3510, Nov. 15.The 412th LRS officially became a squadron Oct. 10, 2013 with a signed unit designation. The squadron was formerly called the 412th Logistics Readiness Division of the 412th
Nov. 5, 2013 Judge Advocate General's Corps announces law school programs, Funded Legal Education, Excess Leave Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program are being accepted from Jan. 1, 2014 through March 1, 2014. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. The number of FLEP and ELP applicants selected in any academic year is determined by the needs of the Air Force."Our
Oct. 23, 2013 Team Edwards hits 'grand slam' with space optimization efforts Space optimization has quickly become a key phrase and a way of operating not only in the Air Force but more specifically at Edwards when it comes to cost savings for both sustainment and utility expenses under the current economic setting.As part of this space optimization initiative, the 412th
Oct. 22, 2013 HAWC offers updated 'Be Well' classes For the last five years the Health and Wellness Center has offered "Be Well" classes intended to assist Airmen that have failed their physical training test. The old classes covered all aspects of physical fitness. Now, the center offers four class options that cater to the specific needs of the