Edwards AFB News

  • Strike Zone delivers variety of tastes

    The High Desert Lanes Bowling Center is serving up a new place to dine with the reopening of the Strike Zone snack bar June 28 at 11 a.m. The eatery will offer some new menu items along with the traditional hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken fingers like the old snack bar served. Along with

  • Wills the way you want them

    The Edwards Legal Office offers a quick and efficient way to accomplish a very important task - executing a Last Will and Testament. Eligible legal assistance clients may have their wills drafted during Legal Assistance walk-in hours throughout the week by a qualified attorney-paralegal team.

  • Travel safely, sign up for STEP

    The 412th Test Wing Antiterrorism Office highly concurs with the State Department that all personnel traveling abroad should sign up for the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program. The STEP makes it possible to contact a traveler if necessary, whether because of a family emergency in the United States or

  • 461st FLTS gets new boss

    Lt. Col. George Schwartz, who had been leading the "Deadly Jesters" since January 2012 handed the reins to Lt. Col. Andrew Allen, who took command of the 461st Flight Test Squadron June 11 during a ceremony held at the F-35 Integrated Test Force complex. Col. Christopher Azzano, outgoing 412th

  • TRICARE West Region Blanket Authorization Waiver Letter extended to July 2

    United Healthcare Military & Veterans began serving the TRICARE West region April 1, 2013. Since then, some beneficiaries and providers have experienced service problems related to processing medical referral authorizations. To mitigate delays in patient care, TRICARE Management Activity made an

  • Team Edwards welcomes new AFRC location

    Col. Daniel Daetz (far left), 412th Test Wing vice commander, along with the Edwards Queens and members of the Edwards community, were on hand to officially commemorate the new location of the Airman and Family Readiness Center during a ribbon cutting ceremony held June 18 at Bldg 5620. The AFRC

  • Coming soon!

    The new Army and Air Force Exchange is nearing completion.  The Edwards AFB Exchange had their groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 4, 2012 for the new service station. This project started almost three years ago after the need to upgrade existing facilities was recognized. The current gas station has been

  • 31st TES assigns squadron's first F-35 dedicated crew chiefs

    Since the introduction of the first crew chief, Charles Edward Taylor, who built the engine used in the Wright Flyer and helped make the first recorded human-powered flight possible, the aircraft mechanic has played an invaluable part through the advancement of aviation over the past 110 years. Here

  • TPS graduates Class 12B

    Twenty-four students graduated from the United States Air Force Test Pilot School during a ceremony held here, June 15 where they each were awarded a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering from Air University.It was the culmination of an intense, 48-week program that included more than 2,500