Edwards AFB News

  • Fall back: Goodbye daylight saving

    Daylight saving time ends Nov. 4. Time will be set back one hour at 2 a.m. to standard time.Beginning in 2007, Congress established that daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. Before then, daylight saving time dates have varied as Congress

  • Fall protection awareness

    It is a fact that more than 16 percent of all falls on the job result in injuries affecting the productive environment of the workplace. It becomes essential to implement a means to prevent falls while at the workplace.There are basically two kinds of falls: those that happen in single-story

  • Fallapalooza 2014

    Military families guess the amount of candy in jars for big prizes at the second annual Fallapalooza at Edwards AFB. More than 400 people turned out to enjoy free food, fun and prizes. The event was sponsored by Corvias Military Living at the Community Park on Saturday, October 18. More than 560 hot

  • Fallen law enforcement officers honored with End of Watch ceremony

    National Police Week at Edwards culminated in front of  the Air Force Test Center Headquarters bulidng May 16 with an End of Watch ceremony. Earlier that week, 412th Security Forces Squadron personnel participated in a 24-hour vigil to symbolize fallen officers and military members around the

  • Fallen Marine comes home

    The remains of Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez, United States Marine Corps, of Rosamond, Calif., return home from combat operations in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Lopez, 26, died Oct. 14, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine

  • Family Advocacy classes provide tools for success

    Family Advocacy is starting off the New Year with a new round of free classes. Offering everything from New Pregnancy Orientation and parenting classes, to stress and anger management, Family Advocacy is ready to help the base community members reach their personal goals."We could all use some

  • Family Advocacy offers parenting classes

    To help Edwards parents with the challenges of raising children, Family Advocacy offers free parenting programs to all active-duty, retiree, civilian and contractors on base. These programs include DADS 101, the Child and Spousal abuse program and the Home Visitation service."These classes enhance

  • Family Advocacy promotes awareness of domestic violence

    A group of 23 volunteers, both military and civilian, wore moulage bruises and cuts to work Oct. 24. As they worked and went about their day, they observed the reactions of those around them. Some encountered strangers that stared and walked away without saying a word. Others were asked by their

  • Family Advocacy to host Child Abuse Awareness Month events

    Edwards Family Advocacy office, in conjunction with other agencies on base, is hosting various activities to raise awareness on child abuse. Team Edwards is devoting the month of April as Child Abuse Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect and encourage individuals