Edwards AFB News

  • 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

  • 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

  • Bjorkman says Farewell to Edwards

    A farewell luncheon honoring Air Force Test Center Technical Advisor Eileen Bjorkman was held at Club Muroc Sept. 24."I have had an absolutely wonderful career between the military and being a government civilian and my favorite place to be stationed has always been Edwards," said Bjorkman. Bjorkman

  • TPS says goodbye to T-38As

    The United States Air Force Test Pilot School here has used the T-38 Talon Supersonic Trainer in its curriculum for decades. The highly-modified A-model of the aircraft landed at Edwards AFB for the last time Friday, Sept. 20. As a tribute to the aircraft, the flight was designated a "heritage

  • TPS students test injection-jamming software on F-16

    When it comes to timing, navigation, targeting, and weapons systems, GPS has become an integral part of the daily operations of the U.S. Air Force. But what happens when GPS becomes denied, degraded, or unavailable? It's an important question, and increasingly relevant as dependence on GPS

  • New boss for 771st TS

    Lt. Col. Matthew Bradford (right), assumed command of the 771st Test Squadron, 412th Electronic Warfare Group, during a formal ceremony Aug. 26 at Club Muroc. Bradford previously served as the program element monitor for Counter Space Programs and Operationally Responsive Space in the Directorate of

  • AFMC commander visits Edwards facilities

    Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command commander, visited Edwards AFB Aug. 21 to 23.  Wolfenbarger flew in to receive briefings on ongoing test programs here and to officiate Air Force Test Center Commander Maj. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr.'s promotion ceremony Aug. 23. Before that she

  • Honorary commander says tour of BAF 'like a movie'

    Members of the Edwards Honorary Commanders Program participated in a tour of the 412th Electronic Warfare Group facilities Aug. 16. At the start of the tour, Abbe' Reuter, 412th EWG deputy director, gave a briefing on electronic warfare explaining how the electromagnetic spectrum can be utilized for

  • Congressional staffers visit Edwards

    Nine congressional staffers got an up close and professional look at some of the test programs Edwards AFB is working on Aug. 5.The staffers each serve congressmen and congresswomen in nine different districts and states.They work for U.S. Congressmen who serve on various committees including the