Edwards AFB News

  • Feed the Dragon: 412th TW unveils next step in innovation campaign

    The 116 Day Innovation Blitz is complete and it’s time for the next leg of Team Edwards’ innovation journey. Brig. Gen. E. John Teichert, 412th Test Wing commander, toured the base Jan. 15 where he discussed with several units the next step in the wing’s innovation campaign. He began the tour at the

  • Feeding wildlife attracts dangerous predators

    Someone feeding the wildlife near the Rosburg Fitness Center may have inadvertently caused a woman to get bitten by a coyote late February. Base wildlife experts from Edwards AFB Environmental Management believe the woman walked too close to a coyote's preferred hunting spot, where they found

  • Fee-free layaway back for the holidays at Edwards Exchange

    The Edwards Exchange is bringing back fee-free layaway, just in time for early holiday shopping. The layaway program ensures military shoppers have plenty of time to pay for gifts while keeping them hidden from prying eyes.Starting now, the Edwards Exchange will waive the $3 service fee for items

  • FEGLI calculator makes choosing options easier during open season

    The Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Program calculator helps eligible federal employees make the right choices for themselves and their families during this open season which runs until Sept. 30.   The Office of Personnel Management offers an FEGLI calculator to assist with rapid and

  • Feline find in the doggone desert

    Tao and Ran, a happy couple for several years, lay by the pool and nap in the shade while waiting for their daily catered lunch.Tao and Ran, two Northern Chinese leopards, live the good life along with over 70 other exotic felines at the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound's Feline Conservation Center

  • Female pilots share stories at National Air and Space Museum

    The staff at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center hosted their annual Women in Aviation and Space Family Day March 13 where Airmen had to chance to talk to young girls about being a female pilot.For Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal, it was "an opportunity to show the young ladies that

  • FHFA announces short sale assistance for military

    Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco announced June 21 changes to short sale policies that will make it easier for military homeowners with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans to honor their financial commitments when they are required to move as part of their duty.At

  • Field trip brings flight surgeons to Edwards

    The 412th Medical Group hosted a group of Air Force flight surgeons who visited Edwards AFB March 8-9. The flight surgeons are part of the Air Force Residency in Aerospace Medicine program based out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. They are touring Edwards and other Air Force bases around

  • Fifty Edwards Airmen get speedy face-to-face mentoring from top

    The Edwards Middle Tier Association hosted a Chief Speed Review at the Desert Mall Oct. 17. Fifty Airmen sat down for five minutes each with five different chief master sergeants to discuss future opportunities in their Air Force careers and receive professional guidance.  “The purpose was to give