Edwards AFB News

  • Edwards Airmen vital to Raptor's return

    It was a proud moment for the Edwards community when Air Combat Command announced the F-22 Raptor had resumed normal flight operations April 4, particularly for the F-22 Combined Test Force and 412th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, which played vital roles in the jet's full-force return. In May 2011

  • Spring season equals Spring clean-up at Edwards

    Winter is finally over and spring has arrived officially as of March 20. Not unlike the same things we do at home every year such as clearing the winter weather debris blown into our yards; removing dead plants and weeds; here at Edwards we have an official event known as the annual Spring Clean-Up

  • CCAF graduation May 9

    This year's Community College of the Air Force graduation and Higher Degree Recognition Ceremony at Edwards will be held May 9 at Club Muroc.  The ceremony will go from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.The event will honor the October 2012 and April 2013 classes and will additionally recognize enlisted airmen

  • AFNET migration update

    Edwards AFB will soon become the next base to migrate its computer users into a central Air Force Network. Over a six week period beginning May 28, technicians will begin migrating base workstations, network users, and e-mail into the AFNET. The goal of this project is to collapse all individual or

  • Edwards competes in Inaugural Nellis Cup

    Varsity soccer teams from various Air Force bases converged at Nellis, Air Force Base, Nev., for the "Inaugural Nellis Cup" April 13 to 14. Edwards AFB was represented by the Edwards Football Club team coached by Maj. Oscar Corredor, 412th Medical Group, and assistant coaches Tech. Sgt. Omar Duarte,

  • Housing Privatization meeting set for April 24

    Housing Privatization meetings will be held April 24 at the Base Theater. There will be two meetings, the first being 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the next from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. All Base Housing residents of Edwards are highly encouraged to attend one of the meetings.Base leadership wants all of the

  • No room for kaboom

    Recently, hazardous and explosive materials were found at the Base Recycling Center. Our alert base refuse collection and recycling contractor employees averted a potential disaster when they discovered an unopened 16-ounce can of explosive black powder that made its way to the sorting floor of the

  • Celebrate Earth Day April 22: Tips on conservation

    Tips for WorkWater conservation is something few people think about at work. Since we don't get the water bill for the office, we're not aware of the cost and quantity of our consumption. Our offices consume huge quantities of water, so saving on the job should be everyone's business.When you have

  • Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Training

    During the Sundance Film festival in Utah, February of 2012, a documentary was shown that dealt with military victims of sexual assault and was released to the public later in June 2012. The Academy Award nominated film "The Invisible War" got the attention of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force

  • Free Self Defense classes offered next month

    Sexual assault is a major issue not just outside the gates of a military installation but on installations as well. Lt. Michael Vetri, newly assigned to the 412th Communication Squadron, is trained in Israeli Krav Maga and will be volunteering his time along with members of the 412th Security Forces