Edwards AFB News

  • 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

  • Fight the Flu

    Cold and flu season is here again. The single most important way to prevent the spread of infection is washing your hands, especially when visibly soiled.

  • Fight the Flu –It starts with you!

    Concerned about catching the flu? We are all at risk for getting and spreading the flu. Learn how to fight the flu – it starts with you!

  • Fighter aircraft makes emergency landing at Edwards AFB

    An F-16 fighter aircraft assigned to the 445th Flight Test Squadron made an emergency landing on Edward's lakebed runway 23 at approximately 5:15 p.m. today. The aircraft sustained damage but the two pilots onboard were uninjured during the landing.The aircraft originated from Edwards AFB and was

  • Fighting Corrosion: One airplane wash at a time

    Have you ever wondered what it was like to wash aircraft on Edwards Air Force Base? Tech. Sgt. William Horne says F-16 maintenance crews wash the aircraft so no serious problems arise.

  • Final flight for long-time aerial photographer

    Tom Reynolds, Lockheed Martin aerial photographer, leaves the cockpit for the last time as he completes his final ejection seat flight Sept. 29 after 28 years of immortalizing pilots and aircraft through photos and video. He has been an aerial photographer since 1988 where he supported the continued

  • Final phase of C-17 drag reduction testing underway

    When it comes to aviation fuel, the C-17 Globemaster III utilization rate makes it stand out as the largest consumer in the U.S. Air Force. This is why a team at the 418th Flight Test Squadron has been working for the past year on the Air Force Research Laboratory’s C-17 Drag Reduction Program. The