April 22, 2013 AFMC embraces 'Every Dollar Counts' initiative, new culture of savings Air Force Materiel Command leaders are pledging their support for a new money-saving Air Force initiative dubbed Every Dollar Counts.In the wake of sequestration and reduced budgets, the initiative calls on Airmen to submit their money-saving ideas as part of a new culture of savings. "This is an
April 19, 2013 Exchange targets veterans and their families for employment opportunities While some advertise efforts to hire veterans, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service simply does what it has for more than 117 years - extend career opportunities to veterans and their families. In fact, 10 percent of the Exchange's workforce is comprised of veterans with military spouses and family
April 17, 2013 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
April 17, 2013 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
April 17, 2013 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
April 16, 2013 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
April 16, 2013 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,
April 16, 2013 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
April 16, 2013 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
April 16, 2013 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