Dec. 17, 2024 412th Test Wing Conducts Combat Readiness Exercise Amid Heightened Threats The 412th Test Wing conducted the largest combat readiness exercise in Air Force Materiel Command corporate memory Dec. 3 to 6, and followed up with a full-day community partner tabletop readiness exercise on Dec. 9 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The exercise and associated inspection tested
Oct. 29, 2024 Fire dispatcher supervisor exemplifies service before self Melissa Young has worked for the Fire Department at Edwards Air Force Base and Operating Location Plant 42 since 2017. She draws on her family’s commitment to community service and legacy of fighting fires and emergencies throughout generations.
Sept. 26, 2024 Be on the lookout for desert tortoises The desert tortoise is one of the many animals found on Edwards AFB. Listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, desert tortoises are protected from unwarranted harassment or injury.
Sept. 10, 2024 Edwards AFB hosts groundbreaking ceremony for Air Force’s first commercial apartment complex Base leadership and Mayroad host groundbreaking ceremony to formally announce the beginning of the Air Force’s first commercial apartment complex at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 10.
Sept. 10, 2024 Air Force examines emerging tactics during Bamboo Eagle More than 10,000 personnel from the Department of Defense, the United Kingdom, and Australia participated in exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3, a combat-representative exercise including operational test and evaluation experts from the 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron. The OT&E experts’ mission was to
Aug. 26, 2024 B-2 Returns to Edwards on 35th Anniversary of First Flight Edwards Air Force Base revisited a significant chapter of aviation history with the return of the B-2 Spirit on July 17, 35 years since its first flight from Air Force Plant 42, in Palmdale, California to Edwards.
July 30, 2024 Fishing and hunting opportunities are available at Edwards AFB Fishing is is available to base residents and employees, and it's allowed all year with a State fishing license and Edwards AFB Fishing Permit being required. Waterfowl hunting is open to authorized members of the public as well as military and DoD civilians, and all hunters must carry an Edwards
July 22, 2024 Edwards’ students stay connected during summer break The Support, Outreach, Action, Resilience – SOAR – program gathered about 50 Edwards AFB students on the night of July 13 to run, walk, play, chat, and keep them together instead of isolated.
July 18, 2024 Have STRAINger Things”: trilateral partnership results in new Test Instrumentation capabilities The United States Air Force Test Pilot School’s research division, in partnership with the 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman AFB and NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center recently conducted a flight test campaign verifying the use of the new AgilePod. Dubbed “Have STRAINger Things,” the tests
July 3, 2024 Edwards Family Child Care Program selects Linda Johnson as Provider of the Year Edwards Family Child Care panel selected Linda Johnson as the 2024 Edwards AFB Family Child Care Provider of the Year.