April 9, 2013 Updates to Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Program When the sexual assault scandal involving more than a dozen Military Training Instructors made the news last year it sent a shock wave of questions across not only Lackland AFB, Texas, but the Air Force as a whole. Parents felt that their daughters and sons were safe and protected. After all, they
April 9, 2013 Access to medical services when clinic is closed The 412th Medical Group clinic is closed on weekends, government holidays, and family down days. The clinic is also closed on the first Monday of every month for Training Day. If the first Monday of the month is a holiday, then the clinic will be closed on the second Monday of the month. Training
April 9, 2013 Summer employment opportunities! Vacancy announcements will be posted at www.usajobs.gov from April 9 to April 15. Available positions are Lifeguards and Lead Lifeguards. All General Schedule positions will be recruited for and filled not to exceed 89 days. Applicants should carefully read each announcement to determine if they
April 9, 2013 TRICARE change for Edwards AFB area TRICARE beneficiaries in the West Region, including those in the Edwards AFB area, now have TRICARE coverage from UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans. This change affects members using TRICARE Prime and Standard. TRICARE For Life beneficiaries (generally those over age 65) are not affected by the
April 9, 2013 Coming to Edwards soon: AFNet migrations The 412th Test Wing and all supported tenants will soon migrate its computer users into a central Air Force Network (AFNet). This means Edwards Local Area Network users. Over a period of 45 days beginning May 28, technicians will begin migrating Edwards workstations, network users and e-mail into
April 9, 2013 Healthy decisions make for healthy conditions Michelle Lafarga, APET fundraising lead, informs a student from the Child Development Center about the various ways to keep their household and their pet healthy during a National Public Health Week event held at the Edwards Community Park April 3, 2013. The event was hosted by the 412th Medical
April 9, 2013 Bunch adds second star As of Thursday, April 4, Arnold "Arnie" Bunch Jr. is now a major general. The Air Force Test Center is coordinating a promotion ceremony and reception for the general, which will be announced as details are finalized. General Bunch was commissioned in 1984 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force
April 8, 2013 Branch Elementary to hold pre-registration for Kindergarten Irving L. Branch Elementary will be having pre-registration for Kindergarten on May 1 and May 2, from 12:45 p.m. -to 3 p.m., for the 2013 -2014 school year. Civilian employees as well as active duty are eligible to enroll students at base schools. Children must be five years old on or before Oct.
April 8, 2013 AFIT's SYS 253 Early T&E Influence in Acquisition Course The Air Force Institute of Technology's School of Systems and Logistics is pleased to announce AFIT's upcoming offering of SYS 253 at Edwards AFB, June 11 to 13. The course will be held in Bldg. 2453 Rm. 110.This comprehension-level course will prepare Air Force personnel engaged in T&E management
April 5, 2013 New Edwards AFB Community Queens announced Congratulations to our newly crowned Edwards AFB Community Queens: From left, Junior Miss Edwards - Hilary Byrd; Miss Edwards - Michaela Palladino; Little Miss Edwards - Floriani Escobar. The Edwards pageant committee would like to thank everyone for their amazing support!