Feb. 28, 2013 Team Edwards says goodbye to Bob Wood Bob Wood poses for a photo with Rebecca Hobbs after she presented him with a retirement American Flag. To honor Wood's long and successful career, the flag given to him has traveled all the way from the Pentagon and visited various locations. Among the places the flag has been flown and/or visited
Feb. 26, 2013 412th Medical Group wins 2012 USAF-level award Every year the Air Force selects individuals and teams from medical facilities all across the Air Force competing in the Air Force Medical Service Annual Award competition. This year the 412th Medical Group took a very distinct honor in that competition.The AFMS announced in February that the 412th
Feb. 26, 2013 Airmen encouraged once more to review personnel records, accomplish transactions before MilPDS upgrade Department of Defense and Air Force officials are encouraging Airmen to review their personal data in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System and accomplish personnel transactions before the service upgrades the Military Personnel Data System between March 4 and 27.Personnel actions
Feb. 26, 2013 412th TENG engineers dazzle young minds at 13th Annual Engineers Career Day in Bakersfield The 13th Annual Engineers Career Day event Feb. 22 at California State University, Bakersfield, went extremely well with a strong presence from Edwards AFB. There were more than 500 8th- to 12th grade students from throughout Kern County that attended the event. An Information/Hands-on booth, F-22
Feb. 26, 2013 Use of 2GWLAN is coming! In early March, the Second Generation Wireless Local Area Network (2GWLAN) is going operational on Edwards AFB. This is a sanctioned Air Force wireless network capability targeted to specialized work environments, such as the flight line, aircraft maintenance areas and large conference rooms. The
Feb. 26, 2013 Single source for Sequestration Qs Air Force Materiel Command military members and civilian employees can now turn to a single source for information about the federal budget sequestration and civilian furlough process.The Headquarters AFMC Office of Public Affairs has activated a public Web page designed to keep the AFMC workforce
Feb. 25, 2013 Edwards Exchange offers pricing parity Whether service members are here at Edwards, on exercise or deployed, they can expect to find the same or very similar prices at Army & Air Force Exchange Service facilities worldwide. The practice is known as pricing parity and the prices for products available around the world are established
Feb. 25, 2013 Leadership highlights Edwards at AV Business Outlook Conference Brig. Gen. Michael T. Brewer, 412th Test Wing commander, talks with David McBride, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center director, at the Antelope Valley Board of Trade Business Outlook Conference Feb. 22 at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds in Lancaster, Calif. Both Brewer and McBride gave presentations
Feb. 25, 2013 Prevent nests to keep nuisance birds away Despite the pleasures of watching birds or hearing their songs, sometimes living in close proximity with birds can be a hassle - ravens get into trash cans, a blackbird might dive bomb the family dog and house finches may start raising their young right next to a shiny new car.Birds frequent areas
Feb. 22, 2013 412th MDG offers tips to reduce appointment line hold times Scheduling a medical appointment with a healthcare provider can sometimes be a frustrating task for patients. Whether its long hold times due to high call volume or the inability to get an appointment that meets the patient's needs in a timely manner, frustration can sometimes carry over to the