March 12, 2013 412th SFS make come back to win intramural basketball championship The 412th Security Forces Squadron recently claimed the 2013 Intramural Basketball Championship March 7 at the Rosburg Fitness Center with back-to-back games over the first-place seeded team, the 412th Force Support Squadron.After initially losing to the 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in the
March 12, 2013 Edwards begins F-35 operational testing Edwards entered a new phase of testing on the F-35 Lightning II program with the arrival March 6 of the first two operational test aircraft.Team members from Air Combat Command's 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, a tenant unit here, will determine how to best tactically operate the F-35A
March 12, 2013 Edwards leadership reiterates protections provided for employees who seek mental health care In 2012, the Department of Defense released guidance for employees who had concerns regarding how their mental health history could adversely affect their security clearance. This guidance emphasized that the U.S. Government recognizes the vital importance of mental health and advocates the
March 11, 2013 Volunteer to help others, become a Resilience Trainer Assistant Resilience Trainer Assistants are currently needed to complement the newly-certified and trained Edwards AFB Master Resilience Trainers.Volunteer RTAs will assist the MRTs by being the "go-to" person in their specific organizations and will be advisers to their commanders on all aspects of
March 11, 2013 Speckled Trout reemerges, Team Edwards invited to up close, personal look The Speckled Trout has returned.The 412th Flight Test Squadron's highly-modified KC-135 returns home after a year-long maintenance overhaul at Greenville, Texas. "A/C 63-7980 'Speckled Trout' was in Periotic Depot Maintenance getting a complete exterior refurb, and a partial interior refurb," said
March 11, 2013 Apple App store offering TSP App not sanctioned by TSP A free iPhone App, TSP Funds, currently being offered through the Apple App Store asks Thrift Savings Plan participants for their account login information. This app is not being offered through the TSP and the TSP does not recommend using this application to access your TSP account. Providing this
March 11, 2013 Edwards BX to remain open during sequester Despite sequestration, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service does not foresee any changes to its day-to-day operations."We expect Exchange facilities to be fully functional throughout the sequester," said the Exchange's Chief of Staff Col. Thomas Ockenfels. "We continue to remain flexible as we help
March 8, 2013 From the palm of your hand, find out what's going on at Edwards Members of the Edwards community have a new tool to let them know what's going on around base. The My Military Communities is a mobile application that centralizes all of Edwards' community events, organizations and services right in your pocket for smartphones.MyMC2 lists activities happening on
March 8, 2013 AF cuts aviation support at public events As the U.S. Air Force braces for potential sequester, leadership has cancelled all aviation support to public events for at least the remainder of the fiscal year and is standing down the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team to save flying hours to support readiness needs. Effective today,
March 8, 2013 Exchange offers pricing parity Whether servicemembers are at home, 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 centrally.