Dec. 11, 2012 Edwards lights up holiday nights Base residents, workers and families flocked to the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony Dec. 7, held in front of the Base Exchange. The 412th Force Support Squadron brought in nearly 30 tons of machine-made snow for this year's annual holiday tree lighting ceremony. Units also displayed their
Dec. 11, 2012 13 future NCOs graduate last ALS class of 2012 Congratulations to all those who took their next step in their Air Force careers.Senior Airman Calvin Ford, 31st Test and Evaluation SquadronSenior Airman Trent Cole, 412th Maintenance Logistics SquadronSenior Airman Haley Santos, 412th Comptroller SquadronSenior Airman Brandon Harris, 412th
Dec. 7, 2012 Chill out, don't stress out, this holiday season It's supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. Yet for many, it's anything but that. "If the holidays have you overwhelmed, you are not alone," says TriWest Healthcare Alliance Behavioral Health Educator Kristin Musch. "Expectations are high, to-do lists are long and, often, the budget is
Dec. 7, 2012 Holiday fire safety Decorating homes and businesses is a long-standing tradition around the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire. Based on data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), an estimated 250 home fires
Dec. 6, 2012 Louis Zampirini to arrive at Base Ops, appear at Base Theater World War II POW and former Olympian Louis Zamperini will visit Edwards Dec. 10. Zamperini is the subject of the #1 New York Times Best Seller book "Unbroken." Supervisors will hand out tickets to people in their unit to attend his presentation at the Base Theater. If you would like to submit a
Dec. 5, 2012 Resiliency, a way of life for WWII aviators like Zamperini There was nothing easy about life for those in the Pacific Theater during WWII, especially for B-24 Liberator crew members like Capt. Louis Zamperini. It was risky, the quality of life was minimal at best, and crew members knew if something went wrong, there was a good chance they would never make
Dec. 4, 2012 USAF TPS sends 24 new graduates into test world The United States Air Force Test Pilot School here graduated 24 new test pilots and engineers Dec. 7. The fundamental key to success in aerospace flight test and evaluation is the individual member of the flight test team: the flight test pilot, of course, but nowadays the trained flight test
Dec. 4, 2012 'Tis the season for parades Col. Daniel Daetz, 412th Test Wing vice commander and Col. Amy Arwood, 412th TW director of staff, represented Edwards Air Force Base during two parades Dec. 1. Daetz rode in the annual Lancaster Christmas/Holiday Parade and Arwood rode in the Rosamond Parade of Lights in the evening. Cheif Master
Dec. 3, 2012 Exchange gift cards personalize care packages for every member of family According to a recent National Retail Federation survey, six in 10 shoppers polled said they'd like to receive gift cards this holiday season, the most in the survey's history. Whether in Afghanistan or Alaska, servicemembers also appreciate the value of a gift card during the holidays. Fortunately,
Dec. 3, 2012 31st TES captures flag football championship With the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron Desert Pirates ending the regular flag football season ranked fifth and the 412th Medical Group Desert Medics ranked third, the two underdogs provided a thriller of a game for fans in attendance set to watch the 2012 Edwards flag football intramural