Edwards AFB News

  • Committed to safety, mishap prevention

    Before returning to flight operations, Team Edwards welcomed the new year with the annual Back in the Saddle briefing Jan. 7, focusing on safety, teamwork and mishap prevention.After spending time with friends and families during the holiday season, Back in the Saddle has helped the Edwards

  • Community Support Coordinators focus on resiliency

    Amid a challenging fiscal and personnel climate, the Air Force recently created a Community Support Coordinator position at 71 Air Force installations to help Airmen and their families withstand, recover from and grow in the face of stressors and changing demands.The position was developed to

  • Cervical Cancer: 4 risks you don't know

    You might know that getting regular Pap tests is the number one way to protect against cervical cancer ... but are you at high risk?Cervical cancer occurs most often in women older than 30 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It used to be the leading cause of

  • The Judge Advocate General's Corps announces law school programs

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program are being accepted from Jan. 1 through March1, 2013. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. The number of FLEP and ELP applicants selected in any academic year is determined based on the needs of the Air Force. "Our

  • December promotions

    Forty enlisted members from Team Edwards made their next prospective ranks during the final month of 2013. The Airmen were celebrated during the monthly promotion ceremony held at Club Muroc Dec. 28.  Congratulations to all who were promoted! To Senior Master Sgt.:Michael S. Kuhn, 412th Aircraft

  • MILITARY STAR® Card strengthens troops' return on investment

    The convenience and use of bank-issued debit and credit cards at Exchanges cost the military community dearly last year. In fact, Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers who swiped a bank-issued card this year have ended up generating more than $62 million in fees. "A dual mission to provide

  • Exchange opens doors to local vendors

    While the economy may have forced some retailers to scale back on merchandise or services, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is actively seeking the assistance of local businesses to increase the product selection troops and their families find at their Exchange."Some shoppers drive up to 40

  • Real-world projects prepare students for future flight test

    When students arrive at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, they enter as the top operational pilots, navigators and engineers from the USAF, sister services and allies. After completing the intense year-long master's program, they emerge as the next generation of elite test professionals

  • F-35 'pushes the envelope'

    The F-35 Integrated Test Force made significant progress expanding the flight envelope of the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant over the past few months with numerous successes in High Angle of Attack (AoA) flight test, with the completion of the first intentional departure of

  • 'Moonlighters' bid farewell to its last CH-46

    Marines from the Marine Aircraft Group 41, Detachment Alpha and the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764, known as the 'Moonlighters,' were in full force Dec. 19 to bid farewell to the squadron's last CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter as it departed Edwards Air Force Base for the last time. The CH-46 Sea