General Nolan praises base workers at Commander's Call - 'I cannot thank you enough'

In front of a packed house at his first Commander's Call on March 11 at the Base Theater, Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, praised base workers for their hard work and dedication in support of the Air Force mission.The general addressed base military personnel,

General receives second star

General shares vision of Air Force Chaplain Service

There are 2,200 chaplains and enlisted support people from the active and Air Reserve components serving a unique mission in today's Air Force.Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Charles Baldwin, Air Force Chaplain Service chief, visited Edwards March 16 as part of a nationwide tour of five bases in five days.

General Yeager to be inducted into California HOF

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver announced the 2009 inductees to The California Museum's California Hall of Fame Aug. 25. Included in the 12 inductees is Maj. Gen. Chuck Yeager, famed test pilot and first man to break the sound barrier. Conceived by Ms. Shriver, First Lady

Generation of heroes

Colonel Angela Suplisson, Air Force Test Center vice commander (left), speaks to military veterans at a monthly meeting of Coffee4Vets, a non-profit veterans support organization. The meeting was held at Crazy Otto’s restaurant in Lancaster, California, Oct. 24. Suplisson said she was so impressed

Geographical information just a few mouse clicks away

With just a few clicks of a mouse, workers can use the base Geographic Information System to display maps of roads, buildings, utilities, elevation, environmental factors and much more. The GIS is an interactive mapping and spatial analysis program capable of displaying images containing one to

Get ready for Spring Clean-Up Week, April 21-25

Brig. Gen. Douglas P. Wickert, 412th Test Wing commander, announced Spring Clean-Up Week will be April 21-25 and called on all base personnel to participate.

Get to work at little cost

Edward Air Force Base’s workforce has been saving thousands of dollars annually, while preventing millions of pounds of carbon dioxide to pollute the air since 2017 – thanks to the Department of Transportation’s Mass Transportation Benefit Program (MTBP) program.

Girls volleyball wins first title, moves on to regional while football team's season ends

The Desert High School girls volleyball team defeated Summit High School (Fontana) Nov. 21 to become the California Interscholastic Foundation-Southern Section Division 4A champion. The match was played at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California.The Scorpions beat Summit 3-0 earning their first

Give blood. Help save lives.

Medical staff from The American Red Cross will host a blood drive at Edwards Air Force Base, California, slated for March 1 and 2. The blood drive is seeking 18 more donors for Tuesday and 42 more for Wednesday, in order to reach their goals.