Historic Flight: AETC commander becomes first non-test pilot to fly T-7A Red Hawk

On a clear spring morning over the Mojave Desert, Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, made history as the first non-test pilot to fly the T-7A Red Hawk. The milestone flight took place April 30 at Edwards Air Force Base, underscoring the program’s

Historic unit reactivated to support F-35 Joint Strike Fighter operation

The Air Force Flight Test Center resurrected a historic squadron to become the first unit to support the Joint Strike Fighter Oct. 27 here.The reactivation ceremony for the 461st Flight Test Squadron was held in the JSF Integrated Test Force facilities with a full-scale model of the F-35 Joint

History in transit

The twin tail sections from a disassembled C-119B “Flying Boxcar” are positioned for loading onto A C-5 Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, on the flightline of Edwards Air Force Base, California, Dec. 19. The C-5 was loaded with the majority of the disassembled aircraft for transportation

History of the Boom: Edwards AFB Air Show revisits the history of Supersonic Flight

Edwards Air Force Base, has staged test flights for generations of the Air Force's most advanced aircraft. While it has been testing US military aircraft since the mid-1940s, the Bell XS-1's supersonic flight in the Mojave Desert made Edwards famous and paved the way for decades of flying

History office plays key role in OCP emblem-to-patch conversion

Since early recorded history, warring tribes often carried banners or flags marked with emblems to represent factions and motivate their warriors to fight for the cause. It is to this historical tradition that we can trace the evolution of military emblems and patches. As the Air Force begins

Hitting a long shot on Lucky 13

If you've been planning on taking driving lessons from Muroc Lake golf pro Ricky Lanning you'd better hurry, because what Mike Strickler did last Friday afternoon may soon have Ricky's rates going way up.During Friday's inaugural Civil Service golf tournament held at Muroc Lake, Strickler lined up

HMM-764 commander rides into sunset

Holiday cheer can quickly turn to fire, fear

Decorating homes and businesses is a long-standing tradition around the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase the risk of fire. An estimated 250 home fires involving Christmas trees and another 170 involving holiday and other decorative lighting result in 21 deaths and

Holiday cookies help create sense of home for dorm residents

Like a well-oiled machine, over 30 volunteers worked a cookie assembly line, sorting, packing and stacking dozens of homemade cookies on trays as part of the Airman and Family Readiness Center's annual Dorm Dweller's Cookie Drive, Dec. 8.Members of the Edwards community were invited to bake as many

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