Edwards AFB News

  • Holiday fire safety

    Decorating homes and businesses is a longstanding tradition around the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire. Based on data from the National Fire Protection Association, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 170 home fires per each year,

  • Holiday fire safety tips

    Decorating your homes and business offices is a long-standing tradition around the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire and decorative items such as electric lights, candles, wreaths and paper/plastic materials can become more of a hazard than

  • Holiday Fire Safety: Thanksgiving

    The kitchen is the heart of the home, especially at Thanksgiving. Kids love to be involved in preparations. Safety in the kitchen is important, especially on Thanksgiving Day when there is a lot of activity and people at home.

  • Holiday greetings

    Col. Norman West, commander of the 412th Medical Group, and his wife Michelle greet the crowds on Lancaster Boulevard during the Lancaster Christmas Parade Dec. 2. West was representing the 412th Test Wing and Edwards Air Force Base.Driving the Humvee is Senior Airman Nathan Dunn, an explosive

  • Holiday season poses DUI risks

    With the holiday season almost here, the Drug Demand Reduction office wants to remind Team Edwards about ways to prevent incidents resulting from people driving under the influence. As of December, the base has had 10 DUI cases, including military and civilian personnel. "Team Edwards can never let

  • Holiday shoppers and travelers advised to stay alert

    As the holidays approach, shoppers and travelers are advised to maintain a heightened state of awareness to avoid becoming a victim of criminal activity. While transiting malls, shops, airports, amusement parks, public attractions, and other large gatherings, it is recommended by safety

  • Holocaust survivor 'owes life' to America

    The 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron hosted a Comprehensive Airmen Fitness Day Burger Burn at the Base Theater Aug. 20. CAF day is about exploring the physical mental and spiritual aspects of personal resiliency. Guest speaker, Jewish holocaust survivor Albert Rosa, shared his story of resiliency

  • Holocaust survivor to speak at AFFT Museum

    Albert Rosa will be speaking at the Air Force Flight Test Museum March 6 at 10:30 a.m. This event is open to all base personnel. Rosa is a holocaust survivor and tells a fascinating tale of survival and resiliency during his time as a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz during the Nazi occupation of

  • Home cooked dinners for all dorm residents

    Since the closing of the Joshua Tree Inn Dining Facility, Team Edwards has hosted bi-monthly dorm dinners at the chapel 1 annex. This is done to provide hot, nutritious meals to Airmen and Marine dormitory residents. "When the Dining Facility closed, the base community as a whole worried about how

  • Hometown News Release Program goes online

    Airmen on base can now submit hometown news releases online though the Edwards website. Hometown news releases are designed to help Airmen showcase their accomplishments and worldwide activities through print and electronic news. "The online program is highly recommended amongst all Department of