July 24, 2012 Hurts one, affects all: Team Edwards invited to hear 'A Marine's Story' The Edwards community is invited to hear "A Marine's Story," told by Mary Lauterbach, a courageous mother who tragically lost her daughter in 2007 after a sexual assault. The event will be held August 10 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Base Theater.Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach was brutally murdered in
July 24, 2012 2013 TRICARE Prime enrollment fees announced The fiscal year 2013 TRICARE Prime enrollment fees for uniformed service retirees and their families go into effect Oct. 1, 2012. The Prime enrollment fees for 2013 are $269.28 for retirees, and $538.56 for retirees and their family members.Survivors of active duty deceased sponsors and uniformed
July 24, 2012 Edwards AFB Commissary supports Feds Feed Families Commissaries are once again playing a key role as government agencies and organizations across the United States support the 2012 Feds Feed Families food drive campaign, which runs through Aug. 31. Military customers and federal employees can donate nonperishable food and personal hygiene items to
July 24, 2012 One step at a time Sept. 15, Team Edwards will send four Airmen to run the Air Force Marathon in Dayton, Ohio. The four Airmen make up half of the Air Force Materiel Command's team and will give it their all to make sure the trophy stays with the command after last year's success.One of those runners is Capt. Joshua
July 24, 2012 Small businesses showcase capabilities during Edwards Vendor Fair As part of the base's ongoing commitment to enhance the partnership between small businesses and base contracting and acquisition personnel, the Air Force Test Center Small Business Programs Office hosted the 2012 Edwards Air Force Base Vendor Fair July 18. Approximately 40 small businesses were on
July 23, 2012 Environmental Management, 31st TES team to educate about wildlife Edwards Air Force Base Environmental Management and the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron visited the Base Exchange July 19 in an effort to educate the community about the base's wildlife. As part of the 101 Critical Days of Summer, the wildlife safety event provided pamphlets on not feeding the
July 20, 2012 AFTC Commander's Welcome Team,On the 18th of July we celebrated the beginning of an exciting journey as a unified team in the newly designated Air Force Test Center. The realignment of the 96th Test Wing to the Air Force Test Center in a ceremony Wednesday was the final realignment and for the first time, all aspects of the
July 20, 2012 Foreign visitors to Edwards AFB "The more things change, the more they stay the same." That old saying will come to fit many policies and procedures as Edwards progresses through realignment. One such policy concerns foreign visitors. Charlene Baker of the Foreign Disclosure Office offers the following guidance. "As a reminder all
July 19, 2012 Edwards AFB Base Exchange committed to offering best possible price on or offline According to a recent article by PC World, more than half of U.S. adult mobile phone owners used a handset for shopping assistance while in stores during the 2011 holiday season. Additionally, a quarter of these shoppers went online to see if they could find a better price for a product they were
July 19, 2012 Second quarter military justice actions Nonjudicial punishment is a tool that provides commanders with an essential and swift means of maintaining good order and discipline. It also promotes behavior changes in servicemembers without the stigma of a court-martial conviction.A suspension is the postponement of the application of all or