Edwards AFB News

  • Hypersonic CTF oversight shifts to Arnold EDC

    The Hypersonic Combined Test Force here saw a shift in leadership today, as oversight of the unit was transferred to the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. According to Maj. Dick Wong, director of the Hypersonic CTF, the change was directed by Maj. Gen.

  • I just want to celebrate

    It's party time! From Thanksgiving to New Year's, the holiday celebrations are happening everywhere. We all think of this time as one of the most joyful seasons, but it's also the time to pay greater attention to safety. During the past two holiday campaign seasons, 75 percent of the fatalities were

  • 'I once caught a fish THIS big!'

    About 200 children and volunteers descended upon Branch Pond Nov. 17 for a Family Fishing Derby.  Keono, 7, poses with his dad, Master Sgt. Paul Smith, 412th Maintenance Logistics Squadron.  Keono caught the largest fish that day, a carp.  Several organizations stepped up to help support the event.

  • Idaho students study Edwards B-52

    Seven students and a professor from the University of Idaho visited several organizations at Edwards on Tuesday for a subsystem evaluation on the B-52 Stratofortress.The University of Idaho students are currently attending a graduate level course, called Advanced Human Factors, and were assigned to

  • In the 'Baron' desert

    Travis Sutphen, Edwards Aero Club certified flight instructor, steps to the Aero Club's newest acquisition, a T-42A Baron, tail number N7073X, June 17. The T-42A was picked up from Albuquerque, N.M., on June 13. The T-42A is a military version of the Baron 95-B55 for use by the United States Army as

  • Inaugural event promotes desert safety

    Booths, displays and information stations designed to give Team Edwards the summer lowdown on the high desert on how to live, work and play safely in this sometimes hostile environment marked the base's inaugural Desert Safety Day, Wednesday in the Base Exchange food court.Event organizers hope to