Edwards AFB News

  • Exchange Online Savings Club Membership has Its privileges

    Want to know the best online deals that your Exchange is offering? How about getting your hands on coupons that are offered to a limited few? Or maybe you'd just like to win some great prizes. If any of those options are appealing, then the Exchange Online Savings Club is right for you.The Exchange

  • DeCA begins rollout of Commissary Rewards Card

    The Defense Commissary Agency is making progress in its rollout of the Commissary Rewards Card that will soon allow customers to access and redeem digital coupons at all of its stores.Testing began Aug. 8 at the Fort Lee Commissary, Va., eventually moving to 30 stores by the end of the month. DeCA

  • Suicide Prevention: Risks and Warnings

    Before intervention.Before support.Even before treatment ... there is prevention.Tragically, 36,000 lives are lost to suicide each year in the U.S. Tens of thousands more attempt suicide. Every day, families, friends, coworkers and neighbors lose someone they care about. Intervention, support and

  • Flu shots to be available for civilians as well as military

    For the second year in a row, Air Force Materiel Command will make the influenza (flu) vaccine available to its civilian workforce. This is in addition to the flu vaccine for military and TRICARE beneficiaries.There is a limited quantity of the flu vaccine purchased for the AFMC Civilian Workforce

  • Space Shuttle Endeavour to make final ferry flight over Edwards, AV

    Space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop NASA's modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, will make the final ferry flight of the Space Shuttle Program era when it departs Monday, Sept. 17, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida headed to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).On Oct. 11, 2011, NASA

  • Edwards defender donates supplies, helps local school start year off right

    It was a year ago when Staff Sgt. Devon Sumter, a Pass and Identification clerk with the 412th Security Forces Squadron, sought out to bestow Irving L. Branch elementary school students and teachers who were starting off the school year with a generous amount of school supplies that were donated to

  • There at the beginning: Celebrating 15 years of F-22 flight

    Lt. Col. Daron Drown, 411th Flight Test Squadron commander, recognizes F-22 Combined Test Force members who supported the first flight of the F-22 Raptor during a ceremony Sept. 7. From left to right: Brent Stenseth, Jeff Thoman, Cheryl Hamblin, Richard Paquette and Herminia Hernandez. All five

  • Edwards AFB Exchange "shuttles" increased selection to Fort Irwin

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is delivering increased selection, savings and service with its "Shuttle Program."To ensure military families living and working near Fort Irwin, Calif., and Edwards Air Force Base enjoy the same selection as those at Travis AFB, Calif., merchandise can be