Edwards AFB News

  • Housing Privatization meeting set for April 24

    Housing Privatization meetings will be held April 24 at the Base Theater. There will be two meetings, the first being 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the next from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. All Base Housing residents of Edwards are highly encouraged to attend one of the meetings.Base leadership wants all of the

  • Housing replacement program moves forward

    The first phase of Edwards' housing replacement program is well underway. Progress can be seen everyday as slabs are poured, framing goes up and even some roofs and windows are appearing on the 55 homes being built in Mesquite Meadows for junior enlisted personnel.The 33 four-bedroom single units

  • How Air Force and Plant 42 overcame odds to revive damaged B-2

    Four years ago, a B-2 Spirit, tail number 89-0129, also known as the Spirit of Georgia experienced an incident resulting in significant damage to the bomber and raising serious questions about its future. What followed was a remarkable display of teamwork, ingenuity, and determination culminating in

  • How 'bout a lift?

    Members of the 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron apply lifts to the B-52 on display at Edwards AFB's North Gate Aug. 6, to relieve pressure from its aging wheels and landing gear. Lifting the bomber is one of many stages  Team Edwards' project volunteers are undertaking to restore the B-52. See

  • How does high blood pressure cause stroke?

    Did you know that one in every three U.S. adults has suffered from high blood pressure, a major risk factor for stroke? And, stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.Those facts came straight from the American Stroke Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

  • How much ya bench?

    Team Edwards members were given the chance to flex their muscles March 2 at the Rosburg Fitness Center’s Bench Press and Powerlifting Competition. Participants were able to compete in three events: the bench press, squat and deadlift. The event was about strength and training and the winners were

  • How to ski safely, prevent injuries

    Surrounding Edwards, there are five to eight different locations to go skiing within a two hours. Skiing and snowboarding, downhill or alpine is considered a safe sport, accounting for an average of 34 deaths a year, or 0.69 fatalities per million, that is however, providing skiers were have proper

  • Hughes assumes command of 95th AMDS

    Lt. Col. Kathryn Hughes assumes command of the 95th Aerospace Medicine Squadron July 7. Joining Team Edwards from residency at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks-City Base, Texas, Hughes takes over for Lt. Col. Kathleen Jones. Jones is moving on to command the 633rd AMDS at Joint Base