March 13, 2012 Desert Wind 12-2 tests active shooter response capabilities Team Edwards held an Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 27 through 29 to test the base's emergency response capabilities. An Emergency Management Exercise, testing Edwards' response to an active shooter scenario was included in the ORE. Team Edwards successfully demonstrated active shooter
March 13, 2012 95th CS wins AFMC level Information Dominance Awards Four Information Technology professionals from the 95th Communications Squadron were recently notified by Paul Parker, Air Force Materiel Command, Installations and Mission Support director of communications, that they won their respective Information Dominance Awards categories for
March 13, 2012 Branch student emerges winner in tortoise emergence contest Sixth Grader Nora Vik didn't know a lot about desert tortoises when she entered a contest to estimate when a tortoise named Mojave Maxine would emerge from her burrow in Palm Desert, Calif.But thanks to a lucky guess, Nora and the 30 or so other students in her class will be able to get up close and
March 9, 2012 Senior Airman Steven Oliver is Team Edwards Warrior of the Week Name: Steven OliverRank: Senior AirmanDuty Title: 412th Maintenance Group, Weapons Load Crew team memberHometown: Medina, NYWhen did you join the Air Force? March 22, 2009Why did you join? To better my life, to make a difference and to serve my countryWhat do you like most about your job? Getting
March 6, 2012 AF officials announce manpower force structure changes Air Force officials released force structure changes and resulting manpower impacts from the new DoD strategic guidance and fiscal 2013 President's Budget Mar. 6.The fiscal 2013 President's Budget adjusts Air Force military end strength to 501,000, with net reductions of 3,900 Active Duty, 5,100 Air
March 6, 2012 412th TW commander holds enlisted call Col. Dawn Dunlop, 412th Test Wing commander, speaks to TW Airmen at the Base Theater March 5 during an Enlisted Call. Dunlop spoke to her Airmen about topics which included the change in high year tenure, education and using banned substances that could be bought on the local market in legitimate
March 6, 2012 Team Edwards celebrates March promotions Team Edwards recognized its newest promotees during a ceremony in the Base Theater Feb. 29.Promoting to Airman 1st Class:Airman Matthew M. Dumas, 95th Security Forces SquadronPromoting to Senior Airman:Airman 1st Class Brandon K. Anderson, 95th Security Forces SquadronAirman 1st Class Steven M.
March 6, 2012 Desert High students visit Ronald Reagan Library Forty-four Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets and History students from Desert High School visited the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Feb. 10. The library is a nationally recognized historical landmark and the site of President Reagan's tomb. At the
March 6, 2012 MSgt Kelly Carr is Team Edwards Warrior of the Week Name: Kelly CarrRank: Master Sgt.Duty Title: Superintendant, Installation Deployment Readiness CellOffice/ Duty Section: Logistics ReadinessHometown: Swanton, OHWhen did you join the Air Force? I joined the Air Force in 1994, less than year after graduating high school.Why did you join the Air
March 5, 2012 Norwegian representatives visit F-35 Integrated Test Force Team members from the Air Force Flight Test Center and the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force welcomed Norwegian representatives for a visit here Feb. 28 and 29 to provide Norwegian media and Norwegian military officials access to the F-35 Lightning II in order to learn about the