Edwards AFB News

  • Local high schoolers get glimpse of careers in science, technology

    Students from Antelope Valley, Lancaster and Desert High Schools participated in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math-focused tour of Edwards AFB, Jan. 22. Their stops included the Air Force Test Pilot School, the 412th Electronic Warfare Group and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.At the

  • Local law enforcement joins Edwards defenders for training

    Law enforcement representatives from the region met up with 412th Security Forces Squadron members for Behavior Detection and Analysis training. Two iterations of three-day classes occurred Jan. 18-20 and 23-25. The classes were taught by Department of Homeland Security trainers and focused on

  • Local NCO honored by Dodgers

    Tech. Sgt. Robert Sumner, a DOD police officer at U.S. Air Force Plant 42, and an individualized mobilization augmentee with the 412 Security Forces Squadron since 2006, was honored by the Los Angeles Dodgers during a game against the New York Mets Aug. 23.The Dodgers honor active duty and retired

  • Local notice

    The 412th Communications Squadron will assist the Muroc School District to upgrade their microwave antenna/network using the existing 100-foot self-support communications tower at Bldg. 2600. The purpose of the upgrade is to enhance the Muroc School District's local network on Edwards Air Force

  • Local price surveys help Edwards AFB families save money

    With a value proposition of "You Save. We Give Back," and a mission to provide military shoppers with quality goods and services at competitively low prices, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has to work double-time to deliver the savings Airmen have come to expect.Military shoppers trying to

  • Local school meetings open to public

    The Muroc Joint Unified School District is holding meetings open to the public. Below is a list of meetings in March.For more information, or any questions, call the Edwards AFB school liaison officer at 661-277-2456.March 11 Muroc Joint Unified School District Local Control Accountability Plan

  • Local schoolchildren enjoy Earth Day presentations

    Several base organizations, including the 412th Test Wing Environmental Management Office, the 412th Security Forces Squadron, and the 412th Civil Engineer Group Fire Protection Branch, coordinated with the off-base community to set up displays and activities for elementary schoolchildren on base

  • Local Scouts prepare to earn badges

    Boy Scout Troop 247 Scout Master, Scott Spann belays a Boy Scout during a rock climbing training event at the Oasis Community Center on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., May 14. The Scouts are conducting training in order to obtain their badges during testing later this summer. For more information