March 18, 2022 Fighting Corrosion: One airplane wash at a time Have you ever wondered what it was like to wash aircraft on Edwards Air Force Base? Tech. Sgt. William Horne says F-16 maintenance crews wash the aircraft so no serious problems arise.
March 17, 2022 Reserve Airman makes history with first USAF-piloted eVTOL vehicle flight Capt. Terrance McKenna, the test and experimentation lead for Agility Prime and a C-5 and T-38 pilot with the 370th Flight Test Squadron (FLTS), an Air Force Reserve Command unit out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, made history with first USAF-piloted eVTOL vehicle flight.
March 17, 2022 Reserve Airman makes history with first USAF-piloted eVTOL vehicle flight Just south of his home in Brooklyn, New York, a young Terrence McKenna spent much of his childhood in Prospect Park tossing around wooden gliders and flying remote-controlled airplanes, each aircraft more complex and capable than the last.By the early 2000s, McKenna came across an ad for flying
March 16, 2022 Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band rocks Edwards Air Force Base Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band performed a free concert at Wings Field on Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 11, to show their support for the military. The free concert was sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation and was open to all Edwards AFB Airmen, civilians and family members with
March 15, 2022 Edwards AFB celebrates Engineers Week Engineers on Edwards Air Force Base, California, joined thousands of their colleagues around the world in celebrating Engineers Week, Feb. 22-25.
March 14, 2022 People are key to defending installations, missions from small UAS threats Tiny in size, low cost and increasingly abundant, small unmanned aircraft systems pose a big threat to military operations and installations worldwide.
March 14, 2022 SOAR helps teen rise to challenges of military life Christeen Greenwell is an Airman, military spouse and the mother of a teen. She’s also one of the founders of a resiliency program for teens at Edwards Air Force Base called Support, Outreach, Action, Resilience. SOAR was created in the aftermath of two teen deaths by suicide in 2020 – one of whom
March 10, 2022 Renowned test pilot Bob Cardenas dies Famed test pilot, retired Brig. Gen. Robert “Bob” Cardenas has died in San Diego, California. He was 102.
March 9, 2022 412th Medical Group Participates in Combat Medevac Joint Training Medical personnel from the 412th Medical Group continued to participate in joint training with Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2916th Aviation Battalion, 916th Support Brigade, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 3.
March 9, 2022 Edwards Air Force Base honors STEM volunteers with the Commander's Appreciation and Recognition Event (CARE) The Commander's Appreciation and Recognition Event (CARE) is an annual event held March 4 at Edwards AFB. CARE is a event Brig. Gen. Matthew Higer utilizes to express his appreciation to our STEM volunteers.