Edwards AFB News

  • 412th TW tests Global Hawk with alternative fuel for first time

    An RQ-4 Global Hawk completed a 32-hour flight test using an alternative fuel mixture, Nov. 23.The 412th Test Wing's Global Vigilance Combined Test Force's Block 20 Global Hawk took off at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 22 and became the first remotely piloted aircraft to fly using the Fischer-Tropsch Synthetic

  • 412th TW unveils annual award winners at banquet

    The 412th Test Wing held their 2014 Annual Awards banquet Feb. 13 honoring 17 individuals and one team. The theme this year at the dinner was "Back to the Future" and was held at Club Muroc. Team Edwards congratulates all the winners!Airman of the YearAirman 1st Class Frankki Allen, 412th Operations

  • 412th TW welcomes Dertien, bids farewell to Dunlop

    With an F-35 Lightning II on the left and an F-22 Raptor on the right, base leadership and members of the Team Edwards workforce watched the 412th Test Wing receive a new commander during a change of command ceremony in Hangar 1600, March 19.By relinquishing the 412th TW guidon to Brig. Gen. Robert

  • 412th TW welcomes new command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Christopher S. McCollor has assumed the role as 412th Test Wing command chief following the retirement of Chief Master Sgt. Mark S. Brejcha."I am humbled to be part of the Team Edwards legacy and genuinely excited about the future; not so much the machines as the men and women who

  • 412th TW, 95th ABW undergo AFMC logisitics standardization inspection

    The 412th Maintenance Group and the 95th Air Base Wing will undergo an inspection by the Air Force Materiel Command's Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team Monday through April 20. The purpose of this inspection is to look at four fundamental maintenance processes -- maintenance management,

  • 412th TW, Airmen receive Aviation Resource Management awards

    Edwards 412th Test Wing continues to shine after being awarded the 2009 Sergeant Millard D. "Dee" Cambell Aviation Resource Management Team of the Year Award in the large unit category. Outstanding ARM awards for senior noncommissioned officer, noncommissioned officer and airman of the year, also

  • 413th FLTG commander tours Edwards

    Col. Jerry Byars (left), 413th Flight Test Group commander, and Brig. Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr., Air Force Test Center commander, prepare to step to their aircraft. Colonel Byars was here to give General Bunch his T-38 check ride March 5, 2013. Byars was also here to visit with reservists from the 370th

  • 416th FLTS changes hands

    Col. Christopher Spinelli, 412th Operations Group commander, handed the 416th Flight Test Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Scott Fann during a change of command ceremony June 1 in Hangar 1207. Fann takes over from Lt. Col. Chris Keithley. Fann was previously the deputy commander of the 412th Operations

  • 416th FLTS first AFMC unit to participate at Red Flag

    The 416th Flight Test Squadron "Skulls" conquered the vast bombing and gunnery ranges of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., as they participated in Red Flag 09-2 from Jan. 26 to Feb. 6, marking the first time an Air Force Materiel Command unit has ever deployed and participated in the