Jan. 23, 2014 Local small business, Edwards Airman demonstrate the gift of giving For a group of students at Desert High School who are part of the wrestling program, not only are they learning the intricacies of the sport but a valuable life lesson - the manner of giving is worth more than the gift.On Jan. 21, the DHS wrestling team was surprised with a donation of warm-up
April 26, 2016 Local STEM clubs receive grants courtesy of ITEA Desert High School's Scorpion Robotics club was joined by names like the Science Jets, Cyberpatriots and Team 399 Eagles Robotics, for the 2016 Antelope Valley Chapter of the International Test and Evaluation Association Grants Luncheon held April 21.About $7,500 in grants were given to seven local
March 8, 2016 Local support groups lend helping hand to complete Eagle Scout project. Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1328 helped a local Life Scout, a Desert High School junior, improve the baseball facilities at DHS.Life Scout Tristen Nelson was looking to raise money to renovate the outfield fence at DHS as an Eagle Scout project. Staff Sgt. Michael Burd, AFSA Chapter 1328
Nov. 2, 2015 Local utilities, 412th CE enlighten public on energy savings Energy Action Month at Edwards wrapped up Oct. 28 with a visit from local utilities Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric. The two power companies were joined by members of the 412th Civil Engineering Group who sponsored the event, and the Exchange, which showed off some energy
March 5, 2014 Lockdown! Exercise prepares base for active shooter incident Early Tuesday morning, 412th Test Wing Headquarters was surprised by an exercise involving an active shooter. The shooter, armed with an ammo-less paintball gun, was facing a lay-off. He first targeted his supervisor then "opened fire" on rooms full of unsuspecting people. "After he hit the
Oct. 1, 2009 Lockheed Martin ‘Makes a Difference’ at DHS Sitting dilapidated behind the school, the Desert High tennis courts seemed all but lost until Lockheed Martin decided they wanted to make a difference. For their annual Make a Difference Day community volunteer project this year, Lockheed Martin employees from Edwards decided to refurbish the
Aug. 3, 2017 Lockheed vice president lauds F-35 workforce Jeff Babione, Lockheed Martin F-35 executive vice president and general manager, visited the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force July 20 and hosted an all hands event in one of the ITF’s hangars. Babione praised the ITF’s important achievement of carrying out the system development and
May 10, 2010 Lockheed, F-22 CTF workers donate food to Edwards Main Chapel Employees from Lockheed Martin and the F-22 Combined Test Force donated a truckload of canned goods to the Edwards Community Chapel food pantry program, May 7.The Lockheed Martin employees have been taking part in an employee engagement campaign for the past month, which entailed employees of the
June 6, 2016 Long line at the gas station A KC-10 Extender refuels an F-35A from the 461st Flight Test Squadron while a B-2 stealth bomber (bottom) and three F-16s wait their turn in this recently released photo. The planes were on various test missions when they all flocked to the KC-10 to refuel in midair via the tanker's boom. The B-2 is
Jan. 8, 2015 Longtime Edwards historian passes Former Air Force Flight Test Center historian Dr. James Young died peacefully in Los Angeles, Dec. 19, 2014. He was 71.A memorial service was held Jan. 5 at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.Young was an accomplished writer and documentary film maker, producing 23 full-length video documentaries and over