June 15, 2011 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
March 3, 2015 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
April 25, 2016 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
May 20, 2019 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
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