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

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

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

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

Look on the bright side

Looking for a few good men, women hikers

The Team Edwards Hiking Club is looking for a few good men and women to come out and hike Edwards' surrounding areas."The club hikes every other weekend. The next hike is scheduled for Sept. 4 or 5 at Big Pine Canyon, North Fork," Manuel Jaramillo, club organizer said.Hikers interested in

Lookout for Desert Tortoises

The Desert Tortoise is one of the many animals found on Edwards AFB.  Listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, Desert Tortoises are protected from unwarranted harassment or injury. The 412th Civil Engineer Group’s Environmental Management Division would like to remind

Los Angeles County Air Show, Inc. partners with Edwards Air Force Base

The Los Angeles County Air Show, Inc. Board of Directors and senior leadership at the 412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base, have agreed to begin working toward solidifying a formal multi-year partnership to conduct air shows in the region.This partnership paves the way to resume air shows at

Louis Zamperini, a life-long commitment to resiliency

We all have defining moments in life that make or break us and show the world what we're made of. The going gets tough and we are forced to make decisions. They can be grand or small, but they define who we are and what we stand for.Many of us will never know what it is like to be lost at sea for 47

Louis Zampirini to arrive at Base Ops, appear at Base Theater

World War II POW and former Olympian Louis Zamperini will visit Edwards Dec. 10. Zamperini is the subject of the #1 New York Times Best Seller book "Unbroken." Supervisors will hand out tickets to people in their unit to attend his presentation at the Base Theater. If you would like to submit a