Edwards AFB News

  • Love for flying kept last KC-135 flight engineer flying for decades

    After a career that has spanned almost four decades, the last Air Force flight engineer for the KC-135 Stratotanker is set to retire at Edwards. Master Sgt. Robert Self joined the U.S. Marine Corps in November 1978 and will wrap up his military career next month as a full-time Air Force Reservist

  • Love is in the air: Edwards engineers get engaged at tower

    Edwards is known as the premier location for improving today’s military aircraft and the development of the aircraft capabilities of tomorrow, which makes U.S. air power second to none. However, when it comes to love and romance, Edwards might not be first on most people’s list. That may have

  • LPGA pro swings by Muroc Lake Golf Course

    Professional golfer Katelyn Sepmoree was invited to drop by Muroc Lake Golf Course and conduct some one-on-one lessons Aug. 18-19. Sepmoree is a Ladies Professional Golf Association player who played college golf at the University of Texas. Sepmoree was invited out to Edwards for two days as part

  • Lt Gen Kowalski visits Edwards, 419th FLTS

    (Left) Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, speaks to Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, after participating in a Combat Network Communications Technology demonstration on an Edwards B-52 Stratofortress that was upgraded

  • Luck o' the Irish works for Desert Eagle leprechaun contest winner

    Steve Zapka, 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs deputy director, hands Christina Lane a $25 gift card to Starbucks after she won the Desert Eagle leprechaun contest. Mrs. Lane counted all 11 leprechauns in the March 18 issue of the Desert Eagle and was the first to comment on the Edwards Air Force

  • Luncheon highlights unlimited opportunities for women

    Ninety-five years ago, American women achieved full voting rights under the U.S. Constitution by passage of the 19th Amendment. Today, Aug. 26 has been designated Women's Equality Day to commemorate that historic event. At Edwards, celebration took place in the form of a luncheon at Club Muroc

  • MacSparran takes over 412th AMDS

    Lt. Col. Kathryn Hughes (right) applauds after Lt. Col. Patricia MacSparran officially assumed command of the 412th Aerospace Medicine Squadron during a ceremony July 25 at Club Muroc.  Hughes relinquished command of the squadron to MacSparran. The 412th AMDS is responsible for treating 412th Test

  • MAG DET wins playoff game against 31st TES, 40-35

    The Marine Aircraft Group Detachment managed to squeeze by the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, 40-35, in the first intramural basketball playoff game at the Rosburg Fitness Center here Monday. Leading the way in the first half for the MAG DET was Buster Evans with two three-pointers and an