Edwards AFB News

  • These tips can help people survive holiday eating frenzy

    The holiday season is a time to celebrate with family and friends and often any attempt at healthy eating becomes challenging, and instead, we conveniently forget about our health and diet, and then we overindulge in every way possible. With a little preparation, you'll be ready to face any holiday

  • Class 2012-A graduates from Airman Leadership School

    The Airman Leadership School graduated 24 Airmen in its latest graduation ceremony, Dec. 7.Senior airmen who attend ALS are taught how to effectively communicate and develop professionally, with the intention of becoming valuable leaders.Congratulations to the graduates of Class 2012-A:-Senior

  • This month in Edwards history

    Dec. 2, 1941 - Curtiss test pilot J. Harvey Gray completed the first flight of the company's CW-24B from the lake bed near what is now North Base. A pusher-prop design with swept wings and nose-mounted canards, the CW-24B was a flying mockup concept demonstrator for the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender which

  • 95th FSS lights the way to holiday fun!

    The 95th Force Support Squadron hosted the annual Edwards Tree Lighting Ceremony Dec. 7. In keeping with tradition, there was snow to be played in and hot chocolate to warm the soul. Members from across the community came out to enjoy the fun.

  • Edwards athlete performs at highest level

    Staff Sgt. Schameka White, 412th Operations Support Squadron Aviation Resource Management, once again earned a spot on the Air Force Women's Softball Team for this year's Armed Forces Softball Championship and helped her team win the 2011 title held at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.

  • U.S. Navy Teammate is Edwards Warrior of the Week

    Name:  Andrew JohnsonRank: Petty Officer 2nd ClassRate: Hospital Corpsman Second Class (Air Warfare)Position: Squadron Corpsman Unit: Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764Hometown: Roswell, New Mex.Previous Assignments: VAQ-163, Squadron Corpsman, Atsugi, Japan (Forward deployed on USS Kitty Hawk,

  • Winter Weather Advisory issued for Edwards

    The Edwards weather station is forecasting winter weather conditions consisting of rain and snow mixed-showers, and snow and snow-showers into evening hours of Monday, Dec. 12 and continuing into Tuesday, Dec. 13. For the Edwards area, precipitation will start as rain and will become mixed rain and

  • NASA Dryden to construct new Facilities Support Center

    NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded an $11.2 million contract to Comfort & Hays Electric, Inc. of Long Beach, Calif., for construction of a 38,000-square-foot Facilities Support Center at its main campus at Edwards. The single-story building will provide office and technical spaces for

  • Team Edwards supports area holiday parades

    Edwards AFB leadership participated in Antelope Valley holiday parades, Dec. 3, both representing the base and acting as parade-float judges. Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, attended the Lancaster Christmas Parade down Lancaster Boulevard, Dec. 3. Performing as

  • Public Affairs ensures base, community can "tune in" to Edwards

    Dozens of events take place every day in a community the size of Edwards AFB. From official functions to recreational escapes and sales at the Exchange, news and information flow like a river through the base in an effort to keep people informed.Taking in the information all at once is like drinking