Dec. 12, 2011 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.
Dec. 12, 2011 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,
Dec. 12, 2011 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
Dec. 6, 2011 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
Dec. 6, 2011 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
Dec. 6, 2011 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
Dec. 6, 2011 AFFTC says farewell to its top civilian With family, friends and colleagues assembled in Hangar 1600, Thomas Berard, the Air Force Flight Test Center's executive director, said farewell to Edwards after 33 years of federal service in his retirement ceremony, Dec. 2.Berard began his career here at Edwards in 1979 working as a mathematician
Dec. 5, 2011 Edwards says goodbye to two military working dogs -- gone but not forgotten He carefully but thoroughly searched an abandoned bunker halfway around the world thought to house insurgent activity. Then taking point in the pursuit of an unidentified enemy, Telin confidently led the squad of troops through a desert trail, following footprints in the dirt. Telin didn't carry a
Dec. 5, 2011 Edwards Airmen put 'Service Before Self' into practice Airmen from Edwards and Los Angeles AFB demonstrated "Service Before Self" is more than an Air Force core value -- it's a way of life. Veterans Day presented the Airmen with a break from the duty day, but it didn't stop them from serving their country or their community.Capt. Ronald Aung, a flight
Dec. 5, 2011 Edwards Education Center accelerates career progression Educational development is a pillar of today's Air Force. It seems to receive more emphasis every year, including Air Force Materiel Command designating this the year of the Community College of the Air Force. The Education Center -- part of the Airman's Campus on base -- is a great asset to the