Edwards AFB News

  • Memorial service scheduled for officer

    A memorial service will be held for Maj. Benjamin Meier, Friday, Oct. 9, in Hangar 1810 at 11 a.m.Meier was assigned to the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron as an F-35 pilot.The service is open to those with base access.Meier was struck by a vehicle while running on base the morning of Sept. 28. He

  • Memorial set for DHS student

    A memorial will be held to celebrate the life of 16-year-old Christopher Alan Ricker who was one of two young Team Edwards family members killed in an automobile accident June 30. Ricker was a student at Desert Junior-Senior High School on Edwards.  The memorial service will be held 3 p.m., July 12

  • Memorials scheduled for Casey Donohue

    A memorial service for Casey Donohue will be held at Quartz Hill Four Square Church, Saturday, Nov. 20., at noon.  The church is located at 6015 West Avenue J-8, at 60th St. W. and J-8.  For more information, call (661) 943-1074.Edwards will hold an on-base memorial service Nov. 22, at 10 a.m. in

  • Men on a hot tin roof: Benefield Anechoic Facility getting some work done

    Whether it’s made of tin or not, the roof of the Benefield Anechoic Facility is getting a makeover. The 412th Civil Engineer Group is overseeing a roof upgrade for the unique building. According to the 412th CEG, workers can be seen high above the base for roughly 45-50 days depending on heat and

  • Mentorship a 'fundamental responsibility' for senior leaders

    Selina Carr-McEwen, 412th Test Wing Financial Management budget analyst, was stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy, as a military spouse when she began to feel that her career was on hold. It was only two years since she graduated with a masters degree in 2008, but she was beginning to feel lost."In

  • Mercury Blvd. closure

    Due to Edwards AFB flight test operations, Mercury Blvd. at the southern portion of the base will be closed Monday, Aug. 27, through Thursday, August 30, from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Motorists are advised to plan accordingly.

  • Message to department from Secretary of Defense

    To all Department of Defense personnel,For more than a year and a half, the president, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and I have repeatedly voiced our deep concerns over the half a trillion dollars in automatic across-the-board cuts that would be imposed under sequestration and the severe damage that

  • Message to F-35 ITF: "Your work is critically important"

    Team Edwards welcomed Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan to the F-35 Integrated Test Force Jan. 22 for the first time since he assumed the role of program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office in December.The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office is the Department