Edwards AFB News

  • Team Edwards employs Wingman concept to launch "Share a Ride" program

    Airmen, Marines, or Soldiers working on base without a car now have the opportunity to hitch a ride from one area of the base to another at no cost to them.Team Edwards is implementing the "Share a Ride" program because there is no contracted transportation system currently in place on base. The

  • Flight Test Center turns 60, celebrates its pivotal role in aviation history

    It's been said that if you want to see what the Air Force will look like tomorrow, look at the ramp at Edwards Air Force Base today. The Air Force Flight Test Center celebrated its 60th anniversary Oct. 14, still pushing the boundaries of flight through ingenuity and innovation.Established in 1951,

  • Edwards Airman' s Campus gets Air Force Dining Facility

    The Joshua Tree Dining Facility, also known as the DFAC, opened its doors for the first time since 2006 here Oct. 15. Available primarily for unaccompanied active duty enlisted military members permanently assigned, or on temporary duty to Edwards AFB, the reopened dining facility will be serving

  • The Joshua Tree Dining Facility now Open!

    For the first duty-day since closing its doors in 2006, the dining facility is now open for enlisted military members permanently stationed or on temporary duty at Edwards AFB, according to AFI 34-239. For more information on the dining facility and its offerings, stay tuned to www.edwards.af.mil

  • Air Force building the future force

    Team Edwards,The Air Force announced today an initiative to build the future force. Please take time to read the article below as some of these initiatives will affect Edwards AFB. As more details become available, Edwards senior leaders will share them with you. Bottom line: The AFFTC mission is

  • Gear Up! Navy's X-47B demonstrator flies in cruise mode for first time

    The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft reached a major milestone when it retracted its landing gear and flew in its cruise configuration for the first time here Sept. 30.The flight of the Navy's Northrop Grumman-built aircraft helped validate precision navigation hardware and

  • NASA Dryden awards contracts to research integration of UAVs into national

    NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center recently awarded contracts to six research and development firms to assist the center in meeting the goals of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System, or UAS in the NAS, project. In addition, cooperative agreements were issued to

  • C-5 upgrades - Edwards team provides proof of expanding Galaxy

    An Edwards Team is hard at work providing proof the Galaxy is expanding.The C-5 Galaxy is expanding its capabilities through hardware and software upgrades that will position the monster transport aircraft for the successful completion of its Air Force mission for the next 40 years.After major