Sept. 14, 2011 Student of the Year earns 'chance of a lifetime' to soar at supersonic speed As a journalism student working on an undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Laura Mowry never expected when she first started working at Edwards she'd be flying high in a T-38 at speeds fast enough to boom the base.While wrapping up her degree requirements, the 24-year-old
Sept. 14, 2011 10 years later - Team Edwards remembers those who lost lives, loved ones on 9/11 In a solemn moment last Sunday, Team Edwards gathered at Air Force Flight Test Center headquarters to pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 people killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks 10 years before."Taps" sounded from a lone bugler at 8:46 a.m. - the precise moment the first hijacked plane struck
Sept. 14, 2011 Army Paratroopers storm drop zone at Edwards to train and to remember 9/11 Four armed services came together to train and also remember those who were lost on and after Sept. 11, 2001.On the 10th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in United States history, three Army Reserve units, a German military contingent and C-130s from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing stationed
Sept. 14, 2011 VERA/VSIP update: Dec. 31, 2011 new date for employees to be off government payroll The Civilian Personnel Section is accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2012 Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay.At this time, it is unknown if incentives will be offered. Employees should not take premature actions that are irrevocable or incur financial
Sept. 9, 2011 West Gate traffic update Due to a single car roll-over accident, the Edwards Air Force Base West Gate traffic is reduced to one lane. 95th Security Forces Personnel continue to direct both inbound and outbound traffic through the inbound lane. Please reduce speeds and expect delays.
Sept. 9, 2011 Vehicle accident stops West Gate traffic A single car roll-over accident has occurred just outside Edwards West Gate on Rosamond Blvd. According to the Edwards Command Post traffic is not moving through the gate at this time. Cleanup of the accident is expected to be completed by 1640. Team Edwards is encouraged to use either the South or
Sept. 8, 2011 9/11 – Former Air Force surgeon recalls Pentagon post-attack response Scores of people were injured, trapped. Before he made his way to the triage area where medics from all services would gather to treat and send off victims in ambulances, the senior Air Force medic waded through fire, smoke and chest-high debris looking for victims inside the Pentagon. "The clock
Sept. 8, 2011 Early PT challenge spurs Edwards chaplain to make AFMC marathon team There are two choices an Airman can make after failing a physical training test: remain subpar or improve. For Capt. Joshua Stoley, failing his very first Air Force PT test served as motivation to change his life.Stoley, 95th Air Base Wing protestant chaplain, went from failing to meet the
Sept. 7, 2011 AFFTC vice commander retires After 25 years of service, Col. Stephen O'Connor, Air Force Flight Test Center vice commander, called it a career and received a retirement sendoff Sept. 1. A ceremony took place at Hangar 1207 where the colonel‟s Air Force career took major turn toward test after he graduated from the U.S. Air
Sept. 7, 2011 Flu shots at Edwards to be available for servicemembers and families, civilian workers This year, flu vaccine will be made available to the civilian workforce in addition to active-duty personnel and their family members for both Edwards AFB and Air Force Materiel Command. Given the negative impact of the flu on workforce health and workplace productivity, AFMC Commander Gen. Donald