July 20, 2011 Town Hall meeting addresses base housing privatization at Edwards Keeping his promise, Col. Gregory Schwab, 95th Air Base Wing commander, held a second town hall meeting to discuss exactly what housing privatization means to base residents July 13. "Tonight's town hall is a fulfillment of a promise that we made to you at the last town hall meeting," Schwab said as
July 20, 2011 Another Team Edwards first - 418th FLTS testers record highest cargo airdrop Testers at the 418th Flight Test Squadron brought another first to Edwards.A C-17 dropped a 60-thousand pound cargo load over the Edwards range from 35-thousand feet - higher than ever before.The squadron just wrapped up the airdrop portion of on-going testing of the Mode 5 Plus avionics software
July 20, 2011 Airman Leadership School graduates 17 Airmen Seventeen Airmen graduated from the Airmen Leadership School, July 14 at Club Muroc.Senior airmen who attend ALS are taught how to effectively communicate and develop professionally, with the intention of becoming valuable leaders.Congratulations to the following graduates of Class 11-E:- Senior
July 20, 2011 Waterfowl hunters - annual duck blind drawing set for Aug. 13 at Rod and Gun Club Waterfowl hunters can participate in the annual duck blind drawing scheduled August 13, at the Rod and Gun Activity, Bldg. 210. Base hunting permits may be submitted to drawing officials from 9 a.m. until the actual drawing begins, which will be at approximately 10 a.m.Duck blind reservations are
July 20, 2011 Edwards Commissary supports 'Feds Feed Families' food drive campaign Commissaries in the United States have joined with other government agencies and organizations to support the 2011 Feds Feed Families food drive campaign, which runs through Aug. 31. Customers who visit their military store will see marked bins near commissary entrances or exits, where they can
July 20, 2011 It's turbo time! - AF Research Laboratory tests rocket engine turbopump For five seconds on July 12, flames lit up the night sky on the hill of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Detachment 7 at Edwards, as part of a new phase of Upper Stage Engine Technology program testing.The current phase of the program involves testing a turbopump - the
July 13, 2011 Harvey assumes command of 95th MDSS Lt. Col. Ron Merchant (center) relinquishes command of the 95th Medical Support Squadron July 8 at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum. As Merchant leaves for Kelly Field Annex, Texas, Lt. Col. Jerry Harvey (right) assumes command of the 95th MDSS, joining Team Edwards from the Office of the Air
July 13, 2011 Azzano assumes command of 412th OG Col. Christopher Azzano addresses the 412th Operations Group during a change of command ceremony July 11 in Hangar 1600. Azzano assumes command of the 412th from Col. Colin Miller who is headed to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., where he will become the 46th Test Wing commander. Azzano comes to Edwards
July 13, 2011 Hughes assumes command of 95th AMDS Lt. Col. Kathryn Hughes assumes command of the 95th Aerospace Medicine Squadron July 7. Joining Team Edwards from residency at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks-City Base, Texas, Hughes takes over for Lt. Col. Kathleen Jones. Jones is moving on to command the 633rd AMDS at Joint Base
July 13, 2011 X-51 testers perform perfectly during imperfect mission Although the second flight test of the X-51A Waverider scramjet ended prematurely, the coordination and performance of the Hypersonics Combined Test Force and the 419th Flight Test Squadron was flawless.More than 100 people from both Team Edwards and Naval Air Station Point Mugu took part in the