Sept. 1, 2011 Air Force leaders issue Labor Day message Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following Labor Day message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force and their families:Labor Day is a distinctly American holiday, created by workers to pay
Aug. 31, 2011 C-17 airdrop sets record, completes next step for Ares I program Though Edwards, along with the rest of the nation, bid farewell to the space shuttle mission, the 418th Flight Test Squadron and NASA took another step toward the future of America's space program and set a record doing it. An 85,000-pound jumbo drop test vehicle was extracted out of a C-17A at
Aug. 31, 2011 60 years of service at Edwards and still going - library tech has seen it all At 79 Patricia Henrich sometimes gets teased by co-workers about being old, but when they see her running down the halls in Bldg. 1600 they may want to recant.Henrich currently serves the 412th Maintenance Group as a library technician, but during her 60 years of service at Edwards, she's held more
Aug. 31, 2011 School liaison officer eases transition to Edwards for parents, children Education systems from across the country and around the world can take vastly different approaches to the same end - educating children. That can make it really rough on the students transitioning to schools here in the high desert.But Team Edwards has an answer to ease that transition, and her
Aug. 31, 2011 Airman Leadership School Class 2011-F graduates 19 senior airmen Nineteen senior airmen took a big step in their Air Force careers by graduating from Edwards' Airman Leadership School Class 2011-F.Congratulations to the following Airmen:Senior Airman Diana Jasso, 95th Security Forces Squadron (John L. Levitow Award)Senior Airman Clayton Ilagan, 452nd Force
Aug. 31, 2011 The heat is on - timely tips help you keep cool as temperatures top out With temperatures forecast near triple digits through the holiday weekend, Edwards is starting to feel the heat. Doing too much on a hot day, spending too much time in the sun or staying overheated for too long can make you sick or even kill you.You can become ill from the heat if your body can't
Aug. 25, 2011 Civilian Personnel Section now accepting FY12 VERA/VSIP applications 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
Aug. 25, 2011 New Temporary Lodging Facility ready to greet Team Edwards newcomers Military families moving to Edwards are doing so at an exciting time because the base offers its team members comfortable, quality quarters while looking for their ideal family home.Whether a single Airman or a servicemember with a family, those transitioning to base now have the option of renting a
Aug. 24, 2011 Last space shuttle astronauts visit Dryden, pay tribute to workers for support "When we were driving out to the shuttle [on launch day] and I looked out the window at all the people and media, it was only then we absorbed the full effect of this."Astronaut and space shuttle mission STS-135 commander Chris Ferguson recalled the day that ended a historic and unprecedented era in
Aug. 24, 2011 AFRL conducts service-life extension test on Trident 1 C-4 rocket motor Air Force Research Laboratory Detachment 7 recently tested the second stage of a Navy Trident 1 C-4 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile for service-life extension, addressing a 14-year gap in aging and surveillance data. The testing was performed as part of the process to maintain viability of