Sept. 23, 2011 EAFB advises caution in traveling on/near the base EAFB advises motorists and pedestrians to exercise extreme caution while traveling on and near EAFB due to lightning and thunderstorms that are causing dust clouds, grass fires and high crosswinds. Lightning has set grass fires on north base that have extinguished, and has the potential to cause
Sept. 21, 2011 20 years later C-17 accelerates its ability to 'deliver hope, fuel fight, save lives' Most people involved with the program say it is hard to believe it's been 20 years since the C-17A Globemaster III took its first flight from a manufacturing plant in Long Beach, Calif. to Edwards.But when they look at what it has accomplished, 20 years doesn't seem long enough.Hundreds gathered
Sept. 21, 2011 Team Edwards remembers America's missing, captured heroes with POW/MIA events Team Edwards remembered and honored America's missing and captured servicemembers with a retreat ceremony on POW/MIA Recognition Day outside Air Force Flight Test Center headquarters building Sept. 16."Today we recognize those who have fallen into the hands of our enemies and we renew our commitment
Sept. 21, 2011 412th AMXS crowned Edwards softball champions The 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron softball team ran a perfect 3-0 record through the playoffs to win the Edwards AFB softball team championship Sept. 15.The 412th defeated the 95th Security Forces team to win the title.The 412th had just two losses against 18 wins during the regular season. At
Sept. 21, 2011 "Killer Elite" invades Edwards - cast members introduce free showing of action thriller What was to be a quiet and lazy Sunday turned into a glamorous and exciting spectacle for movie fans at Edwards.Edwards' Base Exchange sponsored a visit by cast members of the new action film "Killer Elite." The film's star, Jason Statham, along with Dominic Purcell, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and
Sept. 21, 2011 Air Force announces civilian early retirement, separation incentive options The Air Force is implementing civilian Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) and Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP) programs, Air Force officials announced today."Our goal with these programs is to mitigate the impact of reduced fiscal year 2012 funding on our permanent civilian
Sept. 18, 2011 Movie actors introduce free premiere of new movie at Edwards Movie actor Jason Statham (center) poses with Airmen from Edwards Air Force Base Sept. 18 in the Public Affairs and Multimedia building. Statham, along with (from left) Dominic Purcell, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Yvonne Strahovski visited Edwards to thank servicemembers for their service and to
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