Aug. 16, 2011 Plant 42 Gas Leak Update At 5 p.m. this afternoon SOCAL Gas sealed the leak and Plant 42 operations returned to normal.
Aug. 16, 2011 Gas leak at Plant 42 At approximately 1:20 p.m. this afternoon a gas line at the entry control point at the southern end of Plant 42, in Palmdale, Calif., ruptured, releasing natural gas into the air. The gate, known as ECP 5, is located near the junction of 25th Street and East Ave P. No injuries or property damage
Aug. 12, 2011 Air Force announces civilian workforce hiring freeze Air Force officials announced the implementation of a 90-day hiring freeze effective August 9.A firm commitment to keep spending within requested levels led the Air Force to implement the hiring freeze across the civilian workforce.In addition to a 90-day hiring freeze, the Air Force plans to reduce
Aug. 11, 2011 Enlisted Spouses Club conducting annual Backpack Drive The Edwards Enlisted Spouses Club is holding their annual Backpack Drive from Aug. 5 through Aug. 17.Collection boxes will be set up at the Base Exchange, NASA food court, Air Force Research Laboratory and South Base, for people to drop off contributions of basic school supplies. Crayons, glue, glue
Aug. 10, 2011 EOD Airman receives Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal with Valor After a 750-pound bomb exploded in a compound in war-torn Afghanistan, an Edwards Airman used his bare hands to dig through piles of rubble in a daring attempt to save the lives of two children who were trapped under debris.Members of Team Edwards gathered Aug. 3 to watch as Senior Airman Dustin S.
Aug. 10, 2011 Installed Engine thrust test facility at Pad 18 gets facelift, new equipment The Installed Engine Thrust Test Facility at Pad 18 has been in service at the flight test center since the mid-1950s and Gary Peddecord, systems automation and sensor calibration specialist, thinks of the pad and the measurement system as "his baby."Since this baby hasn't had a major renovation
Aug. 10, 2011 How 'bout a lift? Members of the 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron apply lifts to the B-52 on display at Edwards AFB's North Gate Aug. 6, to relieve pressure from its aging wheels and landing gear. Lifting the bomber is one of many stages Team Edwards' project volunteers are undertaking to restore the B-52. See
Aug. 10, 2011 Edwards crowns base golf champions, announces upcoming tourneys, free golf clinic Muroc Lake Golf Course crowned a men's and women's champion at the Base Championship Golf Tournament held the weekend of Aug. 6.Tech. Sgt. Shawn Rodgers, 412th Maintenance Group, shot a lifetime personal best to win the men's championship with a score of 4 under par. He shot a 68 on the final day,
Aug. 10, 2011 NASA Dryden Employee Exchange Council Scholarship given to 2011 Desert High School graduate The NASA Dryden Employee Exchange Council has presented its 2011 Thomas W. Finch Memorial Scholarship Award to a 2011 graduate of Desert High School on base.Scholarship winner Emily Wright plans to study Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California at Irvine this fall. She was a
Aug. 10, 2011 Phase 1 clinical cancer trials added as TRICARE benefit for those eligible Phase I clinical cancer trials have been added as a TRICARE benefit for those who are eligible.When Ellen Beare learned she had Stage 3 breast cancer, she decided not to tell people at work."I just didn't want to be defined by cancer," Beare said.For many, that sentiment rings very common today.