Edwards AFB News

  • New automated tool for the acquisition workforce

    The Air Force has implemented a new automated tool for the acquisition workforce to request Acquisition Professional Development Program certification called "ACQ Now for Certification". It has a similar look and feel to ACQ Now DAU and ACQ Now CL and is accessible using CAC login at

  • New BAF innovative technology goes LIVE

    Recently, innovators working in the Benefield Anechoic Facility teamed with Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Electronic Warfare and Avionics Division of the Agile Combat Support Directorate  to execute the Closed Loop Operational Test Vertical Testability Demonstration using the Laboratory

  • New Blue Eagles Honor Guard Airmen introduced

    A ceremony was held Oct. 29 to introduce the newest members of the Blue Eagles Honor Guard.Following a week-long training regemin taught by members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard out of Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland, the newest Blue Eagles demonstrated what they learned and performed an active

  • New boss for 771st TS

    Lt. Col. Matthew Bradford (right), assumed command of the 771st Test Squadron, 412th Electronic Warfare Group, during a formal ceremony Aug. 26 at Club Muroc. Bradford previously served as the program element monitor for Counter Space Programs and Operationally Responsive Space in the Directorate of

  • New boss for OSS

    Outgoing 412th Operations Support Squadron commander Lt. Col. Ryan Osteroos (right) congratulates new commander Lt. Col. Jeff Geraghty following the squadron's change of command ceremony June 27.Geraghty will oversee the 412th OSS, which controls air traffic, manages the airfield complex and

  • New bulk fuel storage construction underway

    Construction for the new bulk fuel storage facility is underway and slated to be fully operational early 2016. The new facility will replace the existing facility on Forbes Ave. and Lancaster Blvd. that was built in the 1950s. The new bulk storage will include two 15,000 barrel tanks on the northern

  • New BX GM takes the reins at Edwards

    Edwards AFB's newest resident, Mike Wiles, is ready to make an impact on quality of life here as the Exchange's new General Manager."I'm extremely excited to be at Edwards AFB," said Wiles. "Taking care of Airmen and their families is my number one priority. I will strive to ensure their needs are

  • New C-130J radar warning receiver put to test

    The 418th Flight Test Squadron and 772nd Test Squadron recently began testing the ALR-56M radar warning receiver in the C-130J Hercules at the Benefield Anechoic Facility here. The purpose of the ongoing tests is to ensure deficiencies identified in earlier tests have been corrected in the ALR-56M

  • New California law prohibits cell phone use while driving

    As of July 1, all drivers on California roads and highways will have to follow a new cell phone law similar to the hands-free regulation currently in place on all military installations. For drivers age 18 years and above, a hands-free device, such as a corded earpiece, Bluetooth headset or