July 27, 2011 Desert Wind exercise prepares Team Edwards for variety of challenges Readying Airmen for deployment; a dirty bomb detonation; a suspicious package, were just some of the challenges thrown at Team Edwards during Exercise Desert Wind 11-4.The Operational Readiness Exercise and Emergency Management Exercise ran from July 18 through 20 to test the base's emergency
July 27, 2011 Team Edwards' Test Operations helps Air Force Academy glide into future For most Air Force Academy cadets, their introduction to flight begins in a glider.The basic soaring program at the academy is the largest glider operation in the world, and future officers go up in the gliders before moving on to engine-powered planes.The academy has recently purchased 19 new
July 27, 2011 Euro Hawk says goodbye to Edwards The Euro Hawk is prepared for takeoff early July 20 at Edwards Air Force Base for a flight to Germany. After 20-plus hours it successfully touched down at Manching Air Base in Germany. The Euro Hawk, which was developed and built for the German Ministry of Defence, is the first international
July 27, 2011 Rotary Club of Lancaster donates new household items to Airmen's Attic It didn't take long for the Rotary Club of Lancaster to answer a call for help when they were told the Airmen's Attic was running low on merchandise needed to support the 134 or more Airmen expected to arrive here this summer.Rotarians Kent and Barbara Sellon used $500 from the club's Community
July 27, 2011 Five Airmen receive Article 15 non-judicial punishment during second quarter Commanders imposed punishment on five Airmen under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice at Edwards during the second quarter of 2011.Nonjudicial punishment is a tool that provides commanders with an essential and swift means of maintaining good order and discipline. It also promotes
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