Nov. 3, 2016 New class of Blue Eagles guardsmen ready for duty The 412th Force Support Squadron graduated 27 new members of the Blue Eagles Honor Guard Oct. 28. The two-week course culminated at Chapel 1 with the new honor guard members performing a mock funeral with full military honors. The base honor guard's primary mission is to provide military funeral
May 19, 2014 New commander for 370th FLTS The 370th Flight Test Squadron welcomed a new commander May 15 with a change of command ceremony in Hangar 1207. Lt. Col. Patrick Dulaney relinquished command to Lt. Col. Joshua S. Davies. Col. Jerry C. Byars Jr., 413th Flight Test Group, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., officiated the ceremony and
July 17, 2013 New commander for 412th CS Lt. Col. Christopher Budde (center) is congratulated by Col. Robert Hoff, 412th Mission Support Group commander, during a change of command ceremony for the 412th Communications Squadron July 17 at Club Muroc. Budde assumed command of the squadron from Lt. Col. Keith Repik (far right). Budde comes
Dec. 15, 2016 New commander for 418th Flight Test Squadron Lt. Col. Paul Calhoun addresses the 418th Flight Test Squadron workforce Dec. 2 after assuming command during a ceremony in Hangar 1623. Calhoun is a U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduate who returns to Edwards from an assignment at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the DOD agency
June 16, 2017 New commander for Joint Strike Fighter squadron Lt. Col. Tucker Hamilton assumed command of the 461st Flight Test Squadron during a change of command ceremony June 9 in Hangar 1830. Hamilton previously served as director of operations for the squadron. The 461st FLTS oversees developmental testing of all variants of the fifth-generation F-35
Aug. 19, 2016 New commander for Rocket Lab Col. Anne L. Clark takes command of Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate Detachment 7 here at Edwards.
June 8, 2018 New commander introduced at mission support group Col. Jeffry Hollman took the reins of the 412th Mission Support Group during an assumption of command ceremony held at Club Muroc June 4. Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander, presided over the ceremony. As 412th MSG commander, Hollman will oversee mission support to more than 12,000
July 10, 2015 New commander online with 412th Communications Squadron Lt. Col. J. Scott Fuller assumed command of the 412th Communications Squadron during a change of command ceremony July 10 held at Club Muroc. Fuller leads an integrated team of over 400 military, civilian and contractor cyber professionals who operate and maintain a $72M C4 systems infrastructure
Oct. 2, 2007 New commander takes charge of AFFTC After 13 years, a brigadier general returned to Edwards on Wednesday to assume command of the Air Force Flight Test Center. Brig. Gen. David Eichhorn was first stationed here in 1985 to attend the U.S Air Force Test Pilot School. He later returned in 1994 to be the 452nd Flight Test Squadron