May 18, 2011 Edwards AFB Exchange shoppers ‘fired up’ for latest sweepstakes The Edwards Exchange and Hershey are partnering to offer authorized shoppers a sweet opportunity to cash in on a hot prize in the "Camping Sweepstakes."From May 20-June 16, military shoppers visiting the Edwards Exchange can register to win a Charbroil Trentino Deluxe Outdoor Fireplace. The
May 18, 2011 Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Gen. Nolan headline museum fundraiser Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center, headlined the Flight Test Historical Foundation's 2nd Annual Excellence in Aviation Awards event May 14 at the Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles.The event annually honors those who
May 18, 2011 Team Edwards happy to help Over 20 members of Team Edwards - including Airmen from the Company Grade Officers Club, enlisted personnel and civilians - re-paint a wall of the Rosamond Veterans of Foreign Wars building after it had been vandalized with graffiti earlier in the month. The group from Edwards volunteered their time
May 18, 2011 TRICARE screenings – four ways to survive cancer Nearly 12 million Americans are living today after being told they have cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.That's as many people as live in the state of Ohio.Due to medical advances, cancer is no longer a death sentence. More and more people are surviving because of
May 18, 2011 Edwards community queens deliver gift bags to deploying troop Edwards queens, from left, Little Miss Edwards, Kristy Mace; Miss Edwards, Cassandra Kruger; and Junior Miss Edwards, Danika Blake; deliver gift bags May 12 to a team preparing to deploy. The team was appreciative of the gesture and thanked the girls for thinking of them.
May 18, 2011 A pair who cares - girls collect boxes of useful items, letters for deploying troops Best friends Brittany Sheridan, 12 and Shayla Smith, 8, spent a total of 16 hours, May 7 and May 8, outside of a Lancaster, Calif. K-Mart, collecting sundry items for deploying troops.The two girls knew that they wanted to take on a charitable project and took it upon themselves to do what they
May 18, 2011 Ruck march commemorates the fallen For 7.2 miles, 27 teams of four and two individuals trekked through desert landscape with a 35-pound sandbag in their rucksack as part of the annual Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial Ruck March hosted by the 95th Security Forces Squadron Desert Defenders, May 13."We're paying homage to those that have
May 13, 2011 Construction to begin in Mountain View, Joshua Acres, Juniper Ridge neighborhoods Work to repair and improve the roads within the Mountain View, Joshua Acres and Juniper Ridge neighborhoods will begin May 16 and continue through the end of the month. Contractors will be repairing cracks, sealing roads and replacing badly damaged sections throughout these housing areas. The work
May 11, 2011 Training exercises may cause delays Edwards AFB will be conducting a series of training exercises from Monday, May 16 through Thursday, May 19. During this time, motorists entering the base may experience short traffic delays. There should be no impact to retail services such as the Base Exchange, Commissary, gas station, or any of