Edwards AFB News

  • New storage facility near BX

    The new Lock and Leave storage facility, located outside of the Base Exchange, is now open for business. Anyone with base access and a lock can rent a storage unit. The main office is located in the Enterprise Rental Car office and is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.The storage units come

  • New system helps servicemembers find homes

    Finding a new home after a permanent change of station is difficult. This is a lesson learned by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Deluze, Air Force Flight Test Center superintendent. Sergeant Deluze has made 12 PCS moves in his 23 years of service, he said. Out of those 12, he lived off base half of the

  • New Temporary Lodging Facility ready to greet Team Edwards newcomers

    Military families moving to Edwards are doing so at an exciting time because the base offers its team members comfortable, quality quarters while looking for their ideal family home.Whether a single Airman or a servicemember with a family, those transitioning to base now have the option of renting a

  • New top NCO at AFTC

    Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ditore is the new command chief for the Air Force Test Center. Ditore comes to Edwards from Kadena Air Base, Japan, where he served as the 18th Wing command chief master sergeant. As the AFTC command chief, he is the principal advisor to the commander and senior staff on

  • New training tool prepares pilots for night flying

    A two year effort culminated June 18 as Edwards opened the doors to its new Night Imaging and Threat Evaluation Laboratory, located in building 1850. A joint effort between the Air Force and Marine Corps, the $129,000 NITE Lab is designed to offer a hands-on training course for all pilots required

  • New TRICARE regional contractors selected

    The Department of Defense announced the selection of new TRICARE Managed Care Support contractors for the North, South and West TRICARE regions in the United States July 13. This is the third generation of TRICARE managed care support contracts. They are worth an estimated $55.5 billion over the

  • New truancy law this coming school year

    An absence must be verified within 24 hours of a student's return to school or it will be entered in the student's attendance file as a truancy and reported to the attendance supervisor, school administration and county truant officer. A student is also considered truant with a tardy exceeding 30

  • New VA clinic to open in Lancaster

    The Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, in partnership with STG International, Inc., will be hosting a grand opening of the new Lancaster Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) April 3, from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.This new state-of-the-art CBOC will have the latest in modern