Jan. 9, 2014 New price study validates commissary's 30% savings Commissary savings are now being measured against a wider range of retailers that sell groceries, and the comparison confirms the value of the benefit, according to the Defense Commissary Agency's 2013 price comparison study.For the first time, the expanded comparison survey allowed DeCA to look
Oct. 21, 2013 New rank band structure for Edwards on-base neighborhoods A new rank band structure is in operation for the Edwards AFB on-base housing community, which aligns the base with the U.S. Air Force directed Housing Requirements and Marketing Analysis. U.S. Air Force officials oversaw the Edwards HRMA in 2009 and determined the appropriate number of homes for
Jan. 12, 2011 New regulation requires disclosure of registered sex offenders in base housing There's a new mandate for base housing residents. Effective this year, changes to Air Force Instructions require installation commanders throughout the Air Force to collect data regarding individuals who are required to register as a sex offender.Current residents and anyone applying for military,
May 10, 2007 New relocation tool for servicemembers, families replaces SITES A new relocation tool recently became available to servicemembers and their families Air Force wide. The Plan My Move program is replacing the Standard Installation Topic Exchange Service system, which has been in use since 1989 for assistance with permanent change of station moves. "For the past
Nov. 29, 2011 New rink brings hockey to Edwards' Airman's Campus Hockey in the High Desert - it's an idea whose time has come.Edwards' Airman's Campus has been fitted with a full-size, fully lit regulation hockey rink all ready to rumble.While the rink is ready for immediate use - with all the equipment necessary to outfit players for street hockey - Rosburg
Jan. 21, 2010 New road offers safe transportation, quicker route Team Edwards celebrated the opening of the new Ammo Road, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 16."Besides the obvious danger of transporting live munitions, the traffic alone was dangerous -- going 10 miles per hour on 55 miles per hour roadway," said Airman 1st Class Jonathan Ethier, 412th
Sept. 8, 2010 New rules for broadcast cable at Edwards Effective Oct. 1, the 95th Communications Squadron will no longer fund commercial cable television services for the Air Force Flight Test Center and associates per Air Force Instruction 64-101, Multi-channel Video Programming Distribution (Broadcast Cable).Organizations with subscriptions to cable
June 1, 2011 New rules for government purchase card holders Edwards Government Purchase Card holders at each unit will need to comply with an Air Force Materiel Command directive to purchase office supplies at only certain locations. Beginning June 8, Edwards' AbilityOne store or the Air Force Advantage website are the only two places to purchase supplies
April 1, 2020 New sanitation procedures take effect at Ridley Mission Control New expanded sanitation procedures were initiated recently at Edwards Air Force Base, California, to stem the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak ensure the 412th Test Wing remains mission capable.
May 16, 2019 New school project now officially underway The school renovation project at Edwards Air Force Base, California, is one step closer to fruition after a ground breaking ceremony at the site of the old Branch Elementary School, May 13. Kevin Cordes, Muroc Joint Unified School District Superintendent, hosted the event and invited Edwards