Edwards AFB News

  • No butts about it, smoking can be deadly to environment too

    Everyone knows that smoking can be hazardous to one's health, but as we've recently seen on base, not properly disposing of lit cigarettes can be hazardous to the environment. Especially during the summer. Two incidents June 17 should serve as reminders to smokers to properly dispose of their butts,

  • No emergency services, but help available at Edwards

    There are no emergency services at Edwards AFB but emergencies will arise.Edwards AFB offers a 24/7 paramedic ambulance service to respond to any emergency on the installation within eight minutes. The initial minutes after an injury or a medical crisis are often the most critical.People

  • No room for kaboom

    Recently, hazardous and explosive materials were found at the Base Recycling Center. Our alert base refuse collection and recycling contractor employees averted a potential disaster when they discovered an unopened 16-ounce can of explosive black powder that made its way to the sorting floor of the

  • No Tricare hike in 2011 budget request

    Tricare recipients will see no increase in their premiums next year if Congress approves that provision of the fiscal 2011 defense budget request, as expected.However, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told reporters Feb. 1 that he wants to work with Congress to find ways to help control escalating

  • Nolan set to retire

    Brig. Gen.  Robert C. Nolan II addresses a packed Alliance Ballroom in Club Muroc June12 during his retirement luncheon.  Nolan will leave the Air Force after a 33-year career. The general was presented with a shadow box with a flag and medals by Team Edwards. He relinquished command of the Air

  • Nominations open for 2010 GEICO awards

    Awards and decorations officials at the Air Force Personnel Center here are seeking nominations for the 2010 Government Employees Insurance Company's Military Service Awards.The annual GEICO Military Service Awards recognize enlisted servicemembers from all military service branches, active duty,

  • Nominees sought for AFSA Pitsenbarger Award

    The Air Force Sergeants Association are seeking nominations for the 2010 Pitsenbarger Award. The annual AFSA Pitsenbarger Award recognizes an Air Force enlisted servicemember who has performed a heroic act, on or off duty, that result in saving a life or preventing serious injury to another person

  • Non-Air Force Plane Crash On Edwards Air Force Base

    At approximately 10:20 a.m. local time today, a non-military aircraft originating from the Mojave Air & Space Port crashed in an uninhabited area of Edwards Air Force Base. For more information, please contact the National Test Pilot School in Mojave, Calif. at 661-824-2977.