Edwards AFB News

  • Newest 'Raptor pilot' sets record at young age

    Team Edwards and the 411th Flight Test Squadron welcomed its "newest pilot" and his family to Edwards on Tuesday.Reilly Koyl, also known as "Raptor 00," may need a set of telephone books on the seat of the F-22A Raptor to see over the canopy rail, but that did not deter the intrepid aviator from

  • Newly arrived Edwards golfer 'drives' onto All AF team

    For any competitive athlete in the military, representing one's unit or base is an honor, even more so, is the opportunity to represent one's branch of service. For Staff Sgt. John-Paul Hansen, a C-130J and C-17 test loadmaster with the 418th Flight Test Squadron, that opportunity arose when he was

  • Newly formed coalition meets to support aerospace and defense in AV

    Business, city, state, government and military officials met Jan. 18 at the Larry Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale, Calif., to discuss a way forward for the newly formed group at the first Antelope Valley Aerospace and Defense Coalition meeting.The goal of the newly-formed alliance, which is

  • NexGen IT coming to 412th Civil Engineer Group

    In order to more accurately track facility assets and make better risk management decisions with limited funding, the Air Force is replacing the facility legacy systems — Work Information Management System , Automated Civil Engineering System, and Maximo — with one comprehensive system known as

  • Next town hall meeting April 22

    The next semi-annual Edwards Air Force Base Town Hall meeting will be held April 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Airman and Family Readiness Center (Bldg. 5620) Galaxy Room.  Briefers will include the 412th Force Support Squadron, 412th Security Forces Squadron, Army & Air Force Exchange Service,

  • NF-16D VISTA becomes X-62A

    The NF-16D Variable In-flight Simulator Aircraft (VISTA) has been redesignated as the X-62A, effective June 14, 2021.

  • Nine Airmen receive NJP

    Nine Edwards Airman received Articles 15 during the first quarter.Nonjudicial punishment provides commanders with an essential means of maintaining order and discipline and also promotes positive behavior changes in service members without the stigma of a court-martial conviction. Suspension is the

  • Nine Airmen receive nonjudicial punishment in fourth quarter of 2010

    Commanders imposed nonjudicial punishment on nine Airmen under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice during the fourth quarter of 2010.Nonjudicial punishment is a tool that provides commanders with an essential and swift means of maintaining good order and discipline. It also promotes

  • Nine Edwards majors selected for lieutenant colonel

    The 412th Test Wing announced last week that nine majors assigned here have been selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel. Congratulations to the selectees who have achieved the next rank.Lt. Col. SelectsMaj. Daniel Alix, 461st Flight Test Squadron   Maj. Clifton Bell, 419th Flight Test Squadron

  • Ninety-Nines 'fly-in' for Edwards safety seminar

    Female aviators with the Ventura Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, Inc., performed a fly-in over Edwards skies Saturday.Twenty-three aircraft -- all privately-owned -- landed at the base flightline. Together with their family members and fellow aviators from other chapters, the Ninety-Nines attended a