April 13, 2011 Come out of your shell, adopt a desert tortoise Taking a break from burrowing in the ground to greet visitors, Bowser makes his way across the backyard to investigate as his curiosity gets the best of him.Bowser is a desert tortoise adopted by the Hoover family as part of Edwards Environmental Management Desert Tortoise Adoption Program."I
April 6, 2011 Channel 6 down until further notice Due to equipment failure the Edwards Air Force Base Commander's Access Channel (CAC 6) will not be available until further notice. Repairs are not scheduled at this time.For breaking news and information please refer to one of the following sources:Base wide e-mailStraight Talk Line: 277-2345Edwards
April 6, 2011 Edwards Airmen take to field on Dodgers' opening day Sixteen Edwards Airmen participated in opening day festivities as the Los Angeles Dodgers opened their season against the 2010 world champions and longtime rivals - the San Francisco Giants - March 31 at Dodger Stadium.The Airmen teamed up with approximately 120 members from the Army, Navy, Marine
April 6, 2011 95th Medical Group takes 22 AFMC awards The 95th Medical Group won 22 Air Force Materiel Command awards that were handed out April 5 at Club Muroc.This is the second year in a row that the 95th MDG has won 22 Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards for AFMC."You are simply the best," said Col. Janet Taylor, 95th MDG commander. "Twenty-two
April 6, 2011 First Diamond Sharp awards handed out Tech. Sgt. Shawnn Striverson(left), 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron Global Hawk Ground Segment Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, and Tech. Sgt. Mitchell Mason (right) 31st TES Advanced Signal Intelligence Payload NCOIC, receive the Diamond Sharp award from Master Sgt. Bruce Stohlman, First
April 6, 2011 Team Edwards honors 18 in monthly promotion ceremony Eighteen Airmen were given new ranks in the monthly promotion ceremony held in the Base Theater, March 31.The following are the Team Edwards April promottees:- Airman Roman H. Felix, 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, promoted to the rank of airman first class- Airman 1st Class Aramis Gonzalez,
April 6, 2011 Edwards Tax Center helps Airmen as April 18 tax deadline looms The April 18 deadline to file federal tax returns is approaching and the Edwards Tax Center is filing away.The Tax Center has experienced a busy season so far, refunding over $1.3 million in federal and state returns since opening its doors Jan. 30."We have surpassed last year's numbers with a lot
April 6, 2011 Child Abuse Awareness Month kicks off with Play Day in the Park To kick off National Child Abuse Awareness Month and the Month of the Military Child, Edwards Family Advocacy and the 95th Medical Group hosted Play Day in the Park April 1.On one of the warmest days this year, children, parents, Airmen and volunteers came out to Arnold Park to both have fun and
April 6, 2011 Branch Elementary blasts off with month-long read-a-thon Imagine accumulating nearly a year's worth of reading in just under a month. Perhaps an impossible feat for just an individual, a group of many little readers can make logging hundreds of thousands of reading minutes look easy.Students from Branch Elementary School spent the month of March focused
April 6, 2011 Civilian Health Promotion Services helps civilians improve health, well-being There's a new kind of CHPS in town. Like the California Highway Patrol, the mission of the new CHPS is also to serve and protect, but in a different way and to a much smaller population.Civilian Health Promotion Services is a partnership between the Air Force Materiel Command and Federal