March 30, 2011 Stay alert, stay alive when encountering an active shooter From accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan to Virginia Tech murderer Seung-Hui Cho, the active shooter is a real threat to military bases as well as civilian workplace environments.Whatever reason, whatever motivation, certain people commit to violence.An active shooter is defined as "an
March 30, 2011 Communications Squadron installing official use wireless network A key tool in the war for information superiority is currently being installed across the base - a 2nd Generation Wireless Local Area Network.This new technology is a weapon system and should be treated as such, according to Pete Reichert, 95th Communication Squadron acting director."The 2GWLAN
March 30, 2011 Bowling center rolls strikes with state-of-art scoring, future party room From the outside High Desert Lanes looks like an ordinary bowling center, but manager Jim Williams considers it a strike or two above the rest.It seems like he would though, because in talking to him one gets the feeling the bowling center at Edwards is his baby."We have 20 lanes of bowling with AMF
March 24, 2011 Road Closures expected on base March 29 from 1 a.m. to 3:15 a.m. Base motorists are advised to expect road closures Tuesday morning, March 29, from approximately 1 a.m. until 3:15 a.m. due to the movement of an oversized load. Rosamond Blvd. and Lancaster Blvd. will be closed from Challenger Way near the western boundary of Edwards to the intersection of Rosamond
March 23, 2011 F-22 Raptor flown on synthetic biofuel An F-22 Raptor successfully flew at supercruise March 18 on a 50/50 fuel blend of conventional petroleum-based JP-8 and biofuel derived from camelina, a weed-like plant not used for food.The flight was the capstone of a series of ground and flight test events conducted by the 411th Flight Test
March 23, 2011 F-22 completes synthetic biofuel flight test An F-22 Raptor completed a test flight March 18 on a 50/50 fuel blend of conventional petroleum-based JP-8 and a hydrotreated renewable jet fuel, HRJ. This flight test marked the first time this type of biofuel has been used in a fifth-generation fighter like the F-22.The flight was the capstone in
March 23, 2011 Medical Group Decontamination Team freshens up skills The set-up outside of the 95th Medical Clinic March 17 looked like a scene from a disaster movie. Medics dressed in plastic suits worked to decontaminate patients while acting as a barrier between the infected and the clean.Fortunately, the scene outside of the Med Clinic was simulated. The patients
March 23, 2011 Haven't run out of gas yet - Ordinary Heroes: Cliff Cunningham, 95th Mission Support Group Fuels and Testing Latin for "toward the unexplored," AD EXPLORATA appears on the Air Force Flight Test Center crest and passes through the air of Edwards Air Force Base. Day in and day out, the men and women of Edwards AFB push the envelope on behalf of the United States military in support of the warfighter, working
March 23, 2011 Airman hits hole-in-one - no ifs ands or putts Senior Airman Trevor Taylor, 31st Test Evaluation Squadron, putts in a ball on the Eighth Hole at Edwards' Muroc Lake Golf Course. Airman Taylor hit a hole-in-one at the same hole March 12 during a morning golf game. "It was on Hole Eight, playing 162 yards and the pin location was back left corner.
March 23, 2011 SYS 281 course registration now open A two-day course providing an overview of the acquisition lifecycle will be offered through the Air Force Institute of Technology at Edwards April 5-6.The course, SYS 281 Air Force Acquisition and Sustainment, provides a general snapshot of the latest in acquisition policy, processes, management