Feb. 16, 2011 Restoring a relic - Retired sailors re-fabricate retired Navy aircraft Like a giant dinosaur skeleton on display at a museum, a dinosaur of a plane sits among operational aircraft, patiently waiting to be restored to its original luster.A Navy A3D-1 Skywarrior bomber from 1955 is currently parked in Hangar 1210 while a group of retired Navy servicemen work to
Feb. 10, 2011 Team Edwards volunteers help bring the heat, get Kirtland back in the flow Four volunteer Team Edwards plumbers jetted to New Mexico to help repair major damage caused when prolonged freezing temperatures wreaked havoc on Kirtland, causing significant damage to infrastructure and facilities the weekend of Feb. 4.Col. Robert L. Maness, 377th Air Base Wing commander at
Feb. 9, 2011 Edwards measurement lab passes evaluation with precision The Edwards Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory passed with precision a recent evaluation that ensures the lab performs measurements that are safe, accurate reliable and traceable. The Air Force Metrology and Calibration Center performed the biannual evaluation Jan. 18 through Jan. 27.
Feb. 9, 2011 Life Cycle Risk Management Class Coming to Edwards in March The Air Force Institute of Technology will offer SYS 208, "Life Cycle Risk Management," at Edwards March 7-9.This funded class covers the basics of program risk and introduces a process to help effectively manage it throughout a program's life cycle within Air Force regulations and guidance. The
Feb. 9, 2011 AAFES gas station to get new canopy Installation of a new fabric canopy for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service gas station is scheduled to begin Feb.16. The new sunshade replaces the damaged hard canopy and will be installed in a phased process to ensure some gas pumps will remain open until construction wraps up in early
Feb. 9, 2011 X-47B takes to skies for first time Edwards became the site of another first when Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy successfully conducted the first flight of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft here Feb. 4.The fighter-size unmanned aircraft took off at 2:09 p.m. and successfully flew the 29 minutes that was
Feb. 9, 2011 Team Edwards puts on outstanding display of logistics abilities for AFMC inspectors Team Edwards demonstrated their commitment to compliance during an Air Force Materiel Command Logistics Compliance Assessment Team during logistics inspections on various units throughout the base from Jan. 31 to Feb. 4. "What we're here to do is perform a balanced, fair and thorough evaluation for
Feb. 9, 2011 Education alfresco - Branch Elementary opens outdoor classroom Like a self-sufficient farm, there is a place for young gardeners from Branch Elementary School (K-6) to plant vegetables, herbs, flowers, oats and wheat, all the while learning from the fruits of their labor.Intending to peak the students' interest and provide an environment for hands-on learning,
Feb. 2, 2011 Survey offers Team Edwards opportunity to give feedback, improve community action plan Members of Team Edwards will have an opportunity for the next three weeks to provide feedback that can improve the base's community action plan, which is used to better take care of Airmen and their families.Every two years the Air Force Community Assessment Survey is done to assess each base's