Edwards AFB News

  • Northern Trust Open honors local military members, veterans

    The frigid winds and cold rain managed to hold off for the better part of the day so Edwards servicemembers could enjoy some professional golf in the sun.Several Edwards personnel were bused down to the posh Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. to see the third round of the Northern

  • Northrop Grumman donates bicycles to Edwards families

    Emily Christie couldn't be happier as she rode her brand new bicycle around the Base Exchange parking lot Dec. 4."It's awesome. It is has pink, purple, butterflies and it looks pretty! I love riding it so much," said Emily who plans to ride her bicycle "forever."Emily was one of 60 military children

  • Northrop Grumman NATO AGS to be tested at Edwards

    Northrop Grumman's family of high-altitude long endurance unmanned aircraft systems welcomed its newest member June 4. The new Alliance Ground Surveillance system is the first of five being built for NATO.Northrop Grumman and their industrial partners joined community leaders at Northrop's Site 3

  • Northrop Grumman unveils Euro Hawk®

    Calling it the European eyes in the skies, Northrop Grumman and Germany's EADS Defence and Security-- together unveiled Germany's first unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, the Euro Hawk®. The Northrop Grumman-built aircraft, which looks a lot like its American cousin, the Global Hawk, is a flying

  • Norwegian representatives visit F-35 Integrated Test Force

    Team members from the Air Force Flight Test Center and the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force welcomed Norwegian representatives for a visit here Feb. 28 and 29 to provide Norwegian media and Norwegian military officials access to the F-35 Lightning II in order to learn about the

  • Nose art pays tribute to B-52’s top secret past

    A B-52 Stratofortress from the 419th Flight Test Squadron is sporting new nose art to commemorate it’s storied past. Renowned aviation artist Mike Machat completed the artwork earlier this month on B-52 #60-0036. Machat recently completed nose art on an Edwards B-1B Lancer and was again

  • Not so quiet on the set

    Chief Master Sergeant Todd Simmons (left), 412th Test Wing command chief, uses social media to be sure his voice is heard far and wide Feb. 8 during a Facebook Live broadcast titled “From the Top” from the Higher Grounds internet café in the dormitory complex.Edwards top enlisted leader was joined

  • Noted AF flyer visits flight test museum

    The Air Force Flight Test Museum welcomed retired Air Force Col. Robert L. Stirm April 5, known from Salva Veder's 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning photograph "Burst of Joy," depicting the reunion with his family after more than five years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. While at Edwards, Stirm

  • Nothing stock about Exchange assortment

    Stock assortment selections are an important subject for both the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and its customers. Spotting hot trends and getting those items quickly on the shelves is a daily mission. In fact, the Exchange is setting a new standard in data collection through partnerships with

  • Nothing stops STINFO not even COVID-19

    In 1963, the year the Scientific and Technical Information Program came to Edwards AFB. Now better known by its acronym of STINFO, it operates as a 412th Test Wing program led by the 812th Test Support Squadron in one of the squadron’s many support roles. STINFO means many different things to