Edwards AFB News

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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,

  • All aboard! Edwards welcomes new employees with On-boarding

    Learning about Edwards and the resources available to newly hired employees like Briana Green just got better.Ms. Green took part in Edwards' new On-boarding program for new Department of Defense civilian employees Jan. 18 and 19.On-boarding is the process of integrating new hires into an

  • Edwards, Army National Guard team up for training

    Army National Guard paratroopers drop from an Edwards Air Force Base C-130 as part of a Joint Airborne/Air Transportability Training exercise that took place on base Jan. 22. The C-130, equipped with NP 2000 propellers, belongs to the 418th Flight Test Squadron and is and is undergoing flight

  • Team Edwards honors Airmen with new ranks in promotion ceremony

    Earning more respect, as well as more responsibility, 33 Airmen were promoted to new ranks in the Team Edwards promotion ceremony held in the Base Theater, Jan. 31."You join a long, blue line of Air Force professionals," said Col. Gregory E. Schwab, 95th Air Base Wing commander. "Thank you for the