July 10, 2012 Off-road vehicle requirements The Air Force requires all operators of off-road motorcycles, three-wheelers and ATVs to successfully complete safety training before operating their vehicles on a military installation.That means anyone who wants to ride those vehicles in an off-road vehicle area at Edwards must be able to show
May 29, 2007 Off-road vehicle violators threaten area closure, riding privileges Off-road vehicle riders who don't stay on the existing paths in the designated ORV areas put those areas at risk of closure to all riders, base officials said. The abuse has been most prevalent in ORV Area 2, where weekend riders have been observed riding south and west of the area. These riders cut
June 17, 2015 OG Immersion program brings flight test within sight The 412th Operations Group is creating the "OG Immersion" program to directly involve organizations on base with the main flight mission. The program is designed to promote esprit de corps amongst base personnel from both sides of the flightline. It is a rotating, once-per-quarter event where
March 28, 2024 OL Plant 42 breathes new fire into TU-2S Dragon Lady A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, recently returned to service after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, California, and Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Aug. 30, 2018 Oldest flying F-22 Raptor takes to sky again In Greek mythology, a phoenix is an extraordinary bird that is born again, rising from the ashes of its predecessor. A video aptly titled, “The Phoenix Rises,” played at a ceremony held Aug. 27 in Hangar 1635 to celebrate the rebirth of one of the original F-22 Raptors ever built. Base leadership
Feb. 23, 2016 On base fire evacuation safety Safety of Edwards Air Force Base personnel and the education of the base involving proper facility evacuation principles is only a portion of Edwards FD's fire prevention goals.Fire evacuation, whether it is fire discovery, word of mouth, facility intercom, or activation by an installed fire alarm
Nov. 2, 2021 One App to Rule Them All: new Edwards Air Force Base App is here! The new base app is here! The 412th Test Wing Public Affairs Office announced the new Edwards Air Force Base app launch on Oct. 15. Personnel are invited to install the app from the App Store or Google Play.
June 22, 2017 One hour, one pint, can save three lives Just a few weeks back, sixteen of our fellow Air Force Test Center airman collectively gathered and saved the lives of people they did not know. They didn't have capes, costumes, nor theme songs. They had no adoration of fans and no applause for their kind deeds. Yet, one by one they arrived... and
Sept. 14, 2010 One hundred win lottery to land on Rosamond Dry Lakebed Oct. 1 The 2010 Flight Test Nation Lakebed Fly-in lottery took place Sept. 10. Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, randomly selected the names of 100 pilots out of more than 2,000 to land on the 21-square-mile historic Rosamond Dry Lakebed Oct. 1. Twenty more were placed on