Edwards AFB News

  • PG&E work will cause natural gas release today

    Pacific Gas & Electric work on gas lines in the Tehachapi area will cause a safe, controlled release of natural gas beginning today at 2 p.m. and lasting for up to 24 hours. The work may create loud noises along the gas lines and result in an odor - similar to the smell of rotten eggs - for those

  • PGA tour's NTO invites military to tournament with complimentary tickets

    The Professional Golf Association's Northern Trust Open golf tournament is hosting Military Appreciation Week at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., Feb. 14 through Feb. 19, with Military Appreciation Day taking place Feb. 18.All active duty, retired, guard and Reserve

  • Phantom Eye takes to sky

    Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system completed its first autonomous flight June 1 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base. The 28-minute flight began at 6:22 a.m. Pacific time as the liquid-hydrogen powered aircraft lifted off its launch cart. Phantom Eye climbed to an

  • Pharmacy closes for modernization, renovation

    With the current design of the pharmacy and the amount of patients who need routine medication, the 95th Medical Group's pharmacy is scheduled to undergo renovations Thursday through July 4.The pharmacy plans to update by reorganizing and adding new light fixtures, shelves and cabinets, said Capt.

  • Phase 1 clinical cancer trials added as TRICARE benefit for those eligible

    Phase I clinical cancer trials have been added as a TRICARE benefit for those who are eligible.When Ellen Beare learned she had Stage 3 breast cancer, she decided not to tell people at work."I just didn't want to be defined by cancer," Beare said.For many, that sentiment rings very common today.

  • Phase I exercise completes revamped deployment process

    Team Edwards concluded its most recent Phase I exercise July 19, the last exercise before the Air Force Materiel Command Inspector General re-look starting Monday. This is the first exercise since the March Operational Readiness Inspection where Team Edwards successfully completed the revamped

  • Photographer recognized for innovation

    On Sept. 17, an Edwards AFB photo services contractor was honored with the Aerospace Systems Directorate Coin and the Air Force Research Laboratory Detachment 7 Commander's Coin by Col. Michael Platt. Ray Dyakon also received a certificate from his employer, Bionetics Photo Services/Media Fusion,