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Sept. 19, 2022
Edwards AFB celebrates Air Force's 75th Birthday with annual ball

Brig. Gen. Matthew Higer, 412th Test Wing Commander, provides his closing remarks during the 2022 Department of the Air Force Ball at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 16. (Air Force photo by Laura Maples)
Sept. 19, 2022
Edwards AFB observes National Preparedness Month on base

September is National Preparedness Month! Occurring every September, National Preparedness Month is observed to increase preparedness for disasters and raise awareness for just how important it is to be prepared.
Sept. 19, 2022
412 Medical Group teams up with base community to raise awareness about women's health

To help spotlight both events, we interviewed the 412 Medical Group’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Capt Alissa Vigil, to gain her perspective on issues pertaining to Women’s Health.
Sept. 16, 2022
Remembering the Missing: Edwards AFB honors Prisoners of War and Missing in Action

Over 83,000 service members are still missing in action from America's conflicts. To honor the prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA), Edwards Air Force Base held a POW/MIA Remembrance Week Run to remember those who have sacrificed so much.
Sept. 14, 2022
OSI Det. 111 Foreign Travel Brief

Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 111, reminds personnel at Edwards Air Force Base, California to obtain a Foreign Travel Brief prior to traveling overseas, if necessary.
Sept. 8, 2022
ASTRO - Designing the future T&E capabilities today

The Applied Spectrum Technology Research Office (ASTRO) executes projects under the Test and Evaluation / Science and Technology (T&E/S&T) program, managed by the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC). These projects aim to change the face of T&E capabilities across the Major Range and Test
Sept. 8, 2022
An Outdoor Escape: Branch Pond on Edwards AFB gets stocked with hundreds of fish for fall fishing season

Branch Pond on Edwards Air Force Base gets stocked with hundreds of fish for the fall fishing season. If you have a fishing license and base access you can come out and enjoy this unique Edwards gem.
Aug. 30, 2022
Edwards Exchange rewards Edwards students with bigger, better prizes in all-new You Made the Grade program

The Edwards Exchange is kicking off its 22nd year of "You Made the Grade", which rewards military students who maintain good grades. To participate in the program, Edwards AFB kids in 1st through 12th grades can bring their report cards to their Exchange customer service area and present a valid
Aug. 30, 2022
Joint Battle Labs assess DARPA program, reduce joint-fires execution time

The 805th Combat Training Squadron’s Shadow Operations Center-Nellis enables advanced technology assessment in collaboration with the U.S. Army’s Mission Command Battle Lab as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Air Space Total Awareness for Rapid Tactical Execution, or ASTARTE,
Aug. 29, 2022
ACC Federal Laboratory flies combat apps on F-22 with new open software stack

On Aug. 24, members of the Air Combat Command Federal Laboratory, test pilots at Edwards Air Force Base, and software developers from the 309th Software Engineering Group achieved several milestones on an F-22 Raptor in-flight: the first instance of third-party software running on a fifth-generation
Aug. 19, 2022
Modified X-62 helps accelerate tactical autonomy development

The Air Force Research Laboratory Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office has invested $15 million upgrading a decades-old workhorse to make it relevant for 21st century warfighter challenges.
Aug. 17, 2022
Top base innovators showcase ideas at Sticky’s Spark Tank

Innovators from throughout Edwards Air Force Base, California, presented their innovative ideas in a Spark Tank showcase, Aug. 3. The showcase featured the top 15 ideas from a recent crowd-sourced campaign run on the Guardians Airmen Innovation Network platform organized by SparkED, the 412th Test
Aug. 17, 2022
Third iteration of AFTC Data Hackathon an innovation success

Air Force Test Center hosted its third Data Hackathon virtually and in person at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., August 8-12.
Aug. 15, 2022
461st Flight Test Squadron receives brand new F-35A

The newest F-35A, straight out of the factory, found its new home here at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 1.
Aug. 15, 2022
SECAF visits Edwards 412th Test Wing Operating Location Plant 42

Secretary of the Air Force, Mr. Frank Kendall, arrives at Edwards 412th Test Wing Operating Location Plant 42 to see the latest innovation. (Air Force photo by Adam Bowles)
Aug. 15, 2022
Air Force battle lab showcases emerging space and cyber technologies

The 805th Combat Training Squadron’s Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, or ShOC-N, hosted an advanced technology demonstration for personnel across multiple domains as part of exercise Red Flag 22-3, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Aug. 12, 2022
412th Test Wing begins randomized COVID-19 screening

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matthew Higer, Commander of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, California, was randomly selected to be tested for COVID-19 as part of this new health measure.
Aug. 9, 2022
Muroc JUSD officially completes educational complex with ribbon cutting ceremony

The Department of Defense celebrates today the ribbon cutting for the Desert Junior Senior High School on Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in Kern County, California. The event completes a $180 million, 220,000 square foot, replacement educational complex in response to the Secretary of Defense
Aug. 4, 2022
No Line Between Us: How civilians and active duty work shoulder-to-shoulder in Air Traffic Control

About 75% of Edwards Air Force Base's direct workforce is civilian with roughly 25% being military: a statistic you probably haven't known. Continuing on with our series "No Line Between Us", we show how civilians and active duty work shoulder-to-shoulder for the mission in Air Traffic Control on
Aug. 3, 2022
Air Force units support Navy Valiant Shield exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 505th Command and Control Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and Beale AFB, California, supported the U.S. Navy’s ninth iteration of exercise Valiant Shield 22 last month.