Edwards AFB News

  • 461st Flight Test Squadron welcomes new commander

    The 461st Flight Test Squadron said goodbye to Lt. Col. George H. Griffiths, Jr. after nearly three years of command and welcomed incoming commander, Lt. Col. George N. Schwartz at a change-of-command here Jan. 12. "Today we bid farewell to a terrific leader and commander," said Col. Christopher P.

  • 461st FLTS gets new boss

    Lt. Col. George Schwartz, who had been leading the "Deadly Jesters" since January 2012 handed the reins to Lt. Col. Andrew Allen, who took command of the 461st Flight Test Squadron June 11 during a ceremony held at the F-35 Integrated Test Force complex. Col. Christopher Azzano, outgoing 412th

  • 461st FLTS lands two more F-35s for test

    The 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Integrated Test Force received two additional F-35As to support continued developmental testing March 7.The fifth-generation fighters are on loan from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.“Air Combat Command, always a

  • 461st FLTS pilot makes history

    History was made once again at Edwards Air Force Base, California, when Maj. Rachael Winiecki became the first female F-35 developmental test pilot as she successfully completed her first flight test mission, Dec. 14. Winiecki, from the 461st Flight Test Squadron, took off that morning in her F-35

  • 461st FLTS tests U.K. weapons for F-35B

    The 461st Flight Test Squadron recently conducted weapon delivery accuracy tests with two United Kingdom weapons.  The weapons were released from a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, short takeoff/vertical landing variant, which will also be used by the U.K's Royal Air Force and Navy.  The U.K.

  • 50 Years of Caring, CFC Fundraising at Edwards

    Federal employees and servicemembers have been joining forces for the Combined Federal Campaign more than 50 years now. Units are participating at all levels and in true Air Force style, it is a team event. Led and co-chaired by Majors Chad Holt and Patrick Merriman, of the Air Force Operational

  • 5K Dash Aug. 24

    The 412th Aerospace Medicine Squadron is sponsoring a 5K Dash this Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 7 a.m. The run begins at the base track and will continue onto a running trail. For more information, or to register, contact Eugene McClelland, the 412th AMDS Health Promotions manager, at 661-277-9427 or