Edwards AFB News

  • Base library showcases local art, introduces self-checkout system

    The Edwards Base Library has recently begun a new program in which they will now be showcasing artwork created by artists from Edwards and throughout the Antelope Valley. In addition, they have also added a new self-checkout system to help customers check out their own library books if staff members

  • Double the blades means more power, efficiency

    The 418th Flight Test Squadron is currently testing a C-130H3 cargo plane equipped with Hamilton Sundstrand NP 2000 propellers.The new eight-bladed composite propellers are shaped to provide additional thrust in the takeoff and low airspeed range while using the current C-130 engines.Regular C-130

  • Fitness Center Annex reopens

    The Fitness Center Annex, formerly known as the Family Fitness Center, opened for business, Nov. 1, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, Air Force Flight Test Center Commander, cut the ceremonial ribbon along with base leadership and members of the fitness center staff.The

  • BAF reduces risks and costs of flight test

    The Benefield Anechoic Facility, known to most on base as "the BAF," is an intricate part of the Air Force Flight Test Center and is involved with testing almost every airplane, domestic and foreign, that comes to Edwards.The BAF was built back in the 1980s to support Rockwell North American's

  • Edwards IDS team reminds civilians, 'We're here for you'

    Concerned about the well-being of civilian employees, particularly the number of suicides, Air Force Materiel Command recently kicked off the AFMC Civilian Workforce Wellness Program.In this program, the Edwards Integrated Delivery System, which is a committee of all of the base's helping agencies,

  • Fallen Marine comes home

    The remains of Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez, United States Marine Corps, of Rosamond, Calif., return home from combat operations in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Lopez, 26, died Oct. 14, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine

  • AFRL employee recognized for stepping up to save coworker

    Lt. Col. Michael H. Platt, Air Force Research Laboratory Detachment 7 commander, along with members of the AFRL Volunteer Protection Program, dropped by Area 1-42 at Edwards to recognize a lifesaver, Oct. 18.Colonel Platt presented Dan Harbour, an AFRL aerospace engineer, with a commander's coin

  • Airmen reminded to keep cyberspace secure during awareness month

    October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month."Every Airman and every Air Force member who has access to a network account is on the frontline of cyberspace security," said Peter Reichert, chief of the 95th Communications Squadron Information Assurance Flight. "It is up to every individual to

  • Civilian wellness a command priority at Edwards

    Commanders and directors must be in tune with the health and wellness needs of Edward's civilian workforce, and know where to refer them for help.That statement from Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, echoes an Air Force Materiel Command call to help the command's

  • It's great to be back

    Team Edwards, as we begin our tenure here at Edwards, Debbie and I thank you for the incredible change of command ceremony you provided.It was an inspiring venue in Hangar 1600 on Oct. 5, from the impressive display of America's airpower that you've developed and refined throughout the years; to