Edwards AFB News

  • Edwards concludes Exercise Desert Wind 10-4 with dirty-bomb drill

    The 95th Air Base Wing concluded a week-long emergency disaster drill called Exercise Desert Wind 10-4, Aug. 9 through 13.The exercise picked up where it left off in May of this year from a hypothetical earthquake which wreaked havoc around the Southwestern U.S.ABW personnel participated in recovery

  • Looking for a few good men, women hikers

    The Team Edwards Hiking Club is looking for a few good men and women to come out and hike Edwards' surrounding areas."The club hikes every other weekend. The next hike is scheduled for Sept. 4 or 5 at Big Pine Canyon, North Fork," Manuel Jaramillo, club organizer said.Hikers interested in

  • Edwards civilian nominated for top aviation award

    Maj. Gen. David Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, announced Aug. 16, that Air Force Materiel Command has nominated retired Air Force Colonel Louis C. Setter for this year's Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy.Mr. Setter, a test engineer at the 419th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, will now go

  • Current, former Airmen eligible for stop loss special pay

    Thousands of current and former Air Force members remain eligible to receive $500 in retroactive special pay for each month they were affected by stop loss. Airmen have until Oct. 21 to apply through the Air Force Personnel Center here.Air Force people eligible include active, retired and former

  • Global Observer makes first flight

    The Global Observer completed its first flight Aug. 5 at Edwards. AeroVironment's Global Observer Aircraft 1001 took off from runway 04L and climbed to an altitude of 4,000 feet where it performed a series of maneuvers before landing successfully one hour later. AeroVironment's chief test pilot,

  • Edwards not affected by Wright County Egg recall

    Wright County Egg, of Galt, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms due to potential Salmonella contamination.Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with

  • Women's Equality Day information fair scheduled for Aug. 26

    To honor the 90th anniversary of women winning the right to vote, Team Edwards will conduct an information fair in the Looking Glass room at the Conference Center, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The fair will include several displays honoring a few of the women who significantly contributed to the

  • JetHawks commemorate Aerospace Appreciation Night

    The Lancaster JetHawks celebrated Aerospace Appreciation Night Aug. 14.  The Single-A baseball team honored former NASA astronaut Robert "Hoot" Gibson who threw out the ceremonial first pitch.  Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, also threw out a pitch.  Edwards Air