Edwards AFB News

  • Promise Delivered - 95th ABW opens up new community bulletin board

    Col. Gregory Schwab (far left), 95th Air Base Wing commander; poses with Hearts Apart representative Brigette Schuyler and her children; and Kristen Minor, President of the Enlisted Spouses Club along with (right side) Michelle Perry, 95th ABW housing community planner; Daniel Moreno, 95th ABW Civil

  • Promotion to E-8 to require resident SNCOA

    Completion of the resident Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy or a sister service equivalent becomes a requirement for promotion to senior master sergeant effective Jan. 1, Air Force officials announced today as part of a policy change.The change in the professional military education

  • Proper use of space heaters helps to prevent fires

    With the temperatures cooling down, the use of space heaters is increasing. Space heaters are a great way to warm up a cold office or room. However, they're not intended to be used as clothes dryers, bed warmers or to cook, or anything else other than taking the chill out of the air.The potential

  • Propulsion flight hires first employee from Co-Op program

    The 412th Maintenance Squadron's propulsion flight recently hired their first employee through a Co-Operative Education program organized between Antelope Valley College and Edwards. Michael Cermack, an aircraft engine mechanic with the 412th MXS , heard about the Co-Op program while attending class

  • Propulsion Flight provides power to Edwards' birds

    Every manned jet aircraft flying missions at Edwards, from high-performance fighters to massive cargo planes, have one important thing in common -- their engines are kept running by the 412th Maintenance Squadron's Propulsion Flight. One of the propulsion flight's primary missions is to provide

  • Prostate, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

    September is Ovarian and Prostate Cancer awareness month. The 412th Medical Group is encouraging men and women to learn the symptoms and risk factors for prostate and ovarian cancer.Ovarian cancer is the ninth most common cancer in women (not counting skin cancer) and ranks fifth as the cause of

  • Public Affairs ensures base, community can "tune in" to Edwards

    Dozens of events take place every day in a community the size of Edwards AFB. From official functions to recreational escapes and sales at the Exchange, news and information flow like a river through the base in an effort to keep people informed.Taking in the information all at once is like drinking

  • Public Transportation Benefit Program

    Gas prices on the rise? The Public Transportation Benefit Program can help.You may be eligible to receive up to $125 a month subsidy for riding in a vanpool. Vanpooling saves you money on gas, vehicle maintenance, depreciation and insurance. With traffic getting worse and increasing fuel costs,

  • QF-16s help F-35 JOTT plan for future testing

    Three QF-16s descended on Edwards recently to aid the F-35 Joint Operational Test Team with test planning. The QF-16 is a full-scale aerial target that has been modified to be flown with a pilot in the cockpit for training and also without a pilot as a target for live missile testing. The unique