Edwards AFB News

  • F-35 flight tests continue to push the envelope

    Maj. Matt Hayden and Mr. Alan Dykhoff are part of the team at Edwards who test and verify the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft performs as advertised.Mr. Dykhoff is the project engineer in charge of landing gear and brake systems and Major Hayden sits in the cockpit of the single-seat,

  • JSF spotlights developmental test and evaluation accomplishments at Edwards

    The Air Force Flight Test Center opened its gates to the media Aug. 27 to showcase developmental testing and evaluation at Edwards with an up-close look at the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force.About a dozen reporters and photographers were escorted to the flightline where they witnessed

  • First Lancaster chicken confirmed positive for West Nile Virus

    The Antelope Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District has received confirmation that a blood sample from a chicken in Lancaster has tested positive for West Nile Virus. The chicken is part of a flock located near 45th Street East and Ave. J. The District has eight flocks of sentinel chickens that

  • Air Force leader asks Airmen to share ideas with Defense INVEST program

    Air Force Under Secretary Erin Conaton urged Airmen to share their best ideas with the Defense Department's INVEST (Innovation for New Value, Efficiency and Savings Tomorrow) Program in an e-mail that reached all Air Force members Aug. 20, 2010."The Air Force strongly supports the [Defense]

  • Countering Fatigue

    Many service members have experienced the long hours, changing schedules and high operations tempo associated with life in today's military. In many cases, fatigue is considered a necessary evil that all airmen endure. While there's no simple answer or magic pill to resolve this problem, below are

  • TPS student receives long awaited award

    A U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School student was honored Aug. 20 for being both a top fighter pilot and a top citizen. Capt. Timothy J. Spaulding received the 2008 Lt. Col. Anthony Shine Fighter Pilot Award during a ceremony before a commandant's call in the TPS Dick Scobee auditorium. The award is

  • 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