Edwards AFB News

  • 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

  • This month in Edwards history

    For nearly seven decades, the men and women of Edwards AFB have been privileged to witness many of the most important milestones in aerospace history. This is the third in a monthly series that provides brief looks at some of the more significant events in the rich history of the base.August 26,

  • AAFES Working Double Time to Correct Inadvertent Charges

    Numerous transactions at Army and Air Force Exchange operations are experiencing a double whammy no one saw coming; a processing error resulting in duplicate charges on credit and debit card transactions."Shoppers who swiped their cards anytime between Aug. 7 and Aug. 9 at an AAFES facility are

  • Aero Club instructor loves flying, helping

    A 14-year-old boy received the ride of a lifetime Aug. 8 thanks to one Edwards Aero Club instructor and a special flying organization. Tim Taylor, Edwards Aero Club certificated flight instructor, donated his time, skills and money, to pick up Paul Padilla, a deaf teenager, at Mariposa-Yosemite

  • Edwards to host civilian lakebed fly-in Oct. 1

    Local pilots will have the chance to fly into the hallowed skies over Edwards this fall and land on historic Rosamond Dry Lakebed.The Air Force Flight Test Center is hosting a general aviation fly-in Oct.1. The 2010 Flight Test Nation Lakebed Fly-in will give 100 civilian aviators the chance to fly