June 19, 2013 461st FLTS gets new boss Lt. Col. George Schwartz, who had been leading the "Deadly Jesters" since January 2012 handed the reins to Lt. Col. Andrew Allen, who took command of the 461st Flight Test Squadron June 11 during a ceremony held at the F-35 Integrated Test Force complex. Col. Christopher Azzano, outgoing 412th
March 15, 2019 461st FLTS lands two more F-35s for test The 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Integrated Test Force received two additional F-35As to support continued developmental testing March 7.The fifth-generation fighters are on loan from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.“Air Combat Command, always a
Jan. 7, 2019 461st FLTS pilot makes history History was made once again at Edwards Air Force Base, California, when Maj. Rachael Winiecki became the first female F-35 developmental test pilot as she successfully completed her first flight test mission, Dec. 14. Winiecki, from the 461st Flight Test Squadron, took off that morning in her F-35
March 16, 2017 461st FLTS tests U.K. weapons for F-35B The 461st Flight Test Squadron recently conducted weapon delivery accuracy tests with two United Kingdom weapons. The weapons were released from a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, short takeoff/vertical landing variant, which will also be used by the U.K's Royal Air Force and Navy. The U.K.
Oct. 5, 2011 50 Years of Caring, CFC Fundraising at Edwards Federal employees and servicemembers have been joining forces for the Combined Federal Campaign more than 50 years now. Units are participating at all levels and in true Air Force style, it is a team event. Led and co-chaired by Majors Chad Holt and Patrick Merriman, of the Air Force Operational
Aug. 22, 2016 5K Dash Aug. 24 The 412th Aerospace Medicine Squadron is sponsoring a 5K Dash this Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 7 a.m. The run begins at the base track and will continue onto a running trail. For more information, or to register, contact Eugene McClelland, the 412th AMDS Health Promotions manager, at 661-277-9427 or
Aug. 31, 2011 60 years of service at Edwards and still going - library tech has seen it all At 79 Patricia Henrich sometimes gets teased by co-workers about being old, but when they see her running down the halls in Bldg. 1600 they may want to recant.Henrich currently serves the 412th Maintenance Group as a library technician, but during her 60 years of service at Edwards, she's held more
Oct. 11, 2012 65 years later: Yeager to reenact first supersonic flight While the Edwards community is no stranger to sonic booms, Oct. 14, 1947 marked the first-ever supersonic flight above the Mojave Desert skies. To commemorate the historic event, retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager will reenact the epic moment in aviation history by breaking the sound barrier over
Sept. 17, 2014 67 years of air power Edwards AFB celebrated the U.S. Air Force's birthday with a dinner at Club Muroc Sept. 12. Team Edwards members in attendence were treated to refreshments, food and a performance by the Edwards Singers. The birth of the Air Force on Sept. 18, 1947, revolutionized how the U.S. military engages in
Sept. 13, 2017 737 MAX in skies over Edwards A Boeing 737 MAX takes off after a touch-and-go landing at Edwards AFB. Boeing has been conducting flight tests with its fourth-generation, narrow-body 737 at Edwards recently. The company has also been testing its 787 Dreamliner here as well. Periodically, aviation industry companies are provided