Edwards AFB News

  • Project84 migrating to API

    Wing participation in the Project84 program has brought many cost saving ideas to the attention of leadership here at Edwards AFB. Many of the ideas submitted were aimed at reducing consumption of materials, water and electricity. Some cost savings require time before being realized, but others such

  • Project84 update - Time to save money, now, more than ever

    In a memo sent to Airmen across the service last week, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer challenged Airmen to take responsibility for creating cost saving initiatives within their areas of expertise.The memo reemphasizes one of James' top priorities

  • Project84: Keep those cost saving ideas coming for 2015

    As Team Edwards begins 2015, the 412th Test Wing is leading a new drive for Project84 ideas. The wing had outstanding Project 84 participation from the base populace in 2014. Every submitted idea was reviewed and given careful consideration by base leadership.Brig. Gen. Michael Brewer, 412th Test

  • 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