Edwards AFB News

  • Reality TV star tours Edwards, discusses 'push'-ing through adversity

    Edwards Air Force Base is no stranger to names throughout its history who have met adversity and overcome it and on Oct. 25, Team Edwards members were, once again, treated to a visit from another brave soul who has met adversity in their own way, and overcame it, in the form of quadriplegia.As a

  • Real-world foam test makes for good training opportunity

    Timing is everything, especially when Exercise Evaluation Team members are able to overlap real-world events with emergency scenario exercises.On Nov. 26, EET members at Edwards did just that, with the help of the 412th Civil Engineering Directorate personnel and the Edwards Fire Department, by

  • Real-world projects prepare students for future flight test

    When students arrive at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, they enter as the top operational pilots, navigators and engineers from the USAF, sister services and allies. After completing the intense year-long master's program, they emerge as the next generation of elite test professionals

  • Reasonable accommodations available to qualifying employees

    Reasonable accommodation under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended by the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, requires federal agencies to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment.Reasonable accommodations

  • Recent aircraft arresting system overhaul comes in handy

    A mobile aircraft arresting system, or MAAS, unit that was recently overhauled by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Civil Engineer Maintenance Inspection and Repair Team, or CEMIRT, was put to good use in an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft arresting system capability test recently at Edwards

  • Recruiter retains Airmen, receives award

    Master Sgt. Jeffrey Ossman is an Airman who believes in the Air Force -- enough so to convince others to re-enlist after their enlistment is up. Sergeant Ossman is the Top in Service/Line Recruiter at Edwards for the Air Force Reserve and says encouraging Airmen to stay in makes a lot of sense

  • Recruiting efforts pay off in form of young, bright engineers

    Brain power is key to testing the most advanced aircraft and aircraft systems in the world. Where better to find that brain power than within the halls of the finest universities in the world. Each year, the 412th Test Engineering Group sends recruitment teams as far away as Georgia in search of

  • Recruitment program offers students new employment opportunities at Edwards

    For most students attending college, transitioning into the workforce at times becomes a challenge even after obtaining a bachelors degree. For others, the Workforce Recruitment Program here provides an opportunity for those same students to join the Team Edwards workforce at a much faster

  • Red Cross Dental Assistant Program returns to Edwards

    The American Red Cross, in conjunction with the 412th Medical Group Dental Flight, is excited to announce the next dental assistant training class beginning April 9. The extensive training program is designed to prepare participants for employment in the local community as well as all areas of the