Edwards AFB News

  • Public Affairs ensures base, community can "tune in" to Edwards

    Dozens of events take place every day in a community the size of Edwards AFB. From official functions to recreational escapes and sales at the Exchange, news and information flow like a river through the base in an effort to keep people informed.Taking in the information all at once is like drinking

  • Public Transportation Benefit Program

    Gas prices on the rise? The Public Transportation Benefit Program can help.You may be eligible to receive up to $125 a month subsidy for riding in a vanpool. Vanpooling saves you money on gas, vehicle maintenance, depreciation and insurance. With traffic getting worse and increasing fuel costs,

  • QF-16s help F-35 JOTT plan for future testing

    Three QF-16s descended on Edwards recently to aid the F-35 Joint Operational Test Team with test planning. The QF-16 is a full-scale aerial target that has been modified to be flown with a pilot in the cockpit for training and also without a pilot as a target for live missile testing. The unique

  • Quadriplegics share their strength at luncheon

    Members of the 412th Test Wing recognized National Disability Employment Awareness Month during a luncheon hosted by the 412th Communications Squadron Oct. 28 at Club Muroc. NDEA month has been observed every October the last 70 years and this year's theme is "My Disability is One Part of Who I

  • Quarterly Health Care Advisory Council meeting scheduled

    The 95th Medical Group will be conducting the quarterly Health Care Advisory Council (HCAC) meeting on Dec. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Main Clinic,  Bldg. 5525 in the 2nd Floor Conference Room.People with questions about their medical care at the 95th Medical  Group and who want

  • Quarterly travel advisory

    As the warmer months approach, many people generally plan vacations. Both overseas and within the United States travelers should be aware of the local threats that they may encounter while on their vacations. Criminal, terroristic, cyber and intelligence based threats are always important to be

  • RAB keeps tabs, 'eye' on Edwards' cleanup

    RAB -- no it's not the name of the latest craze in dance music.Rather, the Restoration Advisory Board is a group of individuals organized under federal guidelines to offer public feedback and advice on environmental cleanup efforts here. "Our purpose is to keep an eye on the base's cleanup

  • Rachel Thomson awarded NASA Dryden Employee Scholarship

    The NASA Dryden Employee Exchange Council has presented its 2012 John K. Russell Memorial Scholarship Award to Rachel Thomson.A graduate of the class of 2012 at Desert High School on Edwards Air Force Base, Thomson plans to major in kinesiology with an emphasis in pre-athletic training at California

  • Radio station shows good heart with Valentine's Day treats

    Dave Phillips, a radio disc jockey with Antelope Valley country music station KTPI, hands out goody bags to spouses and families of deployed servicemembers at the Oasis Community Center Feb. 14. "The High Desert's Best Country" station, 97.7, traveled throughout the Antelope Valley delivering the