Edwards AFB News

  • Reserve seats now Women's Equality Day Luncheon

    The 412th Test Wing and NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center are sponsoring this year’s Women’s Equality Day Luncheon Aug. 25 at Club Muroc. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Dr. Stephanie Smith, 412th TW historian. The menu consists of herb crusted stuffed

  • Reservist wins sixth TPS instructor award

    Trained flight test pilots and engineers are fundamental to success in aerospace flight test and evaluation. Not only do they possess the requisite flying skills, but they are also required to have the necessary scientific and engineering knowledge, critical and reasoned judgment, and managerial

  • Resiliency and drive keeps Airman focused on future goals

    Natural disasters and civil war: two life-altering events that would equate to monumental challenges for almost anyone. But for 23-year-old Team Edwards member Senior Airman Prince Jarbo, not only did he fight through those challenges, but he has also thrived and saw those events as opportunities to

  • Resiliency, a way of life for WWII aviators like Zamperini

    There was nothing easy about life for those in the Pacific Theater during WWII, especially for B-24 Liberator crew members like Capt. Louis Zamperini. It was risky, the quality of life was minimal at best, and crew members knew if something went wrong, there was a good chance they would never make

  • Resources available for the Team Edwards community

    Although each Air Force command and installation has released its fair share of pertinent furlough information, Team Edwards leaders want to keep you as informed about the financial resources available to help minimize the impact of this projected furlough on you and your family as information

  • Restoring a relic - Retired sailors re-fabricate retired Navy aircraft

    Like a giant dinosaur skeleton on display at a museum, a dinosaur of a plane sits among operational aircraft, patiently waiting to be restored to its original luster.A Navy A3D-1 Skywarrior bomber from 1955 is currently parked in Hangar 1210 while a group of retired Navy servicemen work to

  • Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Gen. Nolan headline museum fundraiser

    Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center, headlined the Flight Test Historical Foundation's 2nd Annual Excellence in Aviation Awards event May 14 at the Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles.The event annually honors those who

  • Retired general talks air mobility with USAF Test Pilot School students

    Students from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School enjoyed a special evening presentation, Jan. 20, introducing them to the world of airlift -- the first of many such events specifically designed to help the students better understand how their test mission impacts the warfighter.Students learned

  • Retiree Appreciation Day 2017 greets 313 guests

    More than 300 military retirees and their guests gathered in the Oasis Community Center here for Edwards AFB’s annual Retiree Appreciation Day May 6. Attendees were given a chance to learn about programs that affect retirees and received free services during the visit. Legal services, immunizations,