Edwards AFB News

  • Republic of Korea Air Force visit to AFTC HQ

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien, Air Force Test Center commander, briefs members of the Republic of Korea Air Force on test at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Apr. 21, 2023. The ROKAF visited AFTC HQ to learn new weapon system test and evaluation methods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt.

  • Reserve Airman makes history with first USAF-piloted eVTOL vehicle flight

    Just south of his home in Brooklyn, New York, a young Terrence McKenna spent much of his childhood in Prospect Park tossing around wooden gliders and flying remote-controlled airplanes, each aircraft more complex and capable than the last.By the early 2000s, McKenna came across an ad for flying

  • Reserve Airman makes history with innovative Project FoX/F-35 development

    For the first time ever, Air Force personnel livestreamed F-35 data directly from the aircraft’s mission systems computers to a connected computer tablet during a ground test March 31, 2021, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The event was a milestone for the Fighter Optimization eXperiment (FoX), a

  • 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