Edwards AFB News

  • Team Edwards concludes Desert Wind 10-3

    The week of April 26 kept many Team Edwards personnel quite busy with Desert Wind 10-3; a drill that had service members deploying, emergency medical personnel responding to a mass casualty earthquake drill and battlefield simulation training.At a remote non-disclosed location on Edwards is Camp

  • Former test pilot visits crash site

    When Norvin "Bud" Evans' F-104A chase aircraft went down in 1959, he was dragged 40 yards through the Pancho Barnes' Happy Bottom Riding Club dump.  Apr. 23, the retired Air Force major returned to Edwards to visit the crash site to recover a recently found section of the aircraft. It was Mr. Evans'

  • Keep it cool while driving this summer

    Even under the best conditions, driving is stressful.  Experienced drivers develop coping mechanisms for their everyday driving errors, but there's always the possibility of a major accident lurking around the bend.Drivers bear the responsibility of keeping passengers safe while travelling.  With

  • 95th Air Base Wing Quarterly Award Winners

    95th Air Base Wing Quarterly Award Winners:Airman Category:  Senior Amn. Marvin M. Ablao, 95th Communications SquadronNCO Category:  Tech. Sgt. Matthew R. Reyes, 95th Communications SquadronSNCO Category:  Master Sgt. Sheritta N. Washington, 95th Security Forces SquadronCGO Category:  Capt. James D.

  • Environmental Management, 95th Air Base Wing host Earth Day 2010

    Team Edwards celebrated Earth Day 2010 with environmental exhibits, activities and information stations set up at the Center of Excellence, May 4.The basewide celebration was hosted by Environmental Management and 95th Air Base Wing, and marked the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day observance

  • Local children take flight with Edwards engineers

    A specially designed pink rocket launched flawlessly from its pad April 27.   After the successful launch, the rocket deployed its parachute while the female pilot bailed out with her own chute, thus completing the test.  However, while the rocket floated down to the ground successfully, the pilot's

  • 412th Test Wing first quarter award winners announced

    Edwards held its first-quarter awards ceremony at Club Muroc April 30.  Winners are listed below.  Supervision/Management Category:  Jason Bostjancic,  412th Test Engineering, Global Vigilance Combined Test Flight deputy chief engineerScientific/Engineering Category:  Mark Parzyk,  412th Electronic

  • Hazardous Waste Roundup slated for Saturday

    Environmental Management is hosting a Household Hazardous and Universal Waste Roundup Saturday, May 8, in the Base Exchange parking lot, 310 FitzGerald Blvd. Base residents can drive up and drop off household hazardous and universal waste for free from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The base will not accept waste

  • Seats Still Available for SYS 120

    "SYS 120 - Teaming With DCMA" is a funded, two-day course exploring the current Acquisition Management System and is being offered through the Air Force Institute of Technology's School of Systems and Logistics at Edwards, June 9-10. SYS 120 is an excellent opportunity for junior- to mid-level