Edwards AFB News

  • Desert High School student honored at banquet

    The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame honored 45 young men at the San Fernando Valley 36th Annual Scholar Athlete award banquet March 19. One of those honored was Edward's Desert High School student Justin Kennett. Justin is a senior who letters in football, wrestling and track

  • Global Hawk looks slick in wet runway test

    At the crack of dawn, a force of Airmen, civilians and contractors work in choreographed precision to conduct a test which will only last one minute. That's what it takes to conduct a wet runway test for the new RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk at Edwards AFB. The 452nd Flight Test Squadron has been

  • EOSC hosts annual auction

    Edwards Officer's Spouses Club hosted their 9th Annual Mad Marchness Charity Auction at Club Muroc March 19.The annual event raises money for the EOSC, which supports base families, the local community and several national charities. This year's auction raised $10,000 for the EOSC."Last year we

  • 412th AMXS offers better, more productive approach to fitness

    The Air Force's new Fitness Instruction, AFI 36-2905, takes effect July 1.Test failures are projected to increase, due in no small part to the 1.5-mile run. This is a result of both the new component minimum and its increased contribution to the overall score: 60 percent under the new instruction as

  • TRICARE Extends Web-based Counseling Program

    To continue giving beneficiaries the help they need, the TRICARE Assistance Program has been extended through March 20, 2011. This demonstration program lets beneficiaries use the Internet and a Web cam to speak "face-to-face" with mental health counselors 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the

  • NASA IceBridge mission prepares for study of arctic glaciers

    NASA's Operation IceBridge mission, the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice, kicks off its second year of study when NASA aircraft arrive in Greenland March 22.NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory departed the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif. for Thule, Greenland,

  • AAFES to Award Slam Dunk of a Trip

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Coca-Cola are teaming up to offer exchange shoppers a shot at a free collegiate weekend of a lifetime. Two grand prize winners will each receive a trip for two to their favorite college town, including deluxe hotel accommodations for two nights, airfare and