Edwards AFB News

  • Team Edwards will celebrate Earth Day May 4

    Team Edwards will celebrate Earth Day with more than 50 environmental exhibits, activities and information stations set up at the Center of Excellence May 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event is hosted by Environmental Management, with the theme, "Global Climate Change and You." Each station will

  • Red Cross donation will help out Edwards families

    Edwards Airmen and their families received a special surprise April 27. The Antelope Valley chapter of the Red Cross donated $18,400 to the base to help out Air Force families. The donation will help out Edwards facilities and programs like the Airmen's Attic, the Airmen Family Readiness Center,

  • B-1 radar replacement mod completes first flight

    After five years of development and ground testing, the B-1 Lancer bomber radar replacement program successfully completed its first test flight April 20, launching from Edwards and landing as planned at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The Radar Reliability and Maintainability Improvement Program

  • Commander Sets Spring Clean-Up Week

    Col. Jerry Gandy, 95th Air Base Wing commander, has set May 3 through 7 as "Edwards AFB Spring Clean-Up Week" and solicits the support of everyone on base. A large portion of the week should be focused on cleaning up trash.  The accumulation of trash is not only an eyesore, but also a potential fire

  • 95 CG's Earth Day success

    Thinking globally and acting locally, members of the 95th Communications Group dedicated their Earth Day to cleaning their adopted lot and campus, while collecting and recycling used equipment and paper. Members collected 250 obsolete IT components and 150 pounds of paper.  Nearly 30 large boxes of

  • Additional resources online to support NSPS conversion

    New online training courses are now available to help smooth the upcoming transition of more than 40,000 current Air Force National Security Personnel System employees into non-NSPS personnel systems. To facilitate the conversion, multiple resources have been added to the NSPS' official Web site,

  • Understanding Emergency, Urgent and Routine Care

    When sickness or injuries strike, Edwards Airmen and their families can avoid frustration as well as save time and cash by knowing the differences between emergency, urgent and routine care.Confusing a moderate steady fever as urgent or a sprain as an emergency can mean longer waits and more