March 17, 2010 AFFTC announces annual award winners The Air Force Flight Test Center recently announced the installation's annual award winners.The following are the annual award winners: -- Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Matthew J. Mosko, 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Egress Systems specialist, briefed the Joint Strike Fighter program to 13
March 17, 2010 Safety first, two Edwards Squadrons win awards Safety is of the utmost importance to any organization and even more so in the Air Force. Here in the high desert, there's probably nothing more vital than the safety of pilots in the air and personnel on the ground. That's why two squadrons at Edwards have been recognized for their safety. The Air
March 16, 2010 Female pilots share stories at National Air and Space Museum The staff at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center hosted their annual Women in Aviation and Space Family Day March 13 where Airmen had to chance to talk to young girls about being a female pilot.For Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal, it was "an opportunity to show the young ladies that
March 16, 2010 Team Edwards works to reduce energy usage For Energy Awareness Month in October, the 95th Civil Engineering Directorate challenged Team Edwards to reduce electrical consumption by 2 percent from fiscal year 2009.Team Edwards reduced electrical consumption by turning off unnecessary lights, replacing incandescent bulbs with fluorescent bulbs
March 16, 2010 AFSO 21: 95th MDG maps out new training plan Airmen from the 95th Medical Group took part in a rapid improvement event March 9 through 11, as part of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21stCentury.AFSO 21 is a program that improves processes by bringing teams together to problem solve; eliminating waste and increase value to the customers.
March 15, 2010 Non-respondent bystanders bring about changes to Sexual Assault Prevention Training For the past five years, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response training has focused on awareness, education of the program, its policies and the reporting options. This year there is a shift in focus to Bystander Intervention, which couldn't have come at a better time with the news of current
March 15, 2010 Edwards Car Care Center drives for value at the pump According to a recent Short-Term Energy Outlook report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, "The annual average regular-grade retail gasoline price will increase from $2.35 per gallon in 2009 to $2.84 this year." Forecasts of increasing energy prices have exchange officials reaching out
March 12, 2010 Patience is a Virtue During the next several months, the West Gate outbound lanes will be under construction due to the increased vigilance in homeland security since 9/11.The construction project will reconfigure roadways; add lighting, barriers, cameras and warning systems to bring our installation into compliance