March 4, 2010 AFFTC Ground Safety Office discusses crosswalk safety Over the last couple of weeks several base residents have been hurt attempting to cross the street.As the weather gets nicer, pedestrians out there will become a more frequent sight for drivers. While it may seem obvious, a pedestrian is a person on foot, someone using roller skates or on a
March 4, 2010 X-51 getting ready for first flight There's some pretty exciting stuff going on at Edwards Air Force Base as the flight test center team gets ready to conduct an awe-inspiring X-51 first flight.The plan is to air launch the X-51A WaveRider using an expendable solid rocket booster from under the wing of a B-52, this spring.Lt. Col.
March 4, 2010 Revamped PT standards begin here With new physical training testing standards slated to be implemented July 1, 2010, Airmen are expected to begin preparing for compliance with the new Air Force Instruction Immediately."No longer are the days of testing once a year, (allowing) members (to) begin working out a month or two prior to
March 4, 2010 Edwards ready to employ new net barricade system Base leadership has scheduled March 5 as the date that the new Final Denial Barrier System will be employed. The FDB system has already been installed at the North and South Gates of the Base and installation is in progress at the West Gate."The whole purpose for the new Final Denial Barrier system
March 3, 2010 Team Edwards comes together for 2010 National Prayer Breakfast More than 180 members of Team Edwards gathered at Club Muroc Feb. 26 for the 2010 National Prayer Breakfast. The prayer breakfast dates back to 1953 and this year, Edwards theme was "God, bless America.""The prayer breakfast is a time when we come together to pray for our nation, our president,
March 3, 2010 Airfield operators bring home two AFMC awards Two Airmen from Edwards Air Force base are being recognized by Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command for their outstanding achievements, both locally and abroad.The Colonel Derrel L. Dempsey Airfield Operations Officer of the Year was awarded to Capt. Valentin Maldonado III, Airfield Operations
March 3, 2010 Thumb drives/flash media still prohibited on Air Force network The ban on flash media use in the Air Force is still in place, although U.S. Strategic Command officials at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., issued an order Feb. 12 allowing limited use of removable flash media devices under very specific circumstances and "according to service guidelines." Consistent
Feb. 26, 2010 Officials announce E-8 selection stats Air Force officials selected 1,269 of 13,741 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant for a selection rate of 9.24 percent.The average score for those selected was 665.85, with an average time in grade of 4.38 years and an average time in service of 20.2 years, respectively.