Feb. 17, 2010 95th ABW honors annual award winners The 95th Air Base Wing announced its Annual Award winners during a ceremony at Club Muroc Feb.12. The following are the Team Edwards Annual Award winners: -- Airman of the Year: Airman 1st Class Alexis Rivera-Maldonado, 95th Communication Group-- Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Tech. Sgt.
Feb. 17, 2010 Laser scores success The Missile Defense Agency demonstrated the potential use of directed energy to defend against ballistic missiles when the Airborne Laser Testbed (ALTB) successfully destroyed a boosting ballistic missile Thursday night. The ALTB or YAL 1-A is part of the 417th Flight Test Squadron here. Lt. Col.
Feb. 17, 2010 Who let the dogs out:Year-long effort culminates with dog park opening The opening of the Team Edwards "Bark Park" was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 12. This attractive park offers base residents a unique amenity, which enhances the quality of life for base residents and their pets."If you build it, they will come. And here they are," said Chief Master
Feb. 3, 2010 West Gate construction coming: work phases to minimize impact work on the third and final stage of a multi-year initiative to upgrade the three base gates will begin on the West Gate Feb. 15. When completed, the West Gate will feature three in-bound car lanes, one truck lane, improved security measures and a new visitor's center located near Centry Circle.
Jan. 22, 2010 Edwards Intramural Basketball 2009-10 season standings Editor's note: Standings posted online each Wednesday and in the paper each Friday reflect the games from the previous week. Games take place Monday through Thursday with the exception of down days and holidays. Three games are played each night at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. 95th Force Support
Jan. 21, 2010 New road offers safe transportation, quicker route Team Edwards celebrated the opening of the new Ammo Road, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 16."Besides the obvious danger of transporting live munitions, the traffic alone was dangerous -- going 10 miles per hour on 55 miles per hour roadway," said Airman 1st Class Jonathan Ethier, 412th
Jan. 14, 2010 Hose extensions to expedite gas station visits To eliminate wait times drivers faced at the Car Care Center gas pumps, hose extensions were installed at each of the pumps over the last few months, ending Jan. 6. The new extensions will allow customers to refuel at any of the pumps from either side of their vehicles. "This is going to make it
Jan. 6, 2010 Year in Review: Team Edwards reflects on 2009 As the Air Force Flight Test Center enters into the second decade of this millennium, here's a look back at the events and achievements from 2009.Team Edwards kicked off 2009 with a Unit Compliance and Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team inspections Jan. 9 through the 16, which concluded
Dec. 29, 2009 2009 -- another year of accomplishment at NASA Dryden NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., continued supporting NASA's four mission areas during 2009, advancing the agency's overall charter of leading the nation in aerospace technology.From supporting two Space Shuttle landings and preparing the Orion spacecraft's
Dec. 11, 2009 X-51A WaveRider gets first ride aboard B-52 In a flight test reminiscent of the early days of the historic X-15 program 50 years earlier, the X-51A Waverider was carried aloft for the first time over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 9 by an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52H Stratofortress.The "captive carry" test was a key