Jan. 15, 2010 Air Force seeking athletes for warrior games The deadline for submitting applications to compete in the inaugural Warrior Games is today.Approximately 200 wounded active duty members and military veterans will compete in the Warrior Games May 10 to 14 in Colorado Springs, Colo., Defense Department officials announced Jan. 7. Air Force is
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. 13, 2010 Edwards Airmen conduct Air Refueling Qualification for Eurofighter A total of 10 Edwards flight testers deployed to Royal Air Force Mendenhall, U.K., between Oct. 19 and Dec. 21 to test the Air refueling capabilities of the Eurofighter to an American KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender.The purpose of the tests was to ensure air refueling capabilities between
Jan. 8, 2010 Compassionate Use Act ineffective at Edwards, on federal property According to recent newspaper articles and television news stories from the local area it is evident that the California State laws concerning the medicinal use of marijuana are misunderstood by much of the public.Currently, there is controversy regarding a medicinal marijuana dispensary that is
Jan. 7, 2010 Command chief bids farewell As Laura and I begin our journey to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base we want to thank you for having made this such a wonderful assignment for us. Time and again we've heard Edwards Air Force Base described a National Treasure, and duly so. With its one-of-a-kind Rogers Dry Lake Bed and rich heritage
Jan. 7, 2010 DePLAYment tags coming soon Air Force Services Agency officials will be offering DePLAYment tags to families of deployed members through July 31, 2010, as part of the Year of the Air Force Family.Eligible members can log on to http://www.myairforcelife.com to see if their installation is participating and find out where to
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