Jan. 6, 2010 Edwards Airman promoted An Edwards officer has been selected for promotion to the rank of colonel.The officer selected was:Tammy Smeeks -- 412th Operations Group
Jan. 6, 2010 TPS class 09A graduates The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School class 09A graduated during a ceremony here Dec. 12.Students receive a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering upon completion of the course. Class 09A degree recipients consisted of one flight test weapons systems officer, eight flight test engineers
Jan. 6, 2010 Military Spouses Residency Relief Act Under current federal law, a servicemember stationed in one state, who maintains residency in a different state, cannot be taxed on military income earned in the state where he or she is stationed. However, they can still be taxed by the state for non-military income earned in that state. A new law
Jan. 5, 2010 Street dedication becomes emotional tribute What started out to be a typical street dedication to one of Edwards' finest became an emotional tribute when family members, friends and Air Force leaders gathered at the dedication ceremony for a street named Jordan.Located on base at the corner of what's now Jordan Street and South Fogleman Loop,
Dec. 31, 2009 Edwards Airman to become next AFMC command chief The 95th Air Base Wing command chief will soon helm the top enlisted rank for Air Force Materiel Command. Chief Master Sgt. Eric R. Jaren, the Wing's command chief, becomes the eighth AFMC command chief since the major command activated the rank in 1992. "I am truly honored to be chosen for this
Dec. 29, 2009 NASA flight tests unique jumbo jet with opening in side A NASA jumbo jet that will help scientists unlock the origins of the universe with infrared observations reached a milestone Dec. 18, when doors covering the telescope were fully opened in flight.The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a modified 747SP jet known as SOFIA, flew for one
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. 22, 2009 C-130 Avionics Modernization Test Program Completed On Dec. 11, the C-130 Integrated Test Team successfully completed the last test flight for the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP). The flight culminated a 3-year Development Test and Evaluation (DT&E) effort; logging 295 test missions totaling over 1000 flight hours. The program, which replaced
Dec. 22, 2009 Officials seek 10 enlisted for AFIT degree program Air Force Institute of Technology officials are offering 10 noncommissioned officers the opportunity to pursue an advanced science, engineering or management degree at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.Ten NCOs from around the Air Force will be selected in February to attend the Enlisted-to-AFIT
Dec. 22, 2009 Retirement answers live with new AFPC webinar series The Air Force Personnel Center here has launched a series of web conferences, called webinars, designed to provide retirement-eligible Airmen the information they need to submit their retirement applications."We designed these webinars to better serve our customers and enable more direct