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  • The gopher snake is one of the many reptiles common to the Mojave Desert area. Other snakes seen here are the Mojave green rattlesnake, the sidewinder rattlesnake and the California king snake. (Photo by Mark Bratton)

    Snake sightings common in Mojave Desert, on base

    Snakes are not an uncommon sight around Edwards. They have been in the Mojave Desert for thousands of years and they will still be here as the Air Force Flight Test Center performs its mission for years to come. Recently, some Edwards residents have spotted these cold-blooded serpents in the housing areas and on main base. Although these sightings
  • Chief Master Sgt. Luis Drummond (right), 412th Operations Group superintendent, congratulates Airman 1st Class Nancy Rouse (left), 95th Mission Support and Services Squadron evaluations technician, for receiving the Chief's Group's Dare to Soar award. The Dare to Soar award is presented to Airmen for their outstanding performance. Airman Rouse conducted base briefings on the new evaluation forms. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Julius Delos Reyes)

    Dare to soar

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    'Five For Fighting' to headline Edwards Air Force Ball

    The modern rock band "Five For Fighting" is scheduled to perform during the Edwards Air Force Ball on Sept. 21. The band is known for the songs "Superman," "Hundred Years" and "Riddle."Edwards Air Force Ball will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Air Force. The theme for the event is "Zero to Sixty and Still Accelerating," said Lt. Col. John
  • Caitlin Lane, 12, sits behind the wheel of a Humvee during “Operation KUDOS” Saturday. Operation KUDOS is a program designed to give children a first-hand look at what their parents go through while deployed. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Mike Young)

    Edwards children take trip to 'sandbox' with KUDOS

    With more and more Airmen deploying from Edwards, another mock deployment arrived for Edwards' youth as they participated in "Operation KUDOS," at the Oasis Community Center here Saturday. Operation KUDOS, or Kids Understanding Deployment Operations, educates youth on what their parents experience while deployed. "By educating our children, we are
  • EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Terri and Bindi Irwin visit Edwards on Sept. 6 to film a segment for their television show "Bindi the Jungle Girl." The program airs on the Discovery Kids channel. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Stacy Sanchez)

    Bindi the Jungle Girl explores Edwards

  • Michael Cermack works on aircraft engine components at the 412th Maintenance Squadron propulsion flight. Mr. Cermack was the first employee hired through a Co-Operative Education program organized between Antelope Valley College and Edwards. To be eligible, AVC students must have a 2.5 grade point average, be actively enrolled in the airframe powerplant program, be interviewed and show potential to handle the workload. (Photo by Senior Airman Jason Hernandez)

    Propulsion flight hires first employee from Co-Op program

    The 412th Maintenance Squadron's propulsion flight recently hired their first employee through a Co-Operative Education program organized between Antelope Valley College and Edwards. Michael Cermack, an aircraft engine mechanic with the 412th MXS , heard about the Co-Op program while attending class for the college's airframe and powerplant

  • EM hosts Pollution Prevention Week

    Environmental Management workers will collect household hazardous waste, electronics waste and universal waste Sept. 22 as Edwards celebrates Pollution Prevention Week Environmental Management is encouraging all Edwards residents and workers to take the next step in preventing pollution by making a conscious, concerted effort to reduce, reuse and
  • Kern County Sheriff's Department's Specialized Weapons and Tactics team, otherwise known as SWAT, prepares to enter a house during their training here Aug. 30. The base opened a vacant section of the Mesquite Meadows housing area for the SWAT team's training. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Julius Delos Reyes)

    Kern County SWAT trains at Edwards

    The weather was muggy with the temperature reaching about 95 degrees. The whole neighborhood was empty. Six heavily-armed men were cautiously trying to blend with the neighborhood's silence. Only the crackling of the leaves adds to the near-stealth operation. As the men reached their destination, one of the men stated their business. No one
  • Barbara Westgate, Air Force Materiel Command executive director, gives her speech during an International Test and Evaluation Association Antelope Valley Chapter's monthly meeting at Club Muroc here Sept. 5. Some of the subjects Mrs. Westgate talked about were recapitalization, increasing cost of military health care and the new permanent change of station guidelines. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Julius Delos Reyes)

    AFMC executive director discusses challenges

    Air Force Materiel Command's top civilian leader discussed several challenges facing the Air Force, including the increasing costs of personnel, and military health care, during a speech to the International Test and Evaluation Association Antelope Valley chapter's monthly meeting Wednesday. Mrs. Barbara Westgate, AFMC executive director, was the
  • Krystle Hobson, an Edwards library technician, arranges some books on a shelf at the main library. The library offers a wide selection of books, periodicals, newspapers and audiovisual materials. It also features computers with Internet access, a wireless Internet connection and a full range of CD-ROM resources and databases. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Julius Delos Reyes)

    Sorting the stacks

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