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
Dec. 10, 2009 Santa to Hold Court at Wing Holiday Party Wednesday Santa is not happy, and this year, he's doing something about it at the 95th Air Base Wing Nice and Naughty holiday party at Club Muroc Dec. 16, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. His jolly old soul is troubled this year by what he saw on his famous lists. You see, as he was making his naughty and nice lists,
Dec. 10, 2009 Bench pressing on Eleven competitors filled the Rosburg Fitness Center Dec. 3 for the Team Edwards fourth quarter Bench Press Competition."We wanted to make it one big competition versus a lot of little competitions, which would have been the case if we had weight classes. By eliminating the weight classes and going
Dec. 10, 2009 Promotion to E-8 to require resident SNCOA Completion of the resident Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy or a sister service equivalent becomes a requirement for promotion to senior master sergeant effective Jan. 1, Air Force officials announced today as part of a policy change.The change in the professional military education
Dec. 9, 2009 LAAFB to host Pacific West Military Basketball League Los Angeles Air Force Base along with JNJ Hoops will sponsor a basketball tournament for the Pacific West Military Basketball League at the Los Angeles Air Force Base Fitness Center Dec. 12 and 13. Men and women teams from Edwards, Travis, Vandenberg and Los Angeles Air Force Bases as well as 29
Dec. 9, 2009 NMFA accepting scholarship applications from military spouses National Military Family Association officials are accepting scholarship applications from military spouses. The application deadline is midnight, Jan. 31, 2010.The Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship program awards up to $1,000 to military spouses to obtain professional certification
Dec. 9, 2009 Proper use of space heaters helps to prevent fires With the temperatures cooling down, the use of space heaters is increasing. Space heaters are a great way to warm up a cold office or room. However, they're not intended to be used as clothes dryers, bed warmers or to cook, or anything else other than taking the chill out of the air.The potential