Edwards AFB News

  • Second hypersonic flight ends prematurely, brings new flight test data

    A second test of the X-51A Waverider flew Monday in the Point Mugu Naval Air Test Range over the Pacific Ocean, bringing significant hypersonic research data in a less than successful flight test.The hypersonic aircraft was successfully boosted to just over Mach 5 and the scramjet engine lit, but

  • Second production model F-35A arrives at Edwards

    The second production model F-35A Lightning II aircraft flies above the compass rose of Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards May 13. The aircraft, designated AF-6, ferried to Edwards from Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Texas, Joint Reserve Base following the Air Force formally accepting the fighter into its

  • Second quarter military justice actions

    Nonjudicial punishment is a tool that provides commanders with an essential and swift means of maintaining good order and discipline. It also promotes behavior changes in servicemembers without the stigma of a court-martial conviction.A suspension is the postponement of the application of all or

  • Secretary of Defense addresses Pearl Harbor survivors

    "Seventy years ago on a December morning, our nation sustained a cruel and destructive attack at Pearl Harbor. Our enemies thought that by this sudden and deliberate raid, they could weaken America. Instead, they only strengthened it. That day truly awoke a sleeping giant. "As we join you in

  • Security Awareness Week

    Security Awareness Week, which lasted April 1 to 5, was hosted by the 412th Electronic Warfare Group. This year's theme is "OPSEC and International Programs." Each day, the group spotlighted a specific security discipline to highlight by providing a briefing, demonstration or an instructional class

  • Security forces adds Krav Maga to weapons cache

    The 95th Security Forces Squadron added a new weapon to its arsenal during a training class here Sept. 14. The training's focus was Krav Maga martial arts, which is the Israeli military's official system of self defense and hand-to-hand combat. This form of martial arts came to the United States in

  • Security forces Airman earns Bronze Star Medal with Valor

    Whenever Senior Airman Phillip King looks at his medals, he is reminded of Aug. 8, 2006. That was the day Airman King, through his actions, earned the Bronze Star Medal with Valor. Col. Bryan Gallagher, 95th Air Base Wing commander, presented the medal to him during a ceremony here July 30.Airman