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  • Maj. Jack Fischer (right), 411th Flight Test Squadron F-22 Raptor pilot, explains the different controls in an F-16 Fighting Falcon cockpit to Avi Khanian (left) during the "Pilot for a Day" tour here July 12. As a pilot for the day, 14-year-old Avi received an opportunity to see Edwards' various aircraft including the CV-22, F-22A, F-16 and the Global Hawk. The program was sponsored by the base's Company Grade Officer Council. Avi has undergone treatment at Mattel Children's Hospital in Los Angeles for Ewing's sarcoma, a form of bone cancer often found in children. (Photo by Jim Shryne)

    Teenager becomes pilot for a day

  • Annual duck blind drawing slated for Aug. 11

    Waterfowl hunters can participate in the annual duck blind drawing scheduled Aug. 11, at the Rod and Gun Club. Base hunting permits can be submitted to drawing officials from 9 a.m. until the actual drawing begins at about 10 a.m. Duck blind reservations are required for all base-affiliated waterfowl hunters desiring assigned blind locations at the
  • Staff Sgt. Martin Seau, 95th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, receives light detection and ranging unit training from Los Angeles Police Department Officer Don Inman during the radar and LIDAR procedures seminar July 12. The five-day training course included calibration and operation procedures for both handheld and vehicle-mounted radar and LIDAR units. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jay Fury)

    LAPD trains security forces

    Two instructors from the Los Angeles Police Department came to Edwards July 9 to 13 to train 95th Security Forces Squadron Airmen on radar and LIDAR procedures. Officers Troy Williams and Don Inman conducted the five-day training course that covered the calibration and operation procedures for both handheld and vehicle-mounted radar and light
  • Master Sgt. Wil Hoffman, Edwards career assistance advisor, teaches effective writing techniques to the new master sergeant selects July 10 as part of the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Professional Enhancement course at the First Term Airman Center. The week-long course aims to enhance ledership skills of recently promoted senior NCOs through professional development courses. (Photo by Airman Mike Young)

    Back to school

  • Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Soltis, 412th Test Wing command chief, prepares food during a free home-cooked meal for dorm dwellers July 12 at Chapel 1. Organizations such as the Edwards spouses clubs, Commissary and Club Muroc provided support for the event. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Julius Delos Reyes)

    Dorm dwellers receive free, home-cooked meal

    Eating the same dinner from three days ago made dining monotonous for an Airman with the 412th Operations Support Squadron. Airman 1st Class Diane Burton, 412th OSS commander support staff and one of Edwards' dorm dwellers, cooks her own food on a regular basis, but has found herself preparing the same thing over and over again. For her dinner on

  • Edwards reaches Team Lean Challenge mid-point

    "Sexy Backs" are the biggest losers.Working out at least three times a week has helped the 95th Aerospace Medical Squadron "Sexy Backs," lose the most pounds for the Edwards Team Lean Challenge's mid-point. Team Lean Challenge is a program introduced by the Air Force Materiel Command to promote wellness and weight loss through camaraderie and
  • Staff Sgt. Cy Eckhardt (right), a boom operator with the 445th Flight Test Squadron, asks a question of Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Reed (left), Air Force Personnel Center command chief, during the Air Force 60th Anniversary Lecture Series on July 12. During the lecture, Chief Reed discussed changes in how military personnel flights around the Air Force will perform their mission in the future. (Courtesy photo)

    AFPC command chief outlines personnel changes

    The second installment of the three-part Air Force 60th Anniversary Celebration Leadership Lecture Series was held at the Conference Center here July 12. The lecture's featured guest was Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Reed, command chief of the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Chief Reed discussed the changes taking place
  • Participants of the "Fishing Deby 4 Kids" reel in for fish at the Branch Memorial Park on the Fourth of July. The event was sponsored by the Edwards Fishing Club, 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron and the volunteer wildlife conservationists. The event was open to Team Edwards families with prizes presented to the winners. The fishing derby also featured free food and drinks. (Photo by Jim Shryne)

    Reel it in

  • From left: Col. Arnie Bunch, 412th Test Wing commander, Master Sgt. Michael Brown, 412th Operations Support Squadron tower chief, Col. Terry Luallen and Col. Andre Gerner stand at attention during the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School change of command ceremony at the Dick Scobee Auditorium on July 6. Colonel Luallen assumed command from Colonel Gerner. (Photo by Chad Bellay)

    'Tench hut

  • Team Edwards heads to 'higher grounds' for coffee, Internet

    After six months of planning and preparation, Team Edwards opened the Higher Grounds Internet Cafe today. The Higher Grounds Internet Cafe is a facility designed to give dormitory residents a relaxing, non-alcoholic environment within walking distance, said Master Sgt. Wilbert Hoffman, 95th Mission Support and Services Squadron career assistance
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