HomeNews
  • Dawn Brodersen, Desert High School senior, hits the ball during an American Softball Association 18-and-under Western Nationals game. Ms. Brodersen signed a national letter of intent to play for the University of California-Riverside. (Courtesy photo)

    DHS varsity softball player signs with UC-Riverside

    A Desert High School senior took the next step of her life as she signed a national letter of intent May 30 to play softball for a Division I college. Voted by her peers as the most athletic female of the senior class, Dawn Brodersen received an athletic scholarship from the University of California-Riverside to play softball for the Highlanders. A
  • Edwards leadership, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and guests shovel dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony June 1 marking the beginning of a new runway project here. (Photo by Mike Cassidy)

    Groundbreaking marks beginning of new runway

    A groundbreaking ceremony at base operations marked the beginning of a new runway project here June 1. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will head the $103 million project to replace the majority of runway 22. The 53-year-old runway is deteriorating and poses an increasing foreign object damage threat to aircraft, said James Judkins, director of the
  • Col. Andre Gerner (left), U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School commandant, checks out an F-16B trailing cone assembly, as Maj. Swami Iyer (center), test pilot, and Lt. Col. Dean Ward (right), TPS operations officer, look on. (Courtesy photo)

    U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduates 146th class

    On Saturday, the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School will graduate their 146th class since their start at Wright Field in 1944. The "Outlaws," as the students refer to themselves, hosts 11 pilots, 10 engineers and two navigators including pilots from Canada, Japan and Singapore, as well one female pilot. "The students have completed one of the most
  • Alisha Tampon, a customer service representative for Rohmann Services, performs a Hawaiian dance during the Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month luncheon at the Oasis Community Center here May 23. The theme of the event was “Pursuing Excellence though Leadership, Diversity and Unity.” (Photo by Mike Cassidy)

    Aloha, Team Edwards

  • LOS ANGELES -- Kaitlyn Wright (left) and Lindsey Lewis (center), Desert High School seniors, explain their project to one of the judges during the California State Science Fair at the California Science Center in Los Angeles on May 22. Ms. Lewis and Ms. Wright received first place for their plant biology project. Kehly Kirk, another DHS student, placed third, also for plant biology. Robert Thurman and Keith Hines, both DHS seniors, also received a special award for doing a low-cost and hands-on project. (Photo by Dawn Waldman)

    Desert High School students win in state science fair

  • Edwards Airmen process for deployment during a Phase 1 exercise here May 23. The exercise was in preparation for the upcoming Air Force Materiel Command Inspector General Phase I re-look July 30 after the base received an unsatisfactory rating for "initial response" during March's Operational Readiness Inspection. (Photo by Jet Fabara)

    Edwards Airmen practice for Phase 1 re-look

  • Wesley King (right), Environmental Management staff, shows a small desert tortoise to Zachary Clark (left), 3, and his sister Sophea (foreground), 1, during the 101 Critical Days of Summer Campaign Kickoff at the Oasis Community Center on May 24. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Julius Delos Reyes)

    Team Edwards kicks off 101 Critical Days of Summer

    With summer starting to heat up, Team Edwards began reminding people about keeping safety in mind for summer during the 101 Critical Days of Summer Kickoff at the Oasis Community Center on May 24. The campaign runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. "The 101 Critical Days of Summer is the time of the season where the greatest potential for off-duty
  • Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke (left), Air Force Flight Test Center commander, hands over the 95th Air Base Wing flag to Col. Bryan Gallagher (right), former 95th ABW vice-commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at building 1 here May 29. With the ceremony, Colonel Gallagher officially took command of the 95th ABW. (Photo by Mike Cassidy)

    Colonel Gallagher assumes command of 95th ABW

    After about a month of seeking a new commander, the 95th Air Base Wing has finally found one in Col. Bryan Gallagher, former 95th ABW vice-commander.To formally confer to Colonel Gallagher his new responsibility, Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, led the Assumption of Command ceremony May 29 at building 1 here.During
  • Off-Road Vehicle Area 2 is located west of the Pacific Winds housing area. (Courtesy graphic)

    Off-road vehicle violators threaten area closure, riding privileges

    Off-road vehicle riders who don't stay on the existing paths in the designated ORV areas put those areas at risk of closure to all riders, base officials said. The abuse has been most prevalent in ORV Area 2, where weekend riders have been observed riding south and west of the area. These riders cut new trails, which damage the desert ecosystem.
  • Patricia Soto (left), a Mary Kay consultant, gives cosmetic information to 2nd Lt. Katrina Powell, a human factors engineer with the 418th Flight Test Squadron, during the Women's Health Fair at the base clinic May 22. (Photo by Airman Mike Young)

    Team Edwards hosts Women's Health Fair

    The 95th Medical Group held a Women's Health Fair at the clinic here May 22, focusing on awareness and prevention.Many different vendors and organizations from around base and the Antelope Valley came together to provide women on base education on how to better take care of their health. "It's all about giving information to the community and about
RSS

News Search