Sept. 16, 2009 Team Edwards concludes 101 Critical Days of Summer with zero major mishaps Team Edwards wrapped-up the 2009 101 Critical Days of Summer Sept. 8 at 7 a.m. The 15-week event is an Air Force mishap prevention program intended to minimize class A and B incidents and fatalities between Memorial Day and Labor Day, a time when incidents are twice as likely to occur. "101 Critical
Sept. 16, 2009 Town Hall Meeting to address base issues Col. Jerry Gandy, 95th Air Base Wing commander, will hold a Town Hall Meeting in the base Conference Center Sept. 21, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The meeting is open to all members of Team Edwards, including families. Colonel Gandy will address school information; deployed spouses resources; and
Sept. 16, 2009 First ECC meeting begins Edwards, community discussion Members of the Edwards Community Council held their inaugural meeting at Club Muroc Sept. 11. Hosted by Maj. Gen. David Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, the ECC is comprised of base and local leadership who discuss overarching issues that affect the Antelope Valley. The two-hour
Sept. 15, 2009 Discovery lands at Edwards following successful mission Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts ended a journey of more than 5.7 million miles with a 5:53 p.m. landing on Runway 22L here Sept.11. The mission designated STS-128, delivered two refrigerator-sized science racks to the International Space Station. One rack will be used to
Sept. 11, 2009 ALS graduates class 09-F Fifteen senior airmen graduated from Edwards Airman Leadership School Aug. 27. Airman Leadership School is the first of three enlisted professional military education courses enlisted Airmen attend as they progress through their military careers. Airman Leadership School prepares Airmen to be
Sept. 11, 2009 Eleven members of Team Edwards are selected for lieutenant colonel Air Force Personnel Center officials have announced that 11 of Edwards majors were selected to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Andrew L. Allen, 411th Flight Test Squadron Richard F. Bailey, Jr., USAF Test Pilot School Brock E. Devos, 412th Operations Support Squadron Leonard C. Kearl, III, 461st
Sept. 11, 2009 Edwards AFB and Kennedy Space Center stand ready for Space Shuttle Discovery landing Edwards AFB will not be open to the public for the landing, to include the East Shore viewing area. For further information on the landing contact the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at 661-276-3449, or visit their webpage at www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden.
Sept. 9, 2009 Safety offers new form for hazard identification The new Near-Miss Form, available on Centernet allows base personnel to advise the Air Force Flight Test Center Safety Office of potential risks on base. "This (form) lets us fix things before people get hurt," said John Kalita, AFFTC ground safety specialist "We get out and identify as many as we
Sept. 9, 2009 Youth Center Annex celebrates grand opening, National Kid's Day Team Edwards will celebrate the grand opening of the new editions that have been made to the Youth Center Annex over the past year with a ribbon-cutting ceremony during the National Kid's Day celebration at the Youth Center Annex here Sept. 11. "We'll start with the grand-opening and open house at 3