Edwards AFB News

  • Team Edwards honors the 'not forgotten'

    Team Edwards's commemorated Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Day Sept. 17 and 18. POW/MIA Day is nationally recognized in honor of all who have been prisoners of war or are listed as missing in action. "It was quite a treat to celebrate this with all of you," Col. Jerry Gandy, 95th Air Base Wing

  • Team Edwards to implement new Air Force custodial standards

    The 95th Air Base Wing Civil Engineer and Transportation Directorate along with facility managers across the installation have been working over the past several months preparing to implement the Air Force's new custodial standards Oct. 1. The new standards drive consistency across the Air Force and

  • ‘My Biz’ offers training records updating for civilians

    A new tab in "My Biz" allows civilian employees to update their completed training through the self-service module in the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System. Employees and their supervisors can view and print satisfactorily completed training and professional military education from within My

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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