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
Sept. 8, 2009 AFMC leaders continue to focus on nuclear sustainment Sustaining the Air Force nuclear arsenal was emphasized by Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, as he led his center and wing commanders along with AFMC headquarters senior staff through two days of in-depth discussions during AFMC's semi-annual senior leaders conference
Sept. 8, 2009 AAFES explains return policy As the Department of Defense's oldest and largest exchange service, the Army Air Force Exchange Service is constantly looking for the most effective way to communicate information pertaining to its mission, policies, structure to those it accurately refers to as "the best customers in the world."
Sept. 8, 2009 TRICARE Standard Pays to be Preventive Obtaining clinical preventive services helps prevent illness before major health problems occur. Section 711 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2009 encourages eligible TRICARE Standard beneficiaries to use preventive health services by waiving all cost shares for certain types of these
Sept. 8, 2009 JAG Corps announces law school programs Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program, will be accepted between Jan. 1 through March 1 of 2010. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors with a broad background of military
Sept. 2, 2009 AFMC civilian represents Air Force as award nominee An Air Force Materiel Command civilian is the Air Force nominee for the 2008 Spirit of Hope Award. The Spirit of Hope award is inspired by the United Service Organizations and named after entertainer Bob Hope. It honors armed forces members and civilians alike who epitomize the values of duty,