Oct. 8, 2009 Edwards outlines permitted/prohibited Items for Flight Test Nation 2009 As Flight Test nation 2009 at Edwards nears, visitors are reminded of what items will and will not be allowed onto base. Are folding/beach chairs allowed? Yes. Attendees may bring lawn chairs, shade umbrellas, blankets, large towels, etc., into the air show area. However, please leave the lawn chair
Oct. 8, 2009 Edwards releases Flight Test Nation schedule Gates open for Flight Test Nation 2009 Oct. 17 at 7 a.m. Aerial demonstrations officially begin at 10 a.m. with Brig. Gen. (ret) Chuck Yeager and Maj. Gen. (ret) Joe Engle breaking the sound barrier in two F-16s Opening remarks by Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn commander USAF Flight Test Center Golden
Oct. 7, 2009 Seven signs of terrorism 1. Surveillance: Someone recording or monitoring activities. This may include the use of cameras (either still or video), note taking, drawing diagrams, annotating on maps or using binoculars or other vision-enhancing devices. 2. Elicitation: People or organizations attempting to gain information
Oct. 7, 2009 AFAS 'gives parents a break' The Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) recognizes that Air Force families are subject to unique stresses due to the nature of military life -- deployments, remote tours of duty, extended working hours, etc. Families are often separated from spouses as well as from extended family members who might
Oct. 6, 2009 Team Edwards welcomes AFOTEC DET 1 A ceremony to recognize the activation of the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 1 was held in Hangar 1810 here Oct. 2. "Today the men and women of AFOTEC activate a new detachment and assign a new commander," said Capt. Kevin Tanner, ceremony narrator. Maj. Gen. Stephen
Oct. 2, 2009 Edwards opens gates for Flight Test Nation 2009 Team Edwards will open its gates to the public when it hosts Flight Test Nation 2009. Scheduled for Oct. 17, FTN-09 is free to the public and will be the first open house and air show hosted by Edwards since 2006. This year, Edwards celebrates the 50th anniversary of the X-15 and the heraldry of
Oct. 1, 2009 Lockheed Martin ‘Makes a Difference’ at DHS Sitting dilapidated behind the school, the Desert High tennis courts seemed all but lost until Lockheed Martin decided they wanted to make a difference. For their annual Make a Difference Day community volunteer project this year, Lockheed Martin employees from Edwards decided to refurbish the