Edwards AFB News

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Heavily equipped 95th SFS shuts out thin 31st TES

    The 95th Security Forces Squadron team's strength turned out to be the weakness of at the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron team, as the 95th SFS was able to wear down their opponient and win 19-0 during intramural football at Wings Field here Sept. 29. Despite having the ball most of the first

  • Breast Cancer Screening: Early Detection is Key

    Almost 1.5 million people in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in 2009. For American women, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths. TRICARE and the National Cancer Institute urge women 40 and older to have a mammogram every one to two years. Women younger than 40,

  • DAV brings message to Edwards Air Show on Wings of B-25

    The Disabled American Veterans will take to the skies to advance its message of service to disabled veterans. The DAV is proud to announce that the DAV Flight Team will be making an appearance during Flight Test Nation 2009, Oct. 17. The DAV Air Show Outreach Program, featuring the B-25 Mitchell