Aug. 18, 2009 ABL Successfully Completes Low-Power Laser Tests against an Instrumented Boosting Missile Target The Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser YAL -1A prototype aircraft successfully acquired, tracked, provided atmospheric compensation and simulated the directed energy kill sequence against an instrumented boosting missile target using three onboard low-power lasers on Aug. 10. "This mission was
Aug. 18, 2009 95th MDG earns back-to-back championships The 95th Medical Group and the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron faced off for Edwards 2009 slow pitch softball intramural championship at the Rosburg Fitness Center here Aug. 18. "This championship marks back-to-back championship seasons for us and that's an outstanding accomplishment," said
Aug. 18, 2009 Flight Test Nation 2009 set to launch Oct. 17 "Flight Test Nation" will make its inaugural flight Oct. 17 as Edwards Air Force Base heralds its test legacy and the 50th anniversary of the X-15 during its open house and air show. Edwards is unveiling the new air show slogan to honor its long-standing pursuit of performance excellence and the
Aug. 13, 2009 Museum's Blackbird on the move Motorists traveling along Lancaster and Rosamond Boulevard early Saturday morning were greeted with "the world's fastest traffic jam" as the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum's SR-71A Blackbird made its way to the Center's Corrosion Control Facility. Members of the 412th Maintenance Inspection
Aug. 12, 2009 412th EWG receives new commander The 412th Electronic Warfare Group welcomed its new commander Aug. 6 during a change of command ceremony at Club Muroc. Col. William Thornton, 412th Test Wing commander, presided over the event in which Col. Russell Kurtz succeeded Col. Joseph Nichols as the 412th EWG commander. Colonel Kurtz was
Aug. 12, 2009 Air Force offers assistance with adoption expenses With thousands of children available for adoption in the U.S. alone, and with adoption fees that can reach well into the thousands of dollars, Air Force officials are helping ease the initial financial obligations for those military families opting to adopt. Through the Adoption Expense
Aug. 12, 2009 Report urges timeline for tobacco-free military The military has come a long way from the time when it packaged cigarettes in with rations, but more must be done, according to an Institute of Medicine report. The report, titled "Combating Tobacco in Military and Veteran Populations," calls for Defense Department officials to set a timeline to
Aug. 12, 2009 MJUSD, Edwards: safer school routes coming this year With the start of a new school year, Edwards Air Force Base and the Mojave Joint Unified School District are working together to make getting to school safer for our kids, more comfortable for their parents, and more predictable for the rest of the base population. This year, the MJUSD and