Aug. 20, 2009 91 Edwards Airmen selected for Staff Sergeant Air Force officials selected 15,223 of 30,574 eligible Senior Airman for promotion to Staff Sergeant for a selection rate of 49.79 percent. The average score for those selected was 275.81, with an average time in grade and time in service of 2.09 and 4.69 years respectively. The average score was
Aug. 19, 2009 Team Edwards announces 2nd quarter award winners The Team Edwards 2nd Quarter awards winners, announced Aug. 18, are: Airman of the Quarter Senior Airman Brandon Alexander Air Force Research Laboratory Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter Staff Sgt. Timothy Sparrow Test Evaluation Squadron DET 3 Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter
Aug. 19, 2009 New active-duty dental plan launched A new dental program that began Aug.1 is now available to active-duty servicemembers. The new Active Duty Dental Program becomes the dental care plan for active-duty servicemembers assigned to locations with no access to a military dental facility. ADDP is also for service members referred by their
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