Jan. 27, 2022 DAF announces Spark Tank ‘22 finalists As the Department’s flagship innovation event, Spark Tank plays a central role in establishing the Department’s strategic mindset for delivering future capabilities.
Jan. 12, 2022 Edwards Air Force Base moves to HPCON C Edwards Air Force Base has moved into HPCON Charlie. Please read below as access and restrictions on base have changed.Effective tonight at 2100 hrs, 12 Jan 2022, Edwards AFB will upgrade its Health Protection Conditions as follows:(U) ICD 023 – Upgrade to HPCON CICD025 – Upgrade to HPCON
Jan. 6, 2022 SparkED team member brings innovation to robot fighting arena Innovation meets fighting robots courtesy of one IT specialist. Jeremy Germita, a member of the 412th Communications Squadron and Edwards Air Force Base SparkED Innovation Team, will compete as a member of Team Uppercut during this season’s episodes of the popular robot fighting TV program,
Jan. 5, 2022 412th Security Forces train to succeed in hostile, degraded combat environment Members of the 412th Test Wing took part in an Operational Deployment Exercise at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.
Dec. 21, 2021 Air Force operational C2 advisors provide more than just advice The U.S. Air Force’s senior advisors in the Operational Command Training Program, or OCTP, had a busy 2021, connecting the strategic-level Joint All Domain Command and Control, or JADC2, concept to operational-level command and control organizations.
Dec. 17, 2021 AFMC We Need initiative to add more RV spots for FamCamp RV park The 412th Force Support Squadron and 412th Civil Engineer Group officially began work to expand the FamCamp following a groundbreaking ceremony on Edwards Air Force Base, California, Dec. 6.
Dec. 17, 2021 STARBASE Edwards and 412th CES team up for emerging technology showcase Fifth-graders from Manzanita Elementary School in Palmdale visited the 412th Civil Engineer Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Dec. 8.
Dec. 14, 2021 BACE Takes Over at Edwards Air Force Base U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 5th Bomb Wing out of Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and U.S. Navy Sailors with the Naval Munitions Command Pacific CONUS West Division Unit Seal Beach (NMCPAC CWD Unit Seal Beach) out of Seal Beach, CA, supported a Bomber Agile Combat Employment (BACE) from Dec. 6
Dec. 6, 2021 AFOTEC Det. 5, Edwards FES personnel work together to save teammate’s life The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 5, commander, Col. Glenn Rineheart, presented coins and offered his personal gratitude to the personnel he credits for saving the life of one of his civilian Airmen at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Dec. 3.
Nov. 24, 2021 Air Force hosts Coalition VIRTUAL FLAG, premier coalition virtual air combat exercise The 705th Combat Training Squadron, home of Air Combat Command's Distributed Mission Operations Center, recently hosted one of the DoD’s largest coalition and joint virtual air combat exercises across eight time zones at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 24 through Nov. 5.