Sept. 16, 2009 First ECC meeting begins Edwards, community discussion Members of the Edwards Community Council held their inaugural meeting at Club Muroc Sept. 11. Hosted by Maj. Gen. David Eichhorn, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, the ECC is comprised of base and local leadership who discuss overarching issues that affect the Antelope Valley. The two-hour
Sept. 8, 2009 JAG Corps announces law school programs Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program, will be accepted between Jan. 1 through March 1 of 2010. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors with a broad background of military
Sept. 2, 2009 AFMC civilian represents Air Force as award nominee An Air Force Materiel Command civilian is the Air Force nominee for the 2008 Spirit of Hope Award. The Spirit of Hope award is inspired by the United Service Organizations and named after entertainer Bob Hope. It honors armed forces members and civilians alike who epitomize the values of duty,
Sept. 2, 2009 95th CE works to improve Edwards The 95th Civil Engineering and Transportation Directorate is always working to ensure the upkeep of Edwards' structures and roads, along with overseeing all construction projects. These construction projects help to support Edwards' unique mission and enhance the quality of life for all who live and
Sept. 2, 2009 NASA Research flights to cause sonic booms on base NASA Dryden Flight Research Center will conduct a series of research flights on Wednesday morning, Sept. 9 and Saturday, Sept. 12 that will result in multiple sonic booms being heard in the local area of Edwards. The experiments will examine the structural response of large office buildings to both
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. 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. 4, 2009 Air Force officials focus on information protection The recent spate of cyber attacks against government systems has gotten the attention of the administration and the DOD. Just as flight altered the way the Air Force operated in the 20th century, the information explosion promises to shape the way the nation fights and wins its wars. In a recent
Aug. 4, 2009 X-51A WaveRider meets B-52 Airmen successfully mated the X-51A WaveRider flight test vehicle to a B-52 Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base July 17. The fit check followed integration earlier in the month of the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne scramjet propulsion system into the X-51 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.