Oct. 5, 2011 Starbuster: 55 years ago Capt. Mel Apt conquered Mach 3, lost life on fated flight It has been 55 years since Capt. Milburn G. "Mel" Apt piloted a Bell X-2 to more than three times the speed of sound during a flight that cost the cool-headed aviator his life.On Sept. 27, 1956, Captain Apt flew a near perfect flight profile in the rocket-powered Bell X-2, achieving a speed of 2,094
Aug. 19, 2020 Stars shine bright at Edwards You may not know it, but Edwards Air Force Base is a movie star. Well, sort of… Sometimes Edwards AFB is like an extra in the background you have to squint to notice. In other instances, Edwards AFB is a familiar face you slowly recognize with a “Hey, that’s Edwards.” Then there’s are occasions
Sept. 18, 2014 Star-Spangled Banner turns 200 An Edwards F-16 flies over Building 1 during a retreat ceremony on Sept. 15 to commemorate the 200th birthday of the United States' National Anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," which occurred Sept. 14.
May 15, 2018 Starting 2018 on a high note The 412th Test Wing held its 2018 first quarter awards ceremony in the base theater May 3. Top performers were announced and brought up stage in front of a cheering audience to be handed their award by Col. Jason Schott, 412th Test Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Roosevelt Jones, 412th TW
Feb. 7, 2018 State Dept. specialists travel to Edwards for passport fair To show their support for the military, passport specialists from the Department of State drove up the freeway from Los Angeles to conduct a passport fair for the Edwards community Feb. 6. Attendees brought their applications, passport photos and identification to the Airman and Family Readiness
June 3, 2014 State of 412th TW addressed at commanders call Brig. Gen. Michael Brewer, 412th Test Wing commander, held three Commanders Calls May 29 in the Base Theater to address current topics in the test wing. The first of those issues, was evaluating the structure in the wing, which will include some reductions in the aircraft fleet.The wing is scheduled
March 30, 2011 Stay alert, stay alive when encountering an active shooter From accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan to Virginia Tech murderer Seung-Hui Cho, the active shooter is a real threat to military bases as well as civilian workplace environments.Whatever reason, whatever motivation, certain people commit to violence.An active shooter is defined as "an
July 15, 2016 Stayin' alive Randolph Kelly, a mission system test expert with the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, demonstrates securing himself to an extractor during water survival refresher training in the Oasis Pool July 6. During the refresher, pilots were required to demonstrate several other water survival skills,
April 13, 2017 Stayin' Alive: Edwards spouses undergo CPR training As part of an effort to give spouses better insight to the Edwards mission and operations, the 412th Medical Operations Squadron held CPR and medical emergency classes during the week of April 3. Three separate classes were conducted at the 412th Medical Group Education and Training building to