Edwards AFB News

  • Still time to donate to CFC

    This year's Combined Federal Campaign is coming to a close Nov. 20, but there is still time to show your generosity and compassion.CFC offers federal workers an easy way to support charitable organizations in their community and around the world. Since the Combined Federal Campaign was founded in

  • Stimulus relief available for homeowners

    Help for homeowners is here. On February 17, 2009 the President signed the stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, enacted by Congress. ARRA includes significant provisions for military members who are facing financial pressures from home mortgages and the housing market

  • Stop the presses: Desert Wings ending print edition after 56 years

    An Edwards mainstay since 1950, the Desert Wings is set to join several other Air Force newspapers that have announced plans to move away from a printed product.The Desert Wings is scheduled to end its print edition in February as part of an Air Force initiative to transition news delivery to the

  • STOP, LISTEN, LOOK! Don't Let it Happen to YOU!

    Hazardous Air Traffic Reports (HATR) and Controlled Movement Area (CMA) violations are a growing problem on the Edwards AFB flightline. So far in 2014, Edwards AFB has recorded 4 CMA Violations and 3 HATRs all caused by vehicle movement on the flightline.A CMA Violation or Runway Incursion occurs

  • Stop, Talk and Walk, 412th SFS shares anti-bullying message

    The 412th Security Forces Squadron partnered with Branch Elementary School to bring an anti-bullying message to the student body Jan. 30 in the auditorium. The group offered two presentations, one for the kindergarten through second graders and a more advanced format for the third through sixth

  • STOVL F-35 conducts flight testing

    A Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II is shown performing Crosswind and Wet Runway testing at Edwards AFB May 6. Pilot Dan Levin and a team from the F-35 Integrated Test Facility at Patuxent River, MD accompanied aircraft BF-4 for the deployment to Edwards

  • Street dedication becomes emotional tribute

    What started out to be a typical street dedication to one of Edwards' finest became an emotional tribute when family members, friends and Air Force leaders gathered at the dedication ceremony for a street named Jordan.Located on base at the corner of what's now Jordan Street and South Fogleman Loop,